Isabella Offenbach Maas

Isabella Offenbach Maas (March 11, 1817 – February 19, 1891) was an opera singer. She is known for bringing the art of opera to Galveston, Texas.

Biography

Maas was born in Cologne, Germany and was the older sister of Jacques Offenbach.[1] Her father was a rabbi.[1] Maas met her husband, Samuel Maas, during one of her European tours and they were married in Cologne in 1844.[2] Maas and her husband moved to Galveston, her husband's home town, that same year.[3]

Maas's son, Max, built a stage in his home for his mother to perform.[2]

After their fourth child, the couple separated and Maas moved into her daughter's home, living there for nearly 40 years.[2] The home at 1727 Sealy Avenue in Galveston has a Texas State Historical Marker.[2] The house was built in 1886 on the site of another house which burned down in 1885.[4]

The Galveston Daily News posted that she was "dangerously ill" on February 19, 1891.[5] She died that day.

References

  1. 1 2 Ornish, Natalie (27 April 2016). "Maas, Isabella Offenbach". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Maca, Kathleen Shanahan (2015). Galveston's Broadway Cemeteries. Arcadia Publishing. p. 101. ISBN 9781467133432.
  3. ↑ Weiner, Hollace Ava (September 1997). "The Mixers: The Role of Rabbis Deep in the Heart of Texas". American Jewish History. 85 (3): 302. Retrieved 3 June 2016 – via Project MUSE. (Subscription required (help)).
  4. ↑ Weber, Betsy (17 February 1985). "New Bed and Breakfast Inn is Ready to Open". The Galveston Daily News. Retrieved 3 June 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Personal". The Galveston Daily News. 19 February 1891. Retrieved 3 June 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
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