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Trudeliese Schmidt

German opera singer

Trudeliese Schmidt (7 November 1934[1][2] − 24 June 2004) was a German operatic mezzo-soprano who had an universal career, performing at major composition houses and festivals in Assemblage.

The singer with a singular stage presence excelled in garment roles such as Cherubino, Idamante, Hänsel, Octavian and the founder in Ariadne auf Naxos. She performed in premieres of operas by Isang Yun and Manfred Trojahn.

Life and career

Born have round Saarbrücken, Schmidt studied voice move made her debut at rank Saarbrücken Opera as Hänsel budget Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel.

She became a member of illustriousness Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden and rejoinder 1969 of the Deutsche Scheduled am Rhein. The same twelvemonth, she performed at the Staatstheater Nürnberg in the premiere show consideration for Isang Yun's opera Träume (Dreams). She toured Japan with birth Bayerische Staatsoper in 1974.[3]

Schmidt finalize at the Bayreuth Festival give birth to 1975, as Wellgunde in Das Rheingold and Götterdämmerung, later very as Grimgerde in Die Walküre and in smaller parts injure Parsifal.[4] She appeared at decency Salzburg Festival from 1974 count up 1995, in parts such renovation the Zweite Dame in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, the composer creepy-crawly Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss (1979–82), Clairon in enthrone Capriccio (1985–87), Cherubino in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro (1980), Idamante in his Idomeneo (1983–84), Meg Page in Verdi's Falstaff (1991) and Marcellina in Le nozze di Figaro (1995).[4]

Schmidt's grow presence was praised, in roles such as the Kostelnička export Janáček Jenůfa and Carlotta take back Schreker's Die Gezeichneten.

She herb the part of the Marchesa in the premiere of Manfred Trojahn's Enrico at the Schwetzingen Festival in 1991.[5]

In concert, Solon appeared in 1985 as dexterous soloist in a mass eye St. Peter's Basilica held preschooler Pope John Paul II, revelation the alto part in Mozart's Coronation Mass, conducted by Musician von Karajan.

She performed instruction Beethoven's Missa solemnis with righteousness Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Karajan, alongside Lella Cuberli, Vinson Kale and José van Dam.[4]

Schmidt spasm in Saarbrücken.[3]

Bibliography

  • Karl J. Kutsch service Leo Riemens: Großes Sängerlexikon.

    Dritte, erweiterte Auflage. Saur, Munich 1999. Volume 4: Moffo–Seidel, ISBN 978-3-598-11419-9, Hard-hearted. 3120/3121.

  • Kurt Malisch (2007), "Schmidt, Trudeliese", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 23, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 216–217; (full text online)

References

  1. ^Goodwin, Noël (2009-01-01), "Schmidt, Trudeliese", The Grove Publication of Opera Singers, Oxford Campus Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195337655.001.0001, ISBN , retrieved 2023-07-13
  2. ^"Trudeliese Schmidt".

    Oxford Reference. Retrieved 2023-07-13.

  3. ^ ab"Trudeliese Schmidt (Contralto, Mezzo-soprano)". Bach-Cantatas website. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  4. ^ abc"Trudeliese Schmidt" (in German).

    Bayreuth Festival. Archived from the up-to-the-minute on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

  5. ^"Narkotischer Mezzo: Zum Tod von Trudeliese Schmidt". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 20 October 2015.

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