Hilde Rössel-Majdan
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Born | Hildegard Figl 30 January 1921 University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna |
Occupation | Operatic contralto |
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Spouse | Karl Rössel-Majdan |
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Hilde Rössel-Majdan[1] (30 January 1921 – 15 December 2010) was an Austrian contralto in opera and concert. She was a member of the Vienna State Opera and is known for early recordings of Bach's music including his cantatas. She was an influential voice teacher in Graz and Vienna.
Career
She was born Hildegard Figl in
She made her operatic debut on 18 September 1951 as the voice of Antonia's mother in
Rössel-Majdan also appeared at La Scala and Covent Garden, among others. At the Salzburg Festival, she performed the roles of Dryad in Ariadne auf Naxos in 1954, Lucrezia in Palestrina in 1958 and Annina and Marcellina in 1960.[7]
She was invited to the
From 1966 she taught at the Musikhochschule in Graz,[4] where she was appointed professor of Lieder and oratorio singing in 1970. From 1972 until her retirement in 1991, she taught at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, appointed professor of Sologesang (solo singing) in 1976.[4] Among her students were Wolfgang Holzmair and Alexander Kaimbacher.
Marriage
She was married in 1945 to Karl Rössel-Majdan (1916–2000).[3]
Death
Hilde Rössel-Majdan died in Vienna. She was cremated at Feuerhalle Simmering, where also her ashes are buried.[2]
Recordings
Hilde Rössel-Majdan recorded opera, especially works by Richard Strauss (
Starting in the early 1950s, she recorded works by Bach, including his
She appeared in a concert of the ORF on 8 April 1968 with the Stabat mater by Karol Szymanowski and that by Tommaso Traetta, conducted by Dietfried Bernet, with Mimi Coertse and Ladislaus Anderko.
Literature
- ISBN 3-7001-3046-5
References
- ^ Her name is also spelled Hilde Rössl-Majdan and Hilde Rossel-Majdan.
- ^ a b Gottfried Cervenka (28 December 2010). "Goldene Kehle, goldenes Herz / Hilde Rössel-Majdan (1921–2010)" (in German). ORF. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Opernsängerin Hildegard Rössel-Majdan verstorben" (in German). Die Presse. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Rössel-Majdan, Hilde" (in German). Austria-Forum. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Hilde Rössel-Majdan (Contralto)". bach-cantatas.com. 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ISBN 978-3-7618-1134-4.
- ISBN 978-0-19-522186-2., vol. 4, p. 67.
External links
- Literature by and about Hilde Rössel-Majdan in the German National Library catalogue
- Hilde Rössel-Majdan at AllMusic
- Hilde Rössel-Majdan profile, WorldCat; accessed 4 November 2017.
- Hilde Rössel-Majdan obituary, markley.com; accessed 4 November 2017.