Talk:Helena Braun/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: The Most Comfortable Chair (talk · contribs) 04:24, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Hello. I will review this. — The Most Comfortable Chair 04:24, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I became preoccupied with something unexpected this past week. I will have the review by next Sunday, at most. Thank you for your patience. — The Most Comfortable Chair 11:18, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
 * No worries. Coincidentally, I am attending a conference out of town this week so I wouldn't have much time to respond before then anyway! DanCherek (talk) 13:26, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

Lead

 * "Düsseldorf, Prussia, Germany" → "Düsseldorf, Prussia, German Empire" — Could also link German Empire if you would like to.
 * Done. DanCherek (talk) 21:02, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

Early life

 * I would recommend adding a timeframe for her studies — it is not clear if she studied locally as a child, adolescent or adult. Same goes for her study with Hermann Gallos and Hans Duhan. Even a rough estimate would be useful in contextualizing her development.
 * I've spent the past few days digging through sources for any clarification on this but unfortunately wasn't able to find anything that sheds any more light. Her studies with van Helden is from The New York Times, which only mentions: "She is a native of Duesseldorf, where she studied with Henrich van Helden." The other two teachers are from the Times obituary, which mentions: "Braun studied in Vienna under two notable singers, Hermann Gallos and Hans Duhan." It seems like in these and every other source that I've seen, her date of birth and the year of her debut are given, but not really any other chronological information in between. DanCherek (talk) 19:53, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Career

 * Link — "Le nozze di Figaro"; "dramatic soprano"; "Brünnhilde"; "Wagner"; "Der Ring des Nibelungen"; "Vienna State Opera"; "Bavarian State Opera"; "Metropolitan Opera"; "Helen Traubel"; "laryngitis".
 * Done. For Wagner, I linked Wagnerian later on in the article, which redirects to the composer's article. ("Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen puts the wikilinks a little too close in my opinion). DanCherek (talk) 21:12, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
 * "She was a member of the Vienna State Opera from 1939 to 1949, and from 1940 until her retirement in 1959 she was also a member of the Bavarian State Opera." — Could be trimmed for flow. → "She was a member of the Vienna State Opera from 1939 to 1949, and from 1940 until her retirement in 1959 of the Bavarian State Opera."
 * Trimmed, with a little rearranging: "She was a member of the Vienna State Opera from 1939 to 1949, and of the Bavarian State Opera from 1940 until her retirement in 1959." DanCherek (talk) 21:12, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
 * "the opera was met with a hostile public response" — Could we briefly mention the reason for it?
 * Added more from the existing Levi source and a new source about its reception – basically a combination of perceived anti-fascist themes and musical elements that people didn't like. DanCherek (talk) 19:53, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Final
GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria


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 * The article is written nicely, illustrated appropriately, and covers all major aspects fairly; it cites reliable sources and the content is verifiable. I am happy to pass — thank you for writing one more high-quality article! — The Most Comfortable Chair 20:09, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) Is it stable?
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 * The article is written nicely, illustrated appropriately, and covers all major aspects fairly; it cites reliable sources and the content is verifiable. I am happy to pass — thank you for writing one more high-quality article! — The Most Comfortable Chair 20:09, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) Overall:
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 * The article is written nicely, illustrated appropriately, and covers all major aspects fairly; it cites reliable sources and the content is verifiable. I am happy to pass — thank you for writing one more high-quality article! — <b style="color:#000000">The Most Comfortable</b> <b style="color:#8A2BE2">Chair</b> 20:09, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
 * The article is written nicely, illustrated appropriately, and covers all major aspects fairly; it cites reliable sources and the content is verifiable. I am happy to pass — thank you for writing one more high-quality article! — <b style="color:#000000">The Most Comfortable</b> <b style="color:#8A2BE2">Chair</b> 20:09, 30 June 2022 (UTC)