Sabine Kalter


Sabine Kalter was a British mezzo-soprano singer, mostly operatic. She made her professional opera debut at the Vienna Volksoper in 1911. From 1915-34 she was a leading artist at the Hamburg State Opera. She was married to Max Aufrichtig, a banker in Hamburg. Their son, Keith Andrews, was a leading British museum curator. The family fled Nazi Germany in 1934 and settled in London.
She was committed to the Royal Opera House in London from 1935-39. After 1939 she no longer appeared in operas, but still performed in concerts and recitals in London. She taught singing in London during the 1940s and 1950s.