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Irmgard Seefried
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Irmgard Seefried (9 October 1919 – 24 November 1988) was a distinguished German soprano who sang opera and lieder. Maria Theresia Irmgard Seefried was born in Köngetried, near Mindelheim, Bavaria, Germany, the daughter of educated Austrian-born parents. She studied at Augsburg University before making her debut in Aachen as the priestess in Verdi's Aida in 1940. She began to sing the leading parts in 1942 by singing the part of Agathe in Weber's Der Freischütz in 1942, and the next year she made her debut at Vienna State Opera by singing the part of Eva in Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg conducted by Karl Böhm. From then on, she remained with the ensemble of the Vienna State Opera until her retirement in 1976. She sang at the Salzburg Festival every year from 1946 to 1964 (except 1955, 1961 and 1962) in operas (Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Pamina in The Magic Flute, Marzelline in Fidelio, and the Composer in Ariadne auf Naxos), concerts and recitals. She appeared at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in London from 1947 to 1949, and also La Scala in Milan, the Edinburgh Festival, etc. She made her Metropolitan Opera in New York debut in November 1953 as Susanna in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro and appeared there for only one season (1953-54), in five performances of the part of Susanna. One of the outstanding singers to emerge immediately after the Second World War, she was noted for her Mozart and Richa
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Lachen und Weinen, D.777, Op.59/4
2832No.2 Gloria
1393Messe solennelle de Ste. Cécile : Gounod: Messe solennelle de Ste. Cécile - No. 2 Gloria
1094Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 19. Arie "Ich Will Dir Mein Herze Schenken"
515Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 12. Rezitativ "Blute Nur, Du Liebes Hertz"
516Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 18. Rezitativ "Wiewohl Mein Herz"
487J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1 - No. 8, Aria: "Blute nur, du liebes Herz"
468Le Nozze di Figaro, '(The) Marriage Of Figaro' (1999 Digital Remaster), Act 2: Conoscete, Signor Fi
449Schubert: Lachen Und Weinen, D.777, Op.59/4
3910A German Requiem: IV. How lovely is Thy dwelling place
35albums
Irmgard Seefried - Lieder
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The Art Of Irmgard Seefried – Volume 4: Lieder
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111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon
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111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon：111 Classic Tracks - CD5
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111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon£º111 Classic Tracks - CD5
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Bach, J.S.: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244
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Bach: Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 (St. Matthew Passion) [La Passion selon Saint Matthieu]
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Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
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Bach, J.S.: Sacred Masterpieces
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Brahms: A German Requiem
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Irmgard Seefried - Liederabend
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Franz Schubert : 16 Lieder