Emmy Loose Emmy Loose Emmy Loose (January 22, 1914 in Ústí nad Labem – October 14, 1987 in Vienna) was an Austrian operatic soprano of Czech birth, particularly associated with soubrette roles. After vocal studies in Prague, she made her stage debut in Hanover as Blonchen in "The Abduction from the Seraglio", in 1939. She first appeared at the Vienna State Opera in 1941, as Annchen in "Der Freischütz", and remained with this theatre some 25 years, establishing herself in Mozart soubrette roles (Susanna, Zerlina, Despina). She made guest appearances at the festivals of Salzburg, Aix-en-Provence, and Glyndebourne, at La Scala in
Frank Porretta next fourteen years, performing such roles as Alfred in "Die Fledermaus", Alfredo in "La traviata", Apollo in "L'Orfeo", Belmonte in "The Abduction from the Seraglio", the Duke of Mantua in "Rigoletto", Edgar Linton in "Wuthering Heights", Frederic in "The Pirates of Penzance", Lucentio in Vittorio Giannini's "The Taming of the Shrew", Jolidon in "The Merry Widow", Luigi in "Il tabarro", Nanki-Poo in "The Mikado", Pinkerton in "Madama Butterfly", Ralph Rackstraw in "H.M.S. Pinafore", Rinuccio in "Gianni Schicchi", Sam Kaplan in "Street Scene", the Sleepwalker in "Louise", Steve in "The Cradle Will Rock", and Vladimir in "Prince Igor" among others. He