Marie Götze

Marie Goetze, sometimes given as Marie Götz or Marie Götze and also known by her married name Marie Ritter-Goetze, was a German contralto. A native of Berlin, she was trained by Jenny Meyer at the Stern Conservatory and privately with Désirée Artôt. She was a longtime principal artist at the Berlin Hofoper 1884-1886 and again from 1892 until her retirement from the stage in 1920. She also was a resident artist at the Hamburg State Opera (1886-1890) and in New York City at the Metropolitan Opera (1890-1891). She performed as a guest artist at many important theatres; among them the Royal Opera House in London, the Cologne Opera, Oper Frankfurt, and the Bavarian State Opera. She was a lauded interpreter of the role of Fides in Giacomo Meyerbeer's Le Prophète.