Laura Friedmann (8 April 1860 – after 1893) was a German operatic coloratura soprano.
Life
Born in Berlin, Friedmann showed her singing talent at an early age and was trained as an opera singer at the Königliche Hochschule in Berlin from 1874 to 1877. Among others, she was trained in singing by Gustav Engel and Adolf Schulze and in acting by Minona Frieb-Blumauer and Karl Gustav Berndal.
On 30 June 1877, she passed her exams under the supervision of Joseph Joachim and was discharged into professional life. She had her first engagement in Bremen under the direction of Max Pohl. She made her debut as queen in Les Huguenots. She then stayed in Bremen for two years and afterwards she was engaged in Cologne from 1880 to 1882.[1]