Elisabeth Lindermeier
Elisabeth Lindermeier | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 February 1923 Musikhochschule München |
| Occupation | Operatic soprano |
| Organizations | Bavarian State Opera |
| Spouse | Rudolf Kempe |
Elisabeth Lindermeier (also Elisabeth Kempe-Lindermeier; 17 February 1923 – 19 February 1998) was a German operatic soprano. A member of the Bavarian State Opera, she performed internationally, including at the Royal Opera House in London in the English premiere of Die Liebe der Danae by Richard Strauss. She appeared in recordings and films.
Life and career
Born in
Musikhochschule München.[1] Supported by Kammersänger Hans Hotter, she joined the ensemble of the Prinzregententheater. In 1946, she made her debut at the Bavarian State Opera as Sandmännchen in Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel.[1] She remained a member of the ensemble until 1958 and appeared as a guest until 1962.[1]
Internationally, Lindermeier first appeared at the
Die Zauberflöte.[1] She performed as Wellgunde and the Second Norne in Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen in Rome in 1953, also singing Wellgunde at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in 1956.[1]
At the
Glyndebourne Festival.[1]
Lindermeier was married to the conductor Rudolf Kempe.[1] She ended her career in favour of her husband's at the end of the 1960s.[1] She died in Munich on 19 February 1998.[1]
Recordings
Lindermeier made recordings with orchestras such as the
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln.[5] Her recordings are held by the German National Library, including:[6]
- 1954: Münchner Philharmoniker conducted by Fritz Lehmann, Boys' choir of the Wittelsbacher Gymnasium Munich, Choir of the Bayerischer Rundfunk, with Hänsel – Gisela Litz, Gretel – Rita Streich, Peter – Horst Günter, Gertrud – Marianne Schech, Knusperhexe – Res Fischer, Sandmännchen – Elisabeth Lindermeier, Taumännchen – Bruno Brückmann (complete recording, DG449 378-2)
- 1954: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by Rudolf Alberth, Elisabeth Lindermeier, Richard Holm, Hertha Töpper, Marcel Cordes, Label: Line (2008)[7]
- 1956: Mahler – Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by Otto Klemperer, Elisabeth Lindermeier – soprano, Label: Golden Melodram (2007)[8]
- 1957: Der Ring des Nibelungen – complete live recording, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Rudolf Kempe Label: Testament, reissued 2008[3]
- 1957: Fidelio, as Marzelline, with Leonie Rysanek as Leonore, Ferdinand Frantz as Jacquino, Ludwig Weber as Rocco, Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma della RAI conducted by Eugen Jochum[9]
Filmography
- The Falling Star, playing a singer, Germany 1950, director: Harald Braun[10]
- Gustav Rudolf Sellner[11]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-3-59-844088-5.
- ISBN 978-0-81-089308-5.
- ^ a b "Götterdämmerung". wagnerdisco.net. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Covent Garden poster / Handel's Samson", Victoria and Albert Museum
- ^ Radio Times. G. Newnes. 1958.
- ^ "Recordings with Elisabeth Lindermeier". German National Library (in German). Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ISBN 978-3-11-095596-5.
- ISBN 9780313297717.
- ^ Beethoven: Fidelio (partly reissued in 2008) arkivmusic.com
- ^ "Der fallende Stern". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Die Kluge" (PDF). Orff-Zentrum München (in German). Retrieved 9 March 2020.
External links
- Elisabeth Lindermeier at IMDb
- Elisabeth Lindermeier discography at Discogs
- "Porträtserie Rudolf Kempe (1910–1976; Dirigent) und Gattin Elisabeth Lindermeier" (images) Deutsche Fotothek
- "Lindermeier, Elisabeth (1923–1998)" (in German) Kalliope-Verbund
