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Caroline (Karoline) Bettelheim-Gompertz (1845-1925), pianist and opera-singer, born in Budapest, Hungary (then part of the Austrian Empire). Her younger brother is the literature critic and journalist Anton Bettelheim. She studied piano under Karl Goldmark and her voice coach was Moritz Laufer. She first appeared on the stage as a pianist at the age of 14, and two years later she sang with the Imperial Opera of Vienna, Austria, with whom she signed a contract. She sang in most of the major opera houses of Germany and in London, England. Caroline Bettelheim married Julius Ritter von Gomperz (1824-1909), who served as President of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce.