Margot Guilleaume
Margot Guilleaume | |
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| Born | 12 January 1910 Hamburg, Germany |
| Died | 25 June 2004 (aged 94) Hamburg, Germany |
| Education | Vogt'sches Konservatorium |
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Margot Guilleaume (12 January 1910 – 25 June 2004) was a German operatic soprano, a member of the Hamburg State Opera. She was an academic teacher at the Musikhochschule Hamburg from 1950 to 1978, and was known beyond Germany as a singer in oratorio and concert.
Career
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After World War II, Guilleaume sang at the Hamburgische Staatsoper from 1946 to 1949. She was a soloist in radio concerts and recordings of Radio Hamburg, the later Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)[1] which made her known and led to concerts and recordings for the labels Polydor and Deutsche Grammophon. She performed Lieder all over Germany and in neighbouring countries, especially in France.[2]
In 1948, she performed the part of Marzelline in Beethoven's Fidelio in a complete live recording but without dialogue, with Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt conducting radio choir and orchestra in Hamburg.[3] The same year, she recorded the title role in Verdi's La Traviata in German, conducted by Hans Müller-Kray. In 1950 she recorded the title role of Mozart's Die Gärtnerin aus Liebe in a complete recording conducted by Rolf Reinhardt. The same year, she was Nedda in a recording of Pagliacci, and Anna in Marschner's Hans Heiling, both with Wilhelm Schüchter conducting the Hamburg radio forces. In 1951, she recorded, again with Reinhardt, the part Mlle. Silberklang in Mozart's Der Schauspieldirektor. In 1952, she was Juliette in a recording of Korngold's Die tote Stadt, conducted by Fritz Lehmann. She sang in 1955 in a complete recording of Monteverdi's L'Orfeo the parts of Musica and Proserpina. August Wenzinger conducted the orchestra of the festival Sommerliche Musiktage Hitzacker, and singers included Helmut Krebs in the title role, Jeanne Deroubaix as Speranza and Messagera, and Fritz Wunderlich as Apollo in his first studio recording.[3]
Guilleaume was a lecturer at the Musikhochschule Hamburg from 1950. In 1962, she was appointed professor. She retired from the post in 1978.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c "Sängerin und Pädagogin Margot Guilleaume gestorben" (in German). Musikmarkt. 5 July 2004. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ ISBN 3-598-11598-9.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-11-095596-5.
External links
- "Margot Guilleaume (Soprano)", Bach-Cantatas
- "Margot Guilleaume", Operissimo (in German)
- Margot Guilleaume discography at Discogs
- Margot Guilleaume at AllMusic
