Born in
Graz, Bossenberger, daughter of the composer Heinrich Bossenberger and his wife , opera singer, was trained by her father. At the age of 17, she made her debut on 12 September 1889 as Ännchen in
der Freischütz at the Dresden Court Theatre. There, she received a 5-year contract, which was extended for the same period after expiry. The Dresden court opera singer had her main success at a song recital of the Liszt Society in
Leipzig on 29 March 1898 when she performed the
Loreley by
Franz Liszt, the
Ständchen by
Richard Strauss and the
Spielmannslied by
Georg Pittrich with piano
accompaniment by the composer. In 1899, she went to the
Schauspiel Frankfurt for three years. This was followed by engagements at the (1902-1903), at the Stuttgart Court Opera (1903-1904), at the Magdeburg City Theatre (1906-1907), at the Essen City Theatre (1908-1909) and, as the last stop before the end of her stage career in 1910, in
Königsberg. She subsequently worked as a singing teacher in Hanover. Bossenberger died in
Hanover aged 46. == Further reading ==