Sigrid Onégin

Sigrid Onégin (June 1, 1889 – June 16, 1943) was a Franco-German operatic dramatic contralto who enjoyed a major international career prior to World War II. She was celebrated for the richness of its tone, its flexibility, its size, and its expert coloratura technique. She also possessed a wide vocal range.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 1, 1891 (Stockholm), Died June 16, 1943 (Magliaso)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: contralto

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	CVE-41494	12-in.	2/6/1928	Impromptu in A flat major	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, contralto
Victor	CVE-41495	12-in.	2/6/1928	Leggiero invisibile	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, contralto
Victor	BVE-41496	10-in.	2/6/1928	Alleluia	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Victor	CVE-41497	12-in.	2/6/1928	Ah mon fils	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Victor	CVE-41498	12-in.	2/6/1928	Che farò senza Euridice	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Victor	BVE-41499	10-in.	2/7/1928	Brindisi	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Victor	CVE-48278	12-in.	1/11/1929	Nobles seigneurs salut	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Victor	CVE-48279	12-in.	1/11/1929	Du bist die Ruh	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, contralto
Victor	CVE-48280	12-in.	1/11/1929	Die Lorelei	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, contralto
Victor	CVE-50907	12-in.	3/4/1929	O mio Fernando	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Victor	CVE-50908	12-in.	3/4/1929	O don fatale	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Victor	CVE-50962	12-in.	3/21/1929	O prêtres de Baal	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	X9518	12-in.	approximately Dec. 1922	Voce di donna	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	X9520	12-in.	approximately Dec. 1922	Che faro senza Euridice	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	X9842	12-in.	approximately Feb. 1923	Amour viens aider	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	[9842a]		approximately Feb. 1923	[Unknown title(s)]	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	X9203-X9205	12-in.	approximately Nov. 1922	Chanson bohême	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	X9280-X9281	12-in.	approximately Nov. 1922	Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	9282-9283	10-in.	approximately Nov. 1922	Sapphische ode	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	9382-9383	10-in.	approximately Dec. 1922	Brindisi	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	9384-9385	10-in.	approximately Dec. 1922	Stride la vampa!	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	9803-9804	10-in.	approximately Feb. 1923	Auf dem Kirchhofe	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	X9805-X9806	12-in.	approximately Feb. 1923	Ah mon fils!	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	10120-10122	10-in.	3/16/1923	Es ist bestimmt	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	10123-10125	10-in.	3/16/1923	Die Lorelei	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	10139-10141	10-in.	3/19/1923	Der Lindenbaum	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	10142-10144	10-in.	3/19/1923	Sandmännchen	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	12013-12015	10-in.	12/3/1923	Herdegossen	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	12016-12019	10-in.	12/3/1923	Der Lindenbaum	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	12017-12018	10-in.	12/3/1923	Es ist bestimmt in Gottes Rath	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	12157-12159	10-in.	12/20/1923	Vaggvisa	Sigrid Onégin ; Michael Raucheisen	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	12186-12187	10-in.	12/31/1923	Alleluja	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	12188-12189	10-in.	12/31/1923	Wiegenlied	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	12190-12191	10-in.	12/31/1923	Caro mio ben	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	12192-12194	10-in.	12/31/1923	Dormi pure!	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	12625-12627	10-in.	3/5/1924	The blind ploughman	Sigrid Onégin	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	12628-12629	10-in.	3/5/1924	Dormi pure!	Sigrid Onégin	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	12630-12631	10-in.	3/5/1924	Sandmännchen	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	12632-12633	10-in.	3/5/1924	Ai nostri monti	Mario Chamlee ; Sigrid Onégin	Vocal duet (contralto and tenor), with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	12634-12636	10-in.	3/5/1924	Mal reggendo all’aspro assalto	Mario Chamlee ; Sigrid Onégin	Vocal duet (contralto and tenor), with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	13016-13018	10-in.	4/28/1924	The fairy pipers	Sigrid Onégin	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	E16824-E16825	10-in.	11/4/1925	Die Lotosblume	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	E16826-E16828	10-in.	11/4/1925	Auf Flügeln des Gesanges	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with string quartet and piano	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	E16829-E16830	10-in.	11/4/1925	Wiegenlied	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	E16831-E16833	10-in.	11/4/1925	Alleluja	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	E16915-E16916	10-in.	11/17/1925	Lorelei	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	E16917-E16918	10-in.	11/17/1925	Die Lotosblume	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	E16919-E16920	10-in.	11/17/1925	Auf Flügeln des Gesanges	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with string quartet and piano	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	E18329-E18330	10-in.	3/10/1926	Wiegenlied	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	E18331-E18332	10-in.	3/10/1926	Brindisi	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	E18333-E18335	10-in.	3/10/1926	Stride la vampa!	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	XE18336-XE18337	12-in.	3/10/1926	Ah, mon fils!	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	XE18344-XE18346	12-in.	3/11/1926	Amour viens aider	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	XE18347-XE18348	12-in.	3/11/1926	Mon couer s’ouvre à ta voix	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	XE18349-XE18350	12-in.	3/11/1926	Chanson bohème	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	XE18351-XE18353	12-in.	3/11/1926	Herdsman’s song	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	XE18386-XE18388	12-in.	3/12/1926	Erlkönig	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	XE18389-XE18391	12-in.	3/12/1926	Lascia ch’io pianga	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	XE18392-XE18394	12-in.	3/12/1926	Swedish lullaby	Franz Dorfmueller ; Fredric Fradkin ; Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with violin obbligato and piano	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	E21530-E21532	10-in.	2/17/1927	Habanera	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	E21532-E21533	10-in.	2/17/1927	Seguidilla	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	E21538-E21540	10-in.	2/18/1927	Serenade to Zanetto	Sigrid Onégin ; Franz Rupp	Contralto vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	E21541-E21543	10-in.	2/18/1927	Open your blue eyes	Fredric Fradkin ; Sigrid Onégin ; Franz Rupp	Contralto vocal solo, with violin obbligato and piano	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	E21603-E21605	10-in.	2/24/1927	Sapphische Ode	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	E21606-E21607	10-in.	2/24/1927	Auf dem Kirchhofe	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	E21608-E21609	10-in.	2/24/1927	Caro mio ben	Sigrid Onégin	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	E21610-E21611	10-in.	2/24/1927	Dormi pure!	Sigrid Onégin	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	E21618-E21619	10-in.	2/25/1927	The blind ploughman	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Brunswick	E21620-E21621	10-in.	2/25/1927	The fairy pipers	Sigrid Onégin	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Gramophone	BLR5577	10-in.	9/4/1929	Das Veilchen	Sigrid Onégin ; Franz Rupp	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, contralto
Gramophone	BLR5578	10-in.	9/4/1929	Sehnsucht nach dem Frühling	Sigrid Onégin ; Franz Rupp	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, contralto
Gramophone	BLR5880	10-in.	12/13/1929	Süsses Begräbnis	Sigrid Onégin ; Franz Rupp	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, contralto
Gramophone	Bd9216	10-in.	10/31/1930	Der heilige Franziskus	Sigrid Onégin ; Clemens Schmalstich	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, contralto

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Onégin, Sigrid," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103706.

Onégin, Sigrid. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103706.

"Onégin, Sigrid." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.