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Maria Ivogün

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Also known as Maria Ivogun

Hungarian singer (1891–1987)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Hungary
Active from
1891-11-18
Active to
1987-10-03
soprano

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
115
Total plays
814

Tags

sopranoClassicalliederopera20th Century

Maria Ivogün (18 November 1891, Budapest - 3 October 1987, Beatenberg, Switzerland) was a distinguished soprano singer of Hungarian origin. She was an outstanding interpreter of the works of Mozart: her recording of the aria of the Queen of the Night (Die Zauberflöte) became legendary. Maria Ivogün was born Ilse Kempner. Her father was the Austro-Hungarian Colonel Pál Kempner. She created her professional name by contracting the maiden name of her mother, the Austrian operetta singer Ida von

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