Mrz seinen 90. In this case, fate was personified by a casting director. Dates may be of recording or of issue.)[4]. Mezzo-sopranos are well represented in baroque music, early music, and baroque opera. She managed to arrange the escape of her brother Reinhold and his family from Eastern Germany, and he joined the staff of the Guildhall School of Music. She is an enormous woman with so dropsical a belly that it looks like a pillow tied to her front not belonging to her person at all. She won the Carl Reinecke Scholarship. Mezzosopran, Mezzosopranistin, Alt are the top translations of "mezzo-soprano" into German. (J. Strauss, Schulz, Grber, and folk-songs), 1924-1925 HMV red label, with ?Harold Craxton (pno) - seven titles (three 10" 2-sided records and one side unissued). All rights reserved. Javascript has been deactivated in your browser. After a year of only technical study, she began work on operatic roles, such as Cherubino, Dorabella, the Mignon of Ambroise Thomas and Hermann Goetz's Katharina, interspersed with lieder. Her Octavian to Schwarzkopf's Marschallin (from 1956) is one of her greatest creations, full of impetuousness with a voice brimful with the sap of youth. Meta Schumann also served as her accompanist in America. (See discography by Desmond Shawe-Taylor, with titles and number listings. Belinda I am prest Dido and Aeneas Purcell 1.03 aria mezzo or soprano English Dido. In August 1916 she sang to German troops on the Western Front at Laon, through the efforts of her brother the singer Reinhold Gerhardt, a pupil of Karl Scheidemantel. (KRITISCHES JOURNAL DER ALTEN MUSIK | F. Szabo). Louis Spohr was a German composer, violinist, and conductor. 4 Mein Herr Marquis (Laughing Song) Fledermaus, Die Strauss jr 2.06 aria soprano German Adele. The only time London audiences heard Christa Ludwig sing in English was in concert performances of Leonard Bernstein'sCandide. She also recorded Schumann's Frauenliebe und -leben in that year. She made a broadcast of Brahms's songs in May 1947. . Williams) Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit The First Primrose (Grieg) Gently, Johnny, My Jingalo (arr. It might have been the motto for a mezzo whose ability to get inside a host of different roles - and to work with such totally different artists as Leonard Bernstein and Herbert von Karajan - was extraordinary. 1929 HMV red label, with Bos - one 12" record, two songs (Schumann): another two sides of Schumann were recorded at this time (, 1939 HMV White Label, privately published, with. Where we were sitting it was difficult to hear her clearly, and her low notes not at all."[3]. Receive a weekly collection of news, features and reviews. 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Stefanie Haas (mezzo soprano) performed the world premiere of the song on 5 March 2014 during the course of the series musica nova at a jubilee concert in Reutlingen. During the mid-1950s Ludwig performed a lot of contemporary music, indeed she acquired something of a reputation in the field. Die renommierte Musicalsngerin Kim Criswell aus den USA und der lettische Mezzosopran Ieva Para sowie der glnzende lettische Vokalist Intars Busulis begleiten das Orchester, um dem Musical Wonderful Town (Wundervolle Stadt) von Leonard Bernstein eine besondere Note zu verleihen. Mezzo-sopranos generally have a heavier, darker tone than sopranos. In her career Ludwig worked with the greatest conductors of the day but three in particular left an indelible mark: Bhm, Karajan and Bernstein. None other than the Croatian composer Milko Kelemen has now set Heine s famous work for mezzo soprano solo. The Germans, and their comprehensive fach. Six German Songs for Voice, Clarinet and Piano Louis Spohr II. 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[3] When the terms soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, tenor, baritone, and bass are used as descriptors of non-classical voices, they are applied more loosely than they would be to those of classical singers and generally refer only to the singer's perceived vocal range. Add your entry in the Collaborative Dictionary. She studied at the Leipzig Conservatory from 1899 to 1903, first with Professor Carl Rebling and then with Marie Hedmondt (d. 1941), who remained her friend and vocal adviser for many years. And it was with Bernstein that she really came to terms with Mahler's world view. (PERGER TIPPS) Maria Weiss begeisterte mit lyrischem Mezzosopran und verlieh dem blauperckten Megacle olympisches Gefhlsfeuer. The terms Dugazon and Galli-Mari are sometimes used to refer to light mezzo-sopranos, after the names of famous singers. Maria Weiss begeisterte mit lyrischem Mezzosopran und verlieh dem blauperckten Megacle olympisches Gefhlsfeuer. The orchestra will be conducted by Andris Poga. In April 1907 she first sang at the Royal Albert Hall, with an orchestra under Nikisch. The diarist James Lees-Milne recorded a performance of Schubert by Gerhardt on Wednesday, March 18, 1942 at the National Gallery in London: "Elena Gerhardt came out close to where we were sitting. With Myra Hess and Lionel Tertis she sang the Brahms viola songs and other lieder recitals in many parts of England and Scotland, including a complete Winterreise in Reading, and in 1942 gave BBC lieder broadcasts to Argentina. Available for both RF and RM licensing. 1911 Red Label German HMV recordings with Arthur Nikisch (Wolf, Brahms, Bungert, Strauss, Schumann, Schubert, Wagner) - ten 10" and seven 12" records/seventeen songs. 1915 American Columbia, about 7 titles with orchestral accompaniment. Seltsamerweise sind das meist, Mein Blick auf ihn wurde durch die Brste und das voluminse Haar der, Ich brauche ein Engagement, sagte Kura schlielich. Elena Gerhardt (11 November 1883 11 January 1961) was a German mezzo-soprano singer associated with the singing of German classical lieder, of which she was considered one of the great interpreters. Search roles Soprano roles Mezzo soprano roles Contralto roles Tenor roles Countertenor singers Treble roles Baritone roles Bass roles Bass-Baritone roles. Records Leonore under Klemperer for EMI, First concert with Bernstein (Mahler No 2 with VPO, Musikverein), Sings her first Marschallin (Vienna, Bernstein). Her husband Dr Kohl died in May 1947 and the remainder of her professional life was devoted to teaching in London, where one of her earliest pupils was Marina de Gabarin. The mezzo-soprano voice resonates in a higher range than that of a contralto. [2] Mezzos sometimes play dramatic soprano roles such as Santuzza in Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana, Lady Macbeth in Verdi's Macbeth, and Kundry in Wagner's Parsifal. 1929 HMV black label, with Coenraad V. Bos - two 12" records, six songs (Brahms). Ergnzt wird dieses Werk durch drei kleinere Stcke fr Mezzosopran und Orchester : eine kurze "Farucca", eine Form des Flamenco, sowie "Poema en forma de canciones" (Gedicht in Form von Liedern ) und "Saeta, en forma de salve", zwei Liederzyklen fr Mezzosopran und Orchester. Later that year Bhm guided Ludwig through her Salzburg Festival debut as the Composer inAriadne auf Naxos; then in the newly rebuilt Vienna State Opera her career started to show the breadth for which it would become famous: Octavian, Niklaus, Brangne, Amneris, Eboli, Dorabella. He composed around 200 pieces, including View the Product: Mozart Arias for Mezzo-Soprano - The Vocal Library, Series: The Vocal Library, Medium/Format: Softcover Audio Online, Contributors: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Maria Weiss was inspirational as lyrical mezzo soprano and bestowed an emotional Olympic fire upon the blue-wigged Megacle. 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The partnership with Nikisch was preserved in two series of records made in 1907 and 1911 in Berlin. is also referred to as a contralto, Some sources also refer to Hudson as a contralto, Some sources also refer to Lipa as a contralto, London is also referred to as a contralto, Some sources also refer to Lorde as a contralto, Some sources also refer to Nhung as a soprano, Phng is also referred to as a "mezzo alto", Some sources also refer to Smith as a soprano, Some sources also refer to Summer as an alto, Some sources also refer to Ware as a soprano, Some sources also refer to Winans as a contralto. 1929 HMV black label, with Harold Craxton - one 12" record, three songs (Brahms). ", "Los componentes de Amaral fueron novios durante ocho aos: "Nos queremos un huevo pero", "Singer Anastacia is taking her longtime Beverly Hills home off her tour circuit", "R.I.P. "R&B and Gospel singer Kelly Price: 'Music saved my Life'". [1] Salzburg was to remain a fIxture for the rest of her career and it brought her into closer contact with Karajan. Category:German mezzo-sopranos Biography portal Germany portal Music portal Classification: People: By occupation: Women singers / Singers by voice type: Mezzo-sopranos: By nationality: German Also: Germany: People: By occupation: Women singers / Singers by voice type: Mezzo-sopranos Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory. Gerhardt first appeared at the Leipzig Opera as Mignon, in June 1905, and also performed Charlotte in Massenet's Werther there, under Nikisch, being coached by his student Albert Coates as Korrepetitor. O A disc of theKnaben Wunderhornsongs with her then husband Walter Berry is full of detail, colour and a sense of wonder. Usually men singing within the female range are called countertenors since there is a lighter more breathy tonal (falsetto) quality difference. . For classical and operatic singers, their voice type determines the roles they will sing and is a primary method of categorization. Not only did Ludwig learn much of her craft from her mother but also a great deal about diction and projection from her father who also taught singing, acting and public speaking. ( PERGER TIPPS ) Maria Weiss begeisterte mit lyrischem Mezzosopran und verlieh dem blauperckten Megacle olympisches Gefhlsfeuer. The mezzo-soprano voice type is generally divided into the coloratura, lyric, and dramatic mezzo-soprano. Joan Morris, mezzo-soprano; William Bolcom, piano. Although coloratura mezzo-sopranos have impressive and at times thrilling high notes, they are most comfortable singing in the middle of their range, rather than the top. Leonard Bernstein came into her musical life in 1967 for a VPO performance of MahJer's Second. For the 1946-47 season she was engaged by Frankfurt Opera where her early roles included Orlovsky (Die Fledermaus), Ulrica (Un ballo in maschera) and Niklaus (Contes d'Hoffmann). Mezzo-Soprano - soubrette or character mezzo, light lyric coloratura mezzo, light lyric mezzo, full lyric coloratura mezzo, full lyric mezzo, . Ludwig's father was also an opera singer, a baritone who had sung Papageno at the Vienna Volksoper aged 18 and at only 21 sang inPagliacciat the Met opposite Enrico Caruso (who thought Ludwigprewas a tenor, a direction he later followed, singing Tannhauser and Lohengrin in Vienna). Within the mezzo-soprano voice type category are three generally recognized subcategories: coloratura mezzo-soprano, lyric mezzo-soprano, and dramatic mezzo-soprano. Weibliche Stimmen werden in drei Gruppen eingeteilt: Sopran, Praised in the critics for her punchy and marvelous, In den Kritiken fr ihren wendigen und herrlichen, The entertainingly and movingly written memoirs of the, Die unterhaltsam und bewegend geschriebenen Erinnerungen der, It was published in 1901 in a version for. Returning from Ostend to Leipzig in August 1914, her English tours were impossible to fulfil, but she sang from Hamburg to Vienna and Budapest and returned triumphantly to America in 1915, and that winter sang in Denmark and Norway. (PERGER TIPPS) Maria Weiss begeisterte mit lyrischem Mezzosopran und verlieh dem blauperckten Megacle olympisches Gefhlsfeuer. 1947-1948 HMV White Label, privately published, with Gerald Moore - (Schumann, R. Elkin, Royal Philharmonic (Rider & co, London 1946). 1929 HMV red label, with Bos - one 10" record, three songs (Schubert and Wolf). Refusing the Call During a competition for the Opera Foundation in New York, the Deutsche Oper's Casting Director, Christoph . That was the start of an unbroken tie with England, which later became her home. Her second American tour was in early 1913, opening with the Boston Symphony under Karl Muck, and with Erich J. Wolff as accompanist, who died during the tour. In April that year she made her debut with the Vienna State Opera at the Redoutensaal as Cherubino inLe nozze di Figaroin a cast that included Paul Schffler, Sena Jurinac, Irmgard Seefried and Erich Kunz. You can complete the translation of mezzo-soprano given by the English-German Collins dictionary with other dictionaries such as: Wikipedia, Lexilogos, Larousse dictionary, Le Robert, Oxford, Grvisse, English-German dictionary : translate English words into German with online dictionaries. Aber das ist Mezzosopran! Please note that the vocabulary items in this list are only available in this browser. Stefanie Haas (Mezzosopran) brachte das Lied jngst am 5. Elena Gerhardt was born at Connewitz near Leipzig, the daughter of a Leipzig restaurateur. The mezzo-soprano's vocal range usually extends from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above (i.e. Your message has now been forwarded to the PONS editorial department. With Myra Hess she sang at Haslemere for Tobias Matthay and his pupils. You can suggest improvements to this PONS entry here: We are using the following form field to detect spammers. Stella Doufexis ( mezzo soprano ) and Urs Liska ( piano ) Dates to be arranged Possible Programme: Stella Doufexis ( Mezzosopran ) und Urs Liska ( Klavier ) Termine nach Absprache Programmvorschlag: World Premiere of Milko Kelemen s Die Marketenderin , World Premiere of Milko Kelemens Die Marketenderin None other than the Croatian composer Milko Kelemen, who will celebrate his 90th birthday on 30 March, has now set Heines famous work for mezzo soprano solo, Milko Kelemens Die Marketenderin wird uraufgefhrt, Milko Kelemens Die Marketenderin wird uraufgefhrt Kein Geringerer als der kroatische Komponist Milko Kelemen, der am 30. How can I copy translations to the vocabulary trainer? News of the destruction of Leipzig and Dresden filled her with deep sadness. Waje", "Jessie Ware's Single "Tough Love" Sounds Like the '80s in Space LISTEN", "Jessie Ware: Glasshouse - Relationship Advice in Song Form", "23 Albums That Should Have Gone Platinum In 2014", "The 7 worst things about NBC's "Peter Pan Live! [3], The vocal range of the mezzo-sopranos lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types. Gerhardt was one of the very great interpreters of German lieder, a singer who made her career almost entirely in this genre. Mrz seinen 90. The words " mezzo-soprano " consists of two Italian words that mean "half soprano." It refers to a classical female voice type who has a vocal range between that of soprano and contralto. : 'We Are Superstars. Leipzig provided many opportunities to hear international artists and to hear the early masters. Once you have copied them to the vocabulary trainer, they are available from everywhere. Browse through all opera arias for mezzo-soprano, divided by language. In her memoirs (the wonderfully wise and readableIn my own voice; Limelight Editions: 1999) Ludwig writes that 'Bhm guided me past many obstacles, and showed me the way out of the provinces and into the great world. Others notably two German mezzo-sopranos in the 1980s, Christa Ludwig and Brigitte Fassbaender have followed in their footsteps on Schubert's winter journey. When recording, of course, things are much easier because the order in which arias are sung can be changed and in that EMI set it truly is the shattering moment it is supposed to be (interestingly Ludwig, with one disastrous exception, only ever sang the part on stage with her two guardian angels in the pit, Bhm and Karajan). Elena Gerhardt. What distinguishes these voices from being called sopranos is their extension into the lower register and warmer vocal quality. Ludwig tells a delightful story about Isolde. On Kempe's 1963Lohengrin, Ludwig brings all her stage experience to bear on Ortrud, experience she gained largely from her mother who had also sung the part. Dramatic mezzo-soprano roles in operas (*denotes a lead role): All of Gilbert and Sullivan's Savoy operas have at least one mezzo-soprano character. With Reverso you can find the English translation, definition or synonym for mezzo-soprano and thousands of other words. [1] The mezzo-soprano voice (unlike the soprano voice) is strong in the middle register and weaker in the head register, resulting in a deeper tone than the soprano voice.[2]. Breaking through. In non-classical music, singers are primarily defined by their genre and their gender not their vocal range. She made Wagner's Ortrud, Kundry and Brangne very much her own. at the Bechstein Hall. Notable operetta roles are: On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Lyric mezzo-soprano roles in operas (*denotes a lead role): A dramatic mezzo-soprano has a strong medium register, a warm high register and a voice that is broader and more powerful than the lyric and coloratura mezzo-sopranos. Die Konzerte sind immer so beliebt und gefragt, dass auf Wunsch der Zuhrer meistens mehrere Konzerte veranstaltet werden. At her prime in the 1960s, when the majority of her greatest recordings were made, Ludwig's voice had a warmth, flexibility and evenness of colour throughout its wide range. Some coloratura mezzo-sopranos can sing up to high C (C6, 1047 Hz) or high D (D6, 1175 Hz), but this is very rare. Javascript has been deactivated in your browser. ponines of the West End", "Live Review of Daniel Caesar at the Fillmore", "Madeleine Peyroux: Half the Perfect World (2006)", "Sexuality, Disability, & the Journey to Inner Freedom", "On Stage: Maurice Hines "Tappin' Thru Life", "Review: Evanescence Flourishes With the Classical Makeover of 'Synthesis', "Evanescence, 'Fallen': Classic Track-By-Track", "The Best K-Pop Songs For Your Next Simping Session", "Leona Lewis Feat. She continued to tour, from Norway to Hungary, through the chaos following the armistice, and was in Munich when Kurt Eisner was assassinated. Yet she looked happy, fulfilled. The wonderfully even, fluid tone that was her calling card must have been alluring to the composers of her time. Elena Gerhardt (11 November 1883 - 11 January 1961) was a German mezzo-soprano singer associated with the singing of German classical lieder, of which she was considered one of the great interpreters. B. C.", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elena_Gerhardt&oldid=1134637774, Emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United Kingdom, University of Music and Theatre Leipzig alumni, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the Encyclopedia Americana with a Wikisource reference, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. This partnership was renewed in the winter season of 1921-22 in New York. Training, and first recitals with Nikisch, London, Europe, Russia, and USA before 1914, Ancestral Voices, James Lees-Milne, Faber & Faber Ltd, 1985 (originally published by Chatto & Windus Ltd, 1974), p. 36, "Bina Addy Indian Contralto to Tour A. (KRITISCHES JOURNAL DER ALTEN MUSIK | F. Szabo) Donaufestwochen director Michi Gaigg scores with an especially good, consistently competent and harmonious young cast of singers in Grein, of which () , the noble mezzo soprano Maria Weiss (Megacle) () give a medal-winning performance. 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[4] In current operatic practice, female singers with very low tessituras are often included among mezzo-sopranos, because singers in both ranges are able to cover the other, and true operatic contraltos are very rare.[1]. Once you have copied them to the vocabulary trainer, they are available from everywhere. by Fred Plotkin. She didn't care for the role of Brangne considering her 'very stupid, and, because of that, very dangerous' but on the classic BhmTristanrecording from Bayreuth in 1966 she is simply magnificent. Her dreams of being a singer, however, were threatened when she was diagnosed with edema, a kind of inflammation that involves fluid retention, in her vocal cord. Collect the vocabulary that you want to remember while using the dictionary. Includes free vocabulary trainer, verb tables and pronunciation function. Vivaldi LOlimpiade | Donaufestwochen Die gesamte Besetzung, vor allem aber Maria Weiss in der Hosenrolle des Megacle, der fr seinen Freund Licida bei den olympischen Spielen das Mdchen Aristea als Trophe erringen soll und dabei unwissentlich die Geliebte verrt, konnte auf ganzer Linie begeistern. As well as creating the role of Miranda in Frank Martin's operaSturm, she sang works by Honegger, Hindemith, Egk and Pizzetti. Seidler-Winkler - five 12" records/songs. As a favourite mezzo of the producer 'Walter Legge she formed part of his tightly-knit company that was at the forefront of the musical renaissance in post-war Europe. Maria Weiss begeisterte mit lyrischem Mezzosopran und verlieh dem blauperckten Megacle olympisches Gefhlsfeuer. Nikisch introduced her into the highest circles, including the Villa Wahnfried. That was soon after her formal retirement from the platform in March 1947. Being a true soprano role with elements of the lyric as well as the dramatic, it really lay outside her range, but with care she could encompass it. 'Terrifying. Roles 1 Chacun son got Fledermaus, Die Strauss jr 2.03-2 aria mezzo German Orlofsky 2 Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren Rosenkavalier, Der Strauss 2 aria mezzo German Octavian Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations? Because the opera house itself had been destroyed in the war, her work involved singing opera and operetta in factories and bars. Nikisch usually accompanied the first lieder concert at each centre, after which other accompanists took over. Sharp) If No One Ever Marries Me (Lehmann) It Was a Lover and His Lass (Morley) Last Night (Kjerulf) Little Wild Rose (Schubert) Long, Long Ago (Bayly) The Lotus Flower (Schumann) Nikisch arranged and accompanied her 1906 London debut, first in a Mischa Elman concert, and then in a lieder recital (songs of Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, etc.) Rossini demanded similar qualities for his comic heroines, and Vivaldi wrote roles frequently for this voice as well. mezzo-soprano translation in English - German Reverso dictionary, see also 'mezzotint',memo pad',metazoan',mezzanine', examples, definition, conjugation By 1905 she made her first appearances (with Nikisch) in Hamburg and Berlin (the Bechsteinhall), and in Berlin made the friendship of Richard Strauss. Copyright 2001 - 2023 by PONS Langenscheidt GmbH, Stuttgart. Raised in Midland, Texas, she is a graduate of Texas Tech Agnes Baltsa 5,017 listeners Bersi. 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