Konstanze Dahn
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Dahn was born as the youngest daughter of Kapellmeister A. (also: Charles) Le Gaye and his wife Antoinette, née Schäfer. Both parents served as musicians at the royal-Westphalian court of Jérôme Bonaparte in Kassel, where the daughter also received her first artistic lessons. In 1821, at the age of seven, she completed her debut at the Theater in Düsseldorf in the role of the "Donauwibchen". Wilhelm von Schadow painted it there as Mignon.
Career
On 29 June 1831 she was able to record her greatest success in the role of "Gretchen". Her congenial opponent was the actor Heinrich Marr. With this appearance, the 17-year-old under her birth name "Mlle. Le Gaye "in the German-speaking area.
In June 1833, Constanze Dahn completed a first successful guest performance at the Royal Court Theater in Munich and was there from the spot. She remained a member of the ensemble until her life. She gave her official farewell performance on 1 October 1865 in the role of the "Duchess of Parma" in Goethe's Egmont.