Hildegard Laurich
Hildegard Laurich | |
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| Born | 15 January 1941 Halle |
| Died | 11 February 2009 (aged 68) |
| Education | Hochschule für Musik Detmold |
| Occupation | Classical contralto |
Hildegard Laurich (15 January 1941 – 11 February 2009),[1] was a German classical contralto singer.
Professional career
Born in
Halle, Laurich studied at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold, in Berlin with Hermann Weissenborn, and in private study with Professor Frederick Husler in Cureglia[1].[1]
She sang mostly in concert, particularly in works of Johann Sebastian Bach. In 1974 she sang the alto part in Bach's St Matthew Passion in the Konstantinbasilika of Trier with Gertraud Stoklassa, Kurt Huber, Siegmund Nimsgern, William Reimer, the Trierer Bachchor, the Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Saarbrücken, conducted by Ekkehard Schneck.[2]
She appeared at the
Handel Festival Göttingen in 1969 and 1971, at the Toledo Festival of 1970 in Spain, and at the German Bach Festival. On the opera stage she appeared as a guest in Classical and Baroque operas, among others at the Teatro Colón Buenos Aires, at the opera houses of Rio de Janeiro and Mexico City, and in German theatres.[1]
Recordings
Laurich recorded
recording of Mahler's Symphony No. 8, with Michael Gielen conducting the Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
.
References
- ^ a b c d "Hildegard Laurich (Contralto)". bach-cantatas.com. 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ "Konzert 1969−1975" (in German). Trierer Bachchor. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ "Cantata BWV 120 Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille". bach-cantatas.com. 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ "François-Joseph Gossec (1734–1829) Messe des Morts (1760)". musicweb-international.com. 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
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