Klose was born (as Frida Klose) and died in Berlin. She lost her father early in life and had to earn her living as a secretary, until a colleague recommended her to the Klindworth-Scharwenka conservatory, where she got a thorough musical education.
In 1932, Klose went back to Berlin where she was engaged alternately at Berlin State Opera (1932 to 1949 and 1955 to 1961) and Deutsche Oper Berlin (1949 to 1958).
From 1936 to 1942, Klose regularly sang at the Bayreuth Festival every summer, where she became popular especially in the role of Brangäne in Tristan und Isolde. She also sang at the Richard Wagner-Festival in Sopot (1935) and the Salzburg Festival (1949 and 1955).
When the great Wagner soprano Frida Leider gave her farewell concert in Berlin in 1946, Klose was her partner on stage.
In 1961, Klose retired from the stage and concentrated fully on her teaching activities. In the summer she regularly gave master classes at the SalzburgMozarteum.
In 1968, she died suddenly at the age of 69.
Significance
During the 1930s and 1940s, Klose was considered the leading German mezzo, internationally sought after, especially as a Wagner singer. In addition, she sang a lot of Verdi and Richard Strauss and was famous as a Bach and Lieder singer.
Klose worked with all the great singers and conductors of her time and was a favourite of Wilhelm Furtwängler, who engaged her for his famous last recording, Wagner's Die Walküre in 1954.
margarete, klose, august, 1899, 1902, december, 1968, german, operatic, mezzo, soprano, klose, with, franz, konwitschny, contents, life, significance, sources, external, linkslife, editklose, born, frida, klose, died, berlin, lost, father, early, life, earn, l. Margarete Klose 6 August 1899 or 1902 14 December 1968 was a German operatic mezzo soprano Klose with Franz Konwitschny Contents 1 Life 2 Significance 3 Sources 4 External linksLife EditKlose was born as Frida Klose and died in Berlin She lost her father early in life and had to earn her living as a secretary until a colleague recommended her to the Klindworth Scharwenka conservatory where she got a thorough musical education Klose on a cigarette card c 1933 Klose made her debut in 1926 at the Theater Ulm in a supporting role of Emmerich Kalman s operetta Countess Maritza Her next role was Azucena in Giuseppe Verdi s Il trovatore For the next three years Klose sang in Ulm and Kassel before joining the Mannheim National Theatre in 1929 In 1932 Klose went back to Berlin where she was engaged alternately at Berlin State Opera 1932 to 1949 and 1955 to 1961 and Deutsche Oper Berlin 1949 to 1958 In addition she was a celebrated guest e g at Vienna State Opera the Royal Opera House Covent Garden La Scala in Milan Sachsische Staatsoper Dresden National Theatre Munich Hamburg State Opera Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires La Monnaie in Brussels in San Francisco and Los Angeles From 1936 to 1942 Klose regularly sang at the Bayreuth Festival every summer where she became popular especially in the role of Brangane in Tristan und Isolde She also sang at the Richard Wagner Festival in Sopot 1935 and the Salzburg Festival 1949 and 1955 Ach ich habe sie verloren source source source From act 3 of Gluck s Orfeo ed Euridice Berlin State Opera Bruno Seidler Winkler conducting Problems playing this file See media help When the great Wagner soprano Frida Leider gave her farewell concert in Berlin in 1946 Klose was her partner on stage In 1961 Klose retired from the stage and concentrated fully on her teaching activities In the summer she regularly gave master classes at the Salzburg Mozarteum In 1968 she died suddenly at the age of 69 Significance EditDuring the 1930s and 1940s Klose was considered the leading German mezzo internationally sought after especially as a Wagner singer In addition she sang a lot of Verdi and Richard Strauss and was famous as a Bach and Lieder singer Klose worked with all the great singers and conductors of her time and was a favourite of Wilhelm Furtwangler who engaged her for his famous last recording Wagner s Die Walkure in 1954 Sources EditBranscombe Peter 1992 Klose Margarete in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera ed Stanley Sadie London ISBN 0 333 73432 7 Seeger Horst Das grosse Lexikon der Oper Herrsching 1985 ISBN 3 88199 243 X Vieten Jacob Margarete Klose Discography pictures documents in Stimmen die um die Welt gingen vol 74 Munster Germany 2003 Warrack John and West Ewan 1992 The Oxford Dictionary of Opera 782 pages ISBN 0 19 869164 5External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Margarete Klose Erik Eriksson Margarete Klose at AllMusic Margarete Klose discography at Discogs Biography discography photos cantabile subito de Biography and photographs at the Wayback Machine archived October 4 2006 Portals Biography Opera Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Margarete Klose amp oldid 1093717316, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
