Anna Milder-Hauptmann

Pauline Anna Milder-Hauptmann was an operatic soprano. Her career spanned a remarkable period in Western classical music: early on, she sang for Joseph Haydn; she later premiered some songs by Franz Schubert; and toward the end of her career sang in the celebrated revival of J. S. Bach's Saint Matthew Passion under the direction of Felix Mendelssohn. Above all, Milder is remembered for having sung the demanding role of Leonore at the premieres of all three versions of Beethoven's opera Fidelio.