Posted on 08/03/2006 10:14:56 AM PDT by Borges
Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, arguably the greatest soprano of the postwar years, died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday night at her home in Schruns on the Austrian-Swiss border. She was 90.
She was loved for her matchless lieder singing as well as for her operatic work. In the opera house, she was particularly feted for her Mozart roles - especially her Countess, Donna Elvira and Fiordiligi - as well as her Marschallin. She created the role of Anna Trulove in Stravinksy's The Rake's Progress, and entered British folklore when, asked to appear on Desert Island Discs, she chose eight of her own recordings. She was also tinged with notoriety after it was revealed she had been a member of the Nazi party.
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She was great. R.I.P.
"arguably the greatest soprano of the postwar years"
Sorry. That would be Tony.
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A lot of people in the arts HAD to become members of The Nazi Party!!!!Considering what The DemonRats have become,I see very little difference!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My father had a number of her recordings.
Bless Elizabeth.
Megadittoes to that.
I've watched every episode of the Sopranos, and I never saw her even once.
The music of the spheres, and that grander of God.
Leave it to a "wise guy" to post a comeback like that one ;-).
There is a fantastic recording (obviously old) of Beethoven's Ninth with Furtwaengler (the guy in Hogan's Heroes dad) and Scharzkopf at the reopening of Beyreuth(sp?).
The guy on 'Hogan's Heroes' was Werner Klemperer his father was the conductor Otto Klemperer.
The exact way I want to go. I think that is wonderful. She had a wonderful long life and gave joy to others and God needed her up in heaven and allowed her to go peacefully. I hope I am so lucky.
Werner Klemperer, who I met when I was about 10, performed at the Met a number of times as a speaking actor, much to his credit.
RIP.
Totally correct. Don't know what came over me. Thanks.
A wonderful singer. I have many of her recordings.
And she married the founder of EMI and became owner.
I wonder how her wealth will be spent in the tax confiscation process.
http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Schwarzkopf-Elisabeth.htm
I didn't know she was still alive...
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