Hildegard Heichele

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Hildegard Heichele
BornSeptember 1947 (1947-09) (age 76)
Obernburg, West Germany
OccupationOperatic soprano
OrganizationsOper Frankfurt

Hildegard Heichele (German: ['haɪxɛlɛ]; born September 1947)[1] is a German soprano in opera, concert and recital. A member of the Oper Frankfurt from 1974, she has appeared in major European opera houses, concert halls and international festivals. She is known for Mozart roles such as Susanna, Blonde and Despina. Heichele is featured on opera recordings, including a DVD of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss from the Royal Opera House in London, and singing concerts, such as the opening of the Alte Oper with Mahler's Eighth Symphony in 1981.

Career

Born in

Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny at the Stadttheater Klagenfurt. She was engaged at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich from 1971.[1]

She became a member of the ensemble of the

Die Zauberflöte. Appearing with Roland Hermann as the Count and Margit Neubauer as Cherubino, she was described as a pert Susanna with a flawless voice ("makellos singende, schnippische Susanna").[2] She took part in the first performance at the Oper Frankfurt of Rameau's Castor et Pollux in 1980.[1]

Heichele appeared as a guest at opera houses in Europe, in 1974 at the

Nationaltheater Mannheim.[1]

In concert, she appeared in Mahler's Eighth Symphony, conducted by Michael Gielen, with seven other soloists, three choirs and the Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester, at the opening of the Alte Oper concert hall on 28 August 1981, which was recorded live.[6]

Recordings

Heichele recorded for the broadcaster

Wiener Sängerknaben and Chorus Viennensis, and the Concentus Musicus Wien conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt.[8]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-3-59-844088-5
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  2. ^ "Zeitmosaik / Die Künste". Die Zeit (in German). 9 January 1981. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-1-44-224797-0
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  4. ^ "Die Fledermaus – 16 December 1983 Matinee". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  5. ^ Haywood, Tony (March 2004). "Johann Strauss II (1825–1899) / Die Fledermaus". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Eröffnungskonzert". Alte Oper (in German). 28 August 1981. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Alois Ickstadt / Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works". Bach Cantatas website. 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Concentus Musicus Wien / Gustav Leonhardt & Leonhardt-Consort / Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works / Recordings – Part 4". Bach Cantatas website. 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  9. OCLC 85900062

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