Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Born: 9th December 1915, Jarocin, Poland
Died: 3rd August 2006, Schruns, Austria
Nationality: Austrian
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth (1915-2006), German lyric soprano. After studying music in Berlin she was trained by Maria Ivogün. After World War II she gained a reputation for subtlety and versatility in recitals, oratorios, and opera. She performed with the Vienna Opera and at Covent Garden, London, and La Scala, Milan, and made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1963. She is especially known for her roles in operas by Mozart and Richard Strauss and for her lieder singing, most notably her interpretations of Hugo Wolf. In 1951, Schwarzkopf sang the leading role in the premiere of The Rake's Progress by Igor Stravinsky
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Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), David Oistrakh (violin), Ralph Downes, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bass-baritone), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Philharmonia Chorus, Otto Klemperer
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Special offer. Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527
Joan Sutherland (Donna Anna), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Donna Elvira), Eberhard Wächter (Don Giovanni), Giuseppe Taddei (Leporello), Gottlob Frick (Il Commendatore), Luigi Alva (Don Ottavio), Piero Cappuccilli (Masetto), Graziella Sciutti (Zerlina), Heinrich Schmidt (harpsichord) Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Carlo Maria Giulini
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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, New Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Carlo Maria Giulini, Otto Klemperer, Paavo Järvi, Jascha Horenstein, Klaus Tennstedt, Bruno Walter, Sir John Barbirolli, George Szell
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