Erna Berger (October 19, 1900 – June 14, 1990) was a German soprano of the coloratura style. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. Coloratura has several meanings The word derives from the Italian colorare (to Colour; to heighten to enliven or colorazione (colouring coloration Along with Elisabeth Grümmer, Hilde Gueden, Lotte Lehmann, Martha Mödl, Gundula Janowitz, Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Anja Silja, she joined the ranks of the prominent German sopranos of the 20th century. Elisabeth Grümmer ( March 31, 1911 &ndash November 6, 1986) was a German Operatic Soprano. The Austrian Soprano Hilde Gueden, or Güden (born in Vienna, September 15, 1917; died in Klosterneuburg, Lotte Lehmann ( February 27, 1888 &ndash August 26, 1976) was a German Soprano Martha Mödl (born March 22 1912, in Nuremberg - died December 17 2001, in Stuttgart) was a German Soprano Gundula Janowitz (born August 2, 1937 in Berlin, Germany) is an Austrian ( Lyric soprano) singer of Operas Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, DBE ( December 9, 1915 &ndash August 3, 2006) was a German -born Austrian British Anja Silja, born April 17, 1940, in Berlin, is a German Soprano who is known for her great abilities She was very highly thought of by the conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler. Conducting is the act of directing a Musical performance by way of visible gestures WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Wilhelm Furtwängler (January 25 1886 &ndash November 30 1954 was a
Born in Dresden, Germany, as a child she spent some years in India and South America. Dresden (etymologically from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning people of the riverside forest, Drježdźany is the Capital city of the German Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a She spent time there later as well, working as a clerk and a piano teacher, before borrowing enough money for the trip back to Germany. At the age of 26, she was able to secure a position as a soubrette at the Semper Opera in Dresden, but her talent soon outgrew this position. Soubrette is a term referring to a type of female role&mdashspecifically a Stock character &mdashin Opera and Theatre. The Semperoper is the Opera house of the Saxon State Opera Dresden (German Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden) and the Concert hall of the Sächsische She later held positions at the Vienna State Opera, the Berlin State Opera, and the Deutsche Oper Berlin. The Vienna State Opera ( Wiener Staatsoper) located in Vienna, Austria, is one of the most important Opera houses - and opera companies - in Staatsoper Unter den Linden ( Berlin State Opera) is a prominent German Opera company The Deutsche Oper Berlin is an Opera company located in Berlin, Germany, in what was formerly West Berlin. She also gave concerts in Japan, America, and Australia. In her discography are complete recordings of Die Zauberflöte (as the Queen of Night, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham, 1937-38, for EMI) and Rigoletto (with Jan Peerce and Leonard Warren, conducted by Renato Cellini, 1950, which was RCA Victor's first complete opera recording). Sir Thomas Beecham 2nd Baronet, CH (29 April 1879 &ndash 8 March 1961 was a British conductor and Impresario. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in WikipediaWikiProject_Opera#Infoboxes --> Jan Peerce ( June 3, 1904 – December 15, 1984) was The American Opera singer Leonard Warren ( April 21, 1911 - March 4, 1960) was a famous Baritone Renato Cellini (1912–1967 was a celebrated Italian opera conductor. RCA Corporation, founded as Radio Corporation of America, was an electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986
Berger appeared at the Metropolitan Opera in the 1949-50 and 1950-51 seasons, in Der Rosenkavalier (opposite Eleanor Steber and Risë Stevens, conducted by Fritz Reiner and directed by Herbert Graf), Rigoletto (with Warren, then Enzo Mascherini), Die Zauberflöte, and Il barbiere di Siviglia (with Giuseppe Valdengo). The Metropolitan Opera Association of New York City, founded in April 1880 is a major presenter of all types of opera including Grand Opera. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Eleanor Steber ( 17 July 1914, Wheeling West Virginia - Risë Stevens (pronounced "REE-sah" (born June 11, 1913, New York City) is a retired American Mezzo-soprano who captured a wide popular WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Frederick Martin “Fritz” Reiner ( December 19, 1888 Herbert Graf (1903-1973 was an Austrian American Opera producer Giuseppe Valdengo ( May 24, 1914, Turin - October 3, 2007, Aosta) was an Italian operatic Baritone. She also sang Woglinde and the Waldvogel in Der Ring des Nibelungen, with Kirsten Flagstad and Helen Traubel alternating as Brünnhilde. Kirsten Malfrid Flagstad ( 12 July 1895 &ndash 7 December 1962) was a Norwegian Opera singer one of the greatest Helen Traubel ( June 16 1899 - July 28 1972) was an American operatic dramatic Soprano, best known for her
At 60 years of age, she took her leave of the stage and taught as a professor in Hamburg and Essen, where she died in 1990. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany Essen (ˈɛsən is a City in the center of the Ruhr Area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. In 1992, the Bästleinstraße in Dresden was renamed the Erna-Berger-Straße in her honour.
Bibliography
- Erna Berger: Die singende Botschafterin, by Karla Höcker, Rembrandt Verlag, 1961.
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