A report on Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
German-born Austro-British soprano.
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Vienna State Opera
3 linksOpera house and opera company based in Vienna, Austria.
Opera house and opera company based in Vienna, Austria.
Singers who worked with Krips during this time were Erich Kunz, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Wilma Lipp, among others.
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
4 linksGerman lyric baritone and conductor of classical music, one of the most famous Lieder (art song) performers of the post-war period, best known as a singer of Franz Schubert's Lieder, particularly "Winterreise" of which his recordings with accompanists Gerald Moore and Jörg Demus are still critically acclaimed half a century after their release.
German lyric baritone and conductor of classical music, one of the most famous Lieder (art song) performers of the post-war period, best known as a singer of Franz Schubert's Lieder, particularly "Winterreise" of which his recordings with accompanists Gerald Moore and Jörg Demus are still critically acclaimed half a century after their release.
The French dubbed him "Le miracle Fischer-Dieskau" and Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf called him "a born god who has it all."
Metropolitan Opera
3 linksAmerican opera company based in New York City, resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, currently situated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
American opera company based in New York City, resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, currently situated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
Other celebrated singers who debuted at the Met during Bing's tenure include: Roberta Peters, Victoria de los Ángeles, Renata Tebaldi, Maria Callas, who had a bitter falling out with Bing over repertoire,, Birgit Nilsson, Joan Sutherland, Régine Crespin, Mirella Freni, Renata Scotto, Montserrat Caballé, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Anna Moffo, James McCracken, Carlo Bergonzi, Franco Corelli, Alfredo Kraus, Plácido Domingo, Nicolai Gedda, Luciano Pavarotti, Jon Vickers, Tito Gobbi, Sherrill Milnes, and Cesare Siepi.
Walter Legge
2 linksEnglish classical music record producer, most especially associated with EMI.
English classical music record producer, most especially associated with EMI.
After this he had no permanent job, and confined himself to giving masterclasses with, and supervising the recordings of, his second wife, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf.
Maria Callas
3 linksAmerican-born Greek soprano who was one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century.
American-born Greek soprano who was one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century.
Walter Legge, husband of diva Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, attributed this sound to the "extraordinary formation of her upper palate, shaped like a Gothic arch, not the Romanesque arch of the normal mouth".
Hansel and Gretel (opera)
2 linksOpera by nineteenth-century composer Engelbert Humperdinck, who described it as a Märchenoper (fairy-tale opera).
Opera by nineteenth-century composer Engelbert Humperdinck, who described it as a Märchenoper (fairy-tale opera).
1953: A recording featuring Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Elisabeth Grümmer, sung in German with Herbert von Karajan conducting, was issued by EMI. It is currently available on CD.
Joan Sutherland
3 linksAustralian dramatic coloratura soprano known for her contribution to the renaissance of the bel canto repertoire from the late 1950s through to the 1980s.
Australian dramatic coloratura soprano known for her contribution to the renaissance of the bel canto repertoire from the late 1950s through to the 1980s.
Don Giovanni—Gottlob Frick (Commendatore), Luigi Alva (Don Ottavio), Graziella Sciutti (Zerlina), Joan Sutherland (Donna Anna), Piero Cappuccilli (Masetto), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Donna Elvira), Eberhard Wächter (Don Giovanni), Heinrich Schmidt, Giuseppe Taddei (Leporello), London Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini. Recorded 1959—EMI 0724356787353
Lula Mysz-Gmeiner
0 linksGerman concert contralto and mezzo-soprano born in Transylvania, who performed lieder recitals in Europe and the United States.
German concert contralto and mezzo-soprano born in Transylvania, who performed lieder recitals in Europe and the United States.
She was an academic voice teacher in Berlin and taught both Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Peter Anders.
Otto Klemperer
2 linksGerman-born orchestral conductor and composer, described as "the last of the few really great conductors of his generation."
German-born orchestral conductor and composer, described as "the last of the few really great conductors of his generation."
Bach: St Matthew Passion with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Peter Pears, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, and Walter Berry
Ariadne auf Naxos
2 links1912 opera by Richard Strauss with a German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal.
1912 opera by Richard Strauss with a German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal.
The cast included Maria Reining, Max Lorenz, Irmgard Seefried, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Alfred Poell, Erich Kunz, Peter Klein, Marjan Rus, Dagmar Hermann, Elisabeth Rutgers and Emmy Loose.