Mária Basilides
Mária Basilides | |
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![]() Basilides, c. 1920 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Basilides Mária Viola Matild |
| Born | November 11, 1886 Jelšava, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | September 26, 1946 (aged 59) Budapest, Hungarian Republic |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Voice (contralto) |
| Years active | 1911–1946 |
| Spouse | István Péterfi (married 1913) |
Basilides Mária (Hungarian) or Mária Basilides (11 November 1886 – 26 September 1946) was a Hungarian contralto singer.[1][2][3]
She was born in Jelšava on 11 November 1886, and studied at the Budapest Academy of Music.She married music critic Péterfi István .[1]

She died in Budapest on 26 September 1946[3] and is buried in the Kerepesi Cemetery in Budapest.

References
- ^ a b Várnai, Péter P. (2001). "Basilides, Mária". Grove Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.02211.
- ^ "Maria Basilides (Contralto) - Short Biography". www.bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Basilides Mária". OperaDigiTár (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2 June 2022.
Further reading
- Molnár, Jenő Antal (1967). Basilides Mária. Budapest: Zeneműkiadó.
