Rita Streich (18 December 1920 – 20 March 1987) was a German opera singer, regarded as one of the most admired and recorded lyric coloratura sopranos of the post-war period.
She made her debut in opera in 1943, at the Stadttheater of Aussig, now Ústí nad Labem in Bohemia, in the role of Zerbinetta in Richard Strauss' opera Ariadne auf Naxos. Three years later she secured her first engagement at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin, where she sang until 1952. In that year she moved to Bayreuth, in 1953 to Vienna, and in 1954 to Salzburg. Appearances at La Scala in Milan and at the Covent Garden followed.
^"Rita Streich. Biografie" (in German and English). Ritastreich.org. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
^Веретенникова, Ксения (March 26, 2002). "Рита Штрайх действительно родилась в Барнауле [Rita Streich, indeed, was born in Barnaul]". Известия (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-03-21.
Singing Adele's Laughing Song from DIE FLEDERMAUS. Audio only. YouTube.
Singing Mozart, on video. YouTube.
November 12, 2023
rita, streich, december, 1920, march, 1987, german, opera, singer, regarded, most, admired, recorded, lyric, coloratura, sopranos, post, period, olympia, tales, hoffmann, 1946born, 1920, december, 1920barnaul, russia, sfsrdied20, march, 1987, 1987, aged, vienn. Rita Streich 18 December 1920 20 March 1987 was a German opera singer regarded as one of the most admired and recorded lyric coloratura sopranos of the post war period Rita StreichRita Streich as Olympia in The Tales of Hoffmann 1946Born 1920 12 18 18 December 1920Barnaul Russia SFSRDied20 March 1987 1987 03 20 aged 66 Vienna AustriaNationalityWest GermanyOccupationOperatic sopranoYears active1943 1974 Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected filmography 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksBiography editRita Streich was born in Barnaul southern Siberia in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic RSFSR to a Russian mother and a German father who had been a prisoner of war there during the first World War She moved to Germany with her parents during her childhood 1 2 3 She grew up speaking both German and Russian fluently something that was extremely helpful during her later career Among her teachers were Willi Domgraf Fassbaender Erna Berger and Maria Ivogun She made her debut in opera in 1943 at the Stadttheater of Aussig now Usti nad Labem in Bohemia in the role of Zerbinetta in Richard Strauss opera Ariadne auf Naxos Three years later she secured her first engagement at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin where she sang until 1952 In that year she moved to Bayreuth in 1953 to Vienna and in 1954 to Salzburg Appearances at La Scala in Milan and at the Covent Garden followed In 1974 she taught at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen and the Music Academy in Vienna She gave master classes during the Salzburg Festival in 1983 four years before her death in Vienna Her repertoire included roles in Idomeneo Cosi fan tutte Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail The Magic Flute The Marriage of Figaro Don Giovanni Der Rosenkavalier Siegfried the Forest Bird and others Since she had grown up bilingual she could also sing Rimsky Korsakov in the original Russian almost without accent She was also active in operetta She made recordings of many classical Viennese operettas for instance Die Fledermaus Eine Nacht in Venedig The Gypsy Baron Boccaccio Der Bettelstudent and Der Zarewitsch Her recording of Puccini s O mio babbino caro with the Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra conducted by Reinhard Peters was heard in the 2007 film Mr Bean s Holiday with Rowan Atkinson lip synching Selected filmography editThe Merry Wives of Windsor 1950 Not Without Gisela 1951 The Stronger Woman 1953 References edit Rita Streich in German Auffuehrungsdatenbank Bayreuther Festspiele GmbH Festspielhugel Retrieved 2019 03 21 Rita Streich Biografie in German and English Ritastreich org Retrieved 2019 03 21 Veretennikova Kseniya March 26 2002 Rita Shtrajh dejstvitelno rodilas v Barnaule Rita Streich indeed was born in Barnaul Izvestiya in Russian Retrieved 2019 03 21 Bibliography editThe Last Prima Donnas by Lanfranco Rasponi Alfred A Knopf 1982 ISBN 0 394 52153 6External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rita Streich Official website Rita Streich at IMDb Singing Adele s Laughing Song from DIE FLEDERMAUS Audio only YouTube Singing Mozart on video YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rita Streich amp oldid 1177898681, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
