Poldi Gersa

Poldi Gersa (13 September 1874 in Schwechat – after 1902) was an Austrian soprano and stage actress.

Life
She began her stage training at the age of 17. Her teachers were Anna Schröder-Schalupka in Stettin, Albert Goldberg and Louise Ottomann in Dresden.

Her first engagement was in Stettin (1891-1893), then she was in Leipzig and finally went from there to the Residenztheater in Dresden.

Both vocally and playfully she performed very creditably and is characterised by humour and a healthy, natural wit.

Roles

 * Adele in Die Fledermaus
 * Fiametta in Boccaccio
 * Mizi Schlager in Liebelei