Ruthilde Boesch
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Ruthilde Boesch, born Ruthilde Klösterer, married also Ruthilde Loibner (9 January 1918 – 20 January 2012) was an Austrian soprano in opera, operetta, song and concert, and a vocal pedagogue. She was a member of the Vienna State Opera for decades, and later an influential voice teacher.[1]
Life and career
Born in
From 1945 to 1971 the soprano's "main importance was to be found in the field of coloratura
Boesch appeared on many stages of the world. Numerous concerts and guest performances took her to Europe, the U.S., the Middle East, Australia, South and North America.[1] She made five world tours of recitals with her second husband, the State Opera conductor Wilhelm Loibner, who was her accompanist.[1][3] In 1968, she was awarded the title Kammersängerin.[2]
After her retirement from the stage in 1974, she lived for a while in Japan.[1] She devoted herself to teaching. Her pupils included Edita Gruberová, Eva Lind, Genia Kühmeier, her son Christian Boesch and her grandson Florian Boesch.[2]
From her first marriage to A. E. Boesch, Ruthilde Boesch had two sons, Wolfgang Boesch (born 1939), a writer, and Christian Boesch who became a singer.[1]
She died in Vienna[2] and is buried at the Grinzinger Friedhof (group 6, row 4, no. 4) in Döbling.[5][6]
Awards
- Austrian Kammersängerin (1968)[2]
- Ehrenring of the Vienna State Opera[2]
- Austrian Decoration for Science and Art in Silver[2]
Recordings
Her recordings are held by the German National Library, including:[7]
- Die Zauberflöte
- Der Ring des Polykrates
- Rusalka
- Eine Nacht in Venedig
- Die Fledermaus
- Echo eines Sangeslebens (CD for her 80th birthday)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Ruthilde Boesch". The Telegraph. London. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ ISBN 3-7001-3077-5.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-59-844088-5.
- ^ a b c "Ruthilde Boesch" (in German). Vienna State Opera. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ Kral, Harald (24 January 2012). "Sängerin Ruthilde Boesch gestorben". Tamino Klassikforum. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ Alessandro Cipriano (22 January 2012). "In Memoriam KS Ruthilde Boesch ( 9. Januar 1918 in Braunau am Inn, † 20. Januar 2012 in Wien)" (in German). Show Biz Talk Online. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Recordings by Ruthilde Boesch" (in German). German National Library. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
External links
- Ruthilde Boesch discography at Discogs
- KS Ruthilde Boesch – Echo eines Sängerlebens auf members.inode.at
- KS Ruthilde Boesch†, Ehrenmitglied EVTA-Austria
- Echo eines Sängerlebens: Ruthilde Boesch von Mozart bis zum Walzerlied
- Recordings on IDAGIO
