Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Dame

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

DBE
Dame; Elisabeth Schwarzkopf; DBE
	The soprano around 1950
Born	Olga Maria Elisabeth Friederike Schwarzkopf; 9 December 1915; Jarotschin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire (now Poland)
Died	3 August 2006 (aged 90); Schruns, Vorarlberg, Austria
Citizenship	Germany; Austria; United Kingdom;
Occupations	Classical soprano; Voice teacher;
Organizations	Deutsche Oper Berlin; Vienna State Opera; Salzburg Festival;
Title	Kammersängerin; Honorary member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music; Honorary member of the Vienna State Opera; Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres;
Awards	Lilli Lehmann Medal; Edison Award; Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; UNESCO Mozart Medal;

Dame Olga Maria Elisabeth Friederike Schwarzkopf, DBE (9 December 1915 – 3 August 2006) was a German-born Austro-British lyric soprano. She was among the foremost singers of lieder, and is renowned for her performances of Viennese operetta, as well as the operas of Mozart, Wagner and Richard Strauss. After retiring from the stage, she was a voice teacher internationally. She is considered one of the greatest sopranos of the 20th century.

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