Erna Spoorenberg
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Erna Spoorenberg, Huberdina Aletta Spoorenberg as real name, (11 April 1925 – 18 March 2004) was a Dutch soprano.
Life
She was born in
In 1949, she auditioned for Karl Böhm and was given a guest contract at the Vienna State Opera, soon becoming a permanent member. Her performances there included:
- Donizetti: Don Pasquale (Norina)
- Millöcker: Der Bettelstudent (Laura)
- Mozart: The Magic Flute (Pamina / Queen of the Night), Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Konstanze), Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni (Donna Elvira), Così fan tutte (Fiordiligi)
- Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (Frau Fluth)
- Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann
- Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus (Adele)
- Richard Strauss: Elektra
- Verdi: Rigoletto (Gilda)
Returning to the Netherlands, she was eventually offered a contract with
In parallel to her opera career, she gave many recitals, often with
In the early 1970s, Spoorenberg was injured in a car accident, in which her rib cage was crushed. After six months in hospital, she trained intensively to restore her breathing technique. The accident influenced her decision to work closer to home and she became mainly a singing teacher. From 1970 to 1977, she taught at the Royal Academy in Brussels, and from 1971 to 1988 in the Sweelinck Academy of Music in Amsterdam. After 1978, she worked as a private teacher.[citation needed]
Awards
- A Harriet Cohen International Music Award (year not determined)
- 2002: Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Death
In later life she settled in the town of Vught, where she died in 2004, aged 78.[1]
Recordings
Her more than 20 recordings include:[2]
- The Art of Erna Spoorenberg in Opera Gala GL 100.570
- Erna Spoorenberg: Legendary Voices Decca 466 985-2
- Leona Mitchell and Erna Spoorenberg - Italian Arias and Sacred Songs Works by Giacomo Puccini; Pietro Mascagni; Gioachino Rossini; Giuseppe Verdi; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Belart 461
- Les pêcheurs de perles by Bizet. Role: Leila. Verona 2707-8
- La dame blanche by François-Adrien Boieldieu. Role: Anna. Melodram
- Roméo et Juliette by Gounod. Role: Juliette. G.O.P.
- Pelléas et Mélisande by Debussy. Role: Mélisande. Decca 473351-2
- Solveig's Song in Grieg's Peer Gynt - The Hague Philharmonic, directed by Willem Van Otterloo. Philips (Minigroove 33 1/3), 1958
References
- ^ a b c "Erna Spoorenberg (Soprano) - Short Biography". www.bach-cantatas.com. March 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Erna Spoorenberg discography at Discogs
External links
- Erna Spoorenberg (soprano)
- Erna Spoorenberg (in English)
- Erna Spoorenberg (in Dutch)
- Erna Spoorenberg - discografie (in Dutch)
- Erna Spoorenberg at IMDb