Franziska Sontag
Franziska Sontag was a German operatic soprano and theater's actress.Life
Born in Heddernheim, Martloff was the daughter of an electoral official and was already on stage at the age of twelve. She received her first engagement at the Staatstheater Mainz and from there changed to the.
Between 1812 and 1814 Martloff appeared at the Staatstheater Darmstadt and could be seen there together with August Wilhelm Iffland. In 1814 she went to the Státní opera Praha in Prague and stayed there until 1824. In time she replaced her colleague Sophie Schröder as the "first actress".
From 1824 followed extensive guest tours to Vienna and Berlin. Martloff married her colleague, the actor Franz Sontag, and had two daughters with him, Henriette and Nina, both of whom later also went to the stage. Their son Karl Sontag became an actor and playwright.
In 1837 Martloff retired from the stage and settled in Dresden. She died there on 10 April 1865 at age 77 and found her last resting place at the Old Catholic Cemetery.Roles
