Gadski (găd' skē), Johanna, German opera singer, born at Anclam, Prussia, 1871. After receiving a musical education at Stettin, she made her début in New York, taking the rôle of Brünhilde in Wagner's opera. She is popular as a singer in England, having sung at Worcester Festival and at Covent Garden. She was enthusiastically received in America during her concert tour in 1899–00 and her reputation has increased in later years. She is particularly successful in her rendering of Wagner.
