A report on Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

The soprano around 1950
Schwarzkopf as Donna Elvira in Mozart's Don Giovanni
Schwarzkopf as the Marschallin in Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier
Grave in Zumikon
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Amsterdam, 1961)

German-born Austro-British soprano.

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The soprano around 1950

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Vienna State Opera

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Opera house and opera company based in Vienna, Austria.

Opera house and opera company based in Vienna, Austria.

Construction site of the new building, 1863
Play bill for the opening performance of the new Opernhaus, announcing the opening performance of Don Giovanni on 25 May 1869
Coeval watercolour painting of the opening performance (Kunsthistorisches Museum)
The Hofoper, c. 1898
Play bill of the last performance in the old building: Götterdämmerung, 30 June 1944
Gustav Mahler was artistic director of the Hofoper from 1897 to 1907
Herbert von Karajan, artistic director of the Vienna State Opera from 1957 to 1964
View from the Ring, on the roof the tent for children's performances (demounted in 2015 and now replaced by a special theatre)
View of the orchestra pit and safety curtain The curtain Play as Cast was designed by Tacita Dean, and installed during the season 2004–2005.
Debutants entry at the Vienna Opera Ball
Rear of the opera house, showing the stage wings
A marble staircase between the main entrance and the first floor
One of the lobbies
Emperor's private room.
The auditorium
Central chandelier in the auditorium
Exterior of the building

Singers who worked with Krips during this time were Erich Kunz, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Wilma Lipp, among others.

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

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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.

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 and Lincoln Center

Metropolitan Opera

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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.

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.

Metropolitan Opera and Lincoln Center
Giulio Gatti-Casazza
Gatti-Casazza's last week at the Met (March 22–29, 1935)
Artur Bodanzky at the Metropolitan Opera in 1915
Otto Hermann Kahn in Berlin, 1931
Metropolitan Opera House in 1905
The new Met Opera House
Staircase

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, c. 1960

Walter Legge

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English classical music record producer, most especially associated with EMI.

English classical music record producer, most especially associated with EMI.

Walter Legge, c. 1960
Grave in Zumikon

After this he had no permanent job, and confined himself to giving masterclasses with, and supervising the recordings of, his second wife, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf.

Callas in 1958

Maria Callas

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American-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.

Callas in 1958
The apartment house in Athens where Callas lived from 1937 to 1945
The Villa in Sirmione where Callas lived with Giovanni Battista Meneghini between 1950 and 1959
Callas's range in performance (highest and lowest notes both shown in red): from F-sharp below the Middle C (green) to E-natural above the High C (blue)
Callas acknowledges applause in 1959 at the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam
Callas's rival, Renata Tebaldi, 1961
Tito Gobbi, 1970
Callas during her final tour in Amsterdam in 1973
Aristotle Onassis, who had an affair with Callas before he married Jackie Kennedy
The last residence of Maria Callas, in Paris
Portrait of Callas (2004), by Oleg Karuvits
Maria Callas with her husband Giovanni Battista Meneghini in 1957
Callas getting ready with the help of Luchino Visconti in Milan, 1957
Maria Callas as Giulia in the Opera "La Vestale", by Gaspare Spontini, 1954
Churchill with Maria Callas on Onassis' yacht in the late 50s

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".

Scene at the Vienna State Opera, 2015

Hansel and Gretel (opera)

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Opera 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).

Scene at the Vienna State Opera, 2015
Strauss in 1894
Set design by Mario Sala in 1902
Hänsel, Gretel, angels

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.

Sutherland in 1975

Joan Sutherland

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Australian 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.

Sutherland in 1975
Sutherland in 1962
Joan Sutherland in 1990

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

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German 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.

Klemperer, circa 1920

Otto Klemperer

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German-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."

Klemperer, circa 1920
Portrait of Klemperer by Soshana Afroyim, 1945
Klemperer (left) with members of the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra, 1954
Klemperer about 1920.

Bach: St Matthew Passion with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Peter Pears, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, and Walter Berry

Emily Magee as Ariadne and Jonas Kaufmann as Bacchus, Salzburg Festival 2012

Ariadne auf Naxos

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1912 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.

Emily Magee as Ariadne and Jonas Kaufmann as Bacchus, Salzburg Festival 2012
1916 vocal score
Richard Strauss, 1917, by Emil Orlík
Anne Schwanewilms (Ariadne) and Johan Botha (Bacchus), Hamburg State Opera 2012
Maria Jeritza as Ariadne, 1917
The Sleeping Ariadne in Naxos by John Vanderlyn
Ariadne auf Naxos at the Hamburg State Opera 2012: the thespians attempt to cheer up Ariadne

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.