Leonie Rysanek, whose father was of Czech descent, studied with her younger sister Lotte (her own first name was a contraction of ‘Leopoldine’) at the Vienna Academy of Music, where her teachers included Alfred Jerger and Rudolf Grossmann. She made her operatic stage debut in 1949 at Innsbruck as Agathe / Der Freischütz and between 1950 and 1952 was a member of the Saarbrücken Opera.
Here Rysanek was spotted by Wieland Wagner, who invited her to sing Sieglinde / Die Walküre at the reopening of the Bayreuth Festival in 1951. Having now attracted international attention, she returned to Bayreuth to sing Sieglinde (1958, 1965–1969), Elsa / Lohengrin (1958), Senta / Der fliegende Holländer (1959, 1969–1970), Elisabeth / ...
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STRAUSS, R.: Elektra (Studio Production, 1982) | |
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STRAUSS, R.: Elektra (Studio Production, 1982)
Composer:
Strauss, Richard
Artists:
Beirer, Hans -- Bohm, Karl -- Bohme, Kurt -- Borris, Kaja -- Boysen, Rolf -- Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus -- Doig, Christopher -- Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich -- Gall, Axelle -- Greindl, Josef -- Ligendza, Catarina -- Lorand, Colette -- Nikolova, Milkana -- Reppel, Carmen -- Rysanek, Leonie -- Vance, Marjorie -- Varnay, Astrid -- Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra -- Warla, Olga -- Yachmi, Rohangiz
Label/Producer: UNITEL |