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Elisabeth Grümmer (née Schilz; 31 March 1911 – 6 November 1986) was a German soprano. She has been described as "a singer blessed with elegant musicality, warm-hearted sincerity, and a voice of exceptional beauty".[1]

Elisabeth Grümmer
Born
Elisabeth Schilz

31 March 1911
Niederjeutz, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire
Died6 November 1986(1986-11-06) (aged 75)
Warendorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Occupation
  • Soprano singer
  • teacher
Years active1940–1986
OrganisationBerlin Musikhochschule
Spouse(s)Detlev Grümmer (died 1944)

Life


Elisabeth Schilz was born in Niederjeutz [now Yutz, near Diedenhofen (Thionville), Alsace-Lorraine] to German parents. In 1918, her family was expelled from Lorraine, and they settled in Meiningen, where she studied theater and made her stage debut as Klärchen in Goethe's Egmont.

She married the concertmaster of the theater orchestra, Detlev Grümmer, and became a mother. The family moved to Aachen, where they met Herbert von Karajan under whose encouragement she made her operatic debut in 1940, in the role of First Flowermaiden in a 1940 performance of Wagner's Parsifal.[2] She went on from Aachen to perform in Duisburg and Prague.

Her husband was killed in their house during the bombing of Aachen in 1944. After the war, she settled in Berlin, singing at the Städtische Oper Berlin. She performed in the major opera houses in Europe and the United States, restricting herself to a small number of roles, primarily sung in German. She was also active in song recitals and concert performances, particularly of Brahms' German Requiem.

The Kammersängerin became a professor at the Berlin Musikhochschule. Among her students are Astrid Schirmer, Gillian Rae-Walker, and Janis Kelly.[3]

Grümmer died in Warendorf, Westphalia on 6 November 1986.[2]


Work and critical reception


Grümmer was acclaimed both as an opera singer and as a lieder interpreter. The book, The Grove Book of Opera Singers, referred to her "beautiful voice, clarity of diction and innate musicianship" evidenced by her legacy on record.[2]

She appeared in two videotaped performances as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, one conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler and the other in German translation conducted by Ferenc Fricsay.


Discography



Operas



Sacred music



Lieder



Video



References


  1. Berg, Gregory (2011). "Classic Archive 28: Great Opera Singers". Journal of Singing. 68 (2).
  2. Laura Williams Macy (2 October 2008). The Grove Book of Opera Singers. Oxford University Press. p. 204. ISBN 978-0-19-533765-5. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  3. gillianraewalker.com

Bibliography





На других языках

- [en] Elisabeth Grümmer

[es] Elisabeth Grümmer

Kammersängerin Elisabeth Grümmer (nacida Elisabeth Schliz) (31 de marzo de 1911, Niederjeutz, Alsacia-Lorena, Francia – 6 de noviembre de 1986, Warendorf, Westfalia, Alemania) fue una notable soprano lírica alemana cuyas interpretaciones en papeles de Mozart, Richard Wagner y Richard Strauss son vistas como referenciales, en especial Elsa, Elisabeth, Agatha, Elettra, Pamina, Octaviano, La Mariscala y por sobre todo Donna Anna.

[ru] Грюммер, Элизабет

Элизабет Грюммер, урождённая Шильц (нем. Elisabeth Grümmer; 1911—1986) — немецкая оперная певица (сопрано).


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