Rita Streich

Person · Open Library

Born

1965

Works

1

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Film & TV

Barnaul, Altai Governorate [now Altai Krai], Russia

Rita Streich (18 December 1920 – 20 March 1987) was one of the most admired and recorded lyric coloratura sopranos of the post-war period. Rita Streich was born in Barnaul, southern Siberia, in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR), to a German father who had been a prisoner of war there, and a Russian mother. She moved to Germany with her parents during her childhood. She…

Known for

• Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Abduction from the Seraglio — Blonde1995
• Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Magic Flute — Queen of the Night1994
• Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972
• Dalli Dalli — Self1971
• Das Sonntagskonzert — Self1969
• Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde — Self1969
• Der goldene Schuß — Self1964
• Freunde, vernehmt die Geschichte — Self1959
• Discorama — Self1959
• Zum blauen Bock — Self1957

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

4,055

Total plays

26,083

Rita Streich (December 18, 1920, Barnaul - March 20, 1987, Vienna) was one of the most significant coloratura sopranos of the post-war period. Born in Russia, she moved to Germany while still very young, and thus spoke both Russian and German fluently. Among her teachers were Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender, Erna Berger, and Maria Ivogün. Her debut as an opera singer was during the Second World War at the Stadttheater of Ústí nad Labem in Bohemia, in the role of Zerbinetta in Richard Strauss' opera

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Rita

Gender

female

Citizenship

Austria

Place of birth

Barnaul

Place of death

Vienna

Occupation

opera singer

Languages spoken

German

Instrument

voice

Official website

www.ritastreich.org

Image

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Work location

Ascona

Voice type

coloratura soprano

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