What is the birthdate of this soprano singer in opera and musical theater, who sang her first solo guided by this Dutch violinist and conductor best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra?
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Janine Kitzen Janine Kitzen (born 1 March 1978 in Kerkrade, The Netherlands) is a soprano singer in opera and musical theatre. Although she was born in a family with no real musical background, Kitzen knew from an early age she wanted to build a career in singing. At the age of ten, she sang her first public solo guided by André Rieu.
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André Rieu André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu (born 1 October 1949) is a Dutch violinist and conductor best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra. Together they have turned classical and waltz music into a worldwide concert touring act, as successful as some of the biggest global pop and rock music acts.
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Hermine Kittel Hermine Kittel (December 2, 1879 – April 7, 1948) was an Austrian contralto from Vienna. She studied singing with Amalie Materna in Vienna. She made her operatic debut in 1897 in Ljubljana. Kittle first sang under Gustav Mahler at the Vienna Hofoper (Vienna State Opera) and later premiered in a revision of "Ariadne auf Naxos". She sang at the Bayreuth Festival in 1902 and 1908, where she sang Erda in "Der Ring des Nibelungen". She also sang at the Salzburg Festival, where she often played Marcellina in "The Marriage of Figaro".
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Peter Schneider (conductor) Peter Schneider (born 26 March 1939, in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian conductor and opera administrator.
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Désirée Artôt Désirée Artôt (21 July 1835 – 3 April 1907) was a Belgian soprano (initially a mezzo-soprano), who was famed in German and Italian opera and sang mainly in Germany. In 1868 she was engaged, briefly, to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, who may have coded her name into works such as his First Piano Concerto and the "Romeo and Juliet" Fantasy-Overture. After her 1869 marriage to the Spanish baritone Mariano Padilla y Ramos, she was known as Désirée Artôt de Padilla or Désirée Artôt-Padilla.
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Hedy Graf Hedy Graf (12 October 1926 – 31 January 1997) was a Spanish-born Swiss classically trained soprano. She traveled widely throughout Switzerland and Germany. Her concert repertory focused on both Baroque and contemporary music, including premières of oratorios.
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Lotte Lehmann Charlotte "Lotte" Lehmann (February 27, 1888 – August 26, 1976) was a German soprano who was especially associated with German repertory. She gave memorable performances in the operas of Richard Strauss, Richard Wagner, Ludwig van Beethoven, Puccini, Mozart, and Massenet. The Marschallin in "Der Rosenkavalier", Sieglinde in "Die Walküre" and the title-role in "Fidelio" are considered her greatest roles. During her long career, Lehmann also made more than five hundred recordings. Her performances in the world of Lieder are considered among the best ever recorded.
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Gustavus Waltz Gustavus Waltz (fl. 1732-1759) was a German bass opera singer who collaborated with Handel.
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Franz Amon Franz Amon was the lead violinist and concertmaster of the dance orchestra of Johann Strauss I.
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Solomiya Krushelnytska Solomiya Amvrosiivka Krushelnytska (Ukrainian: Соломі́я Амвро́сіївна Крушельни́цька ; September 23, 1872 — November 16, 1952) was a Ukrainian soprano, considered to be one of the brightest opera stars of the first half of the 20th century.
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Elisabeth Schumann Elisabeth Schumann (13 June 1888 – 23 April 1952) was a German soprano who sang in opera, operetta, oratorio, and lieder. She left a substantial legacy of recordings.
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Gundula Janowitz Gundula Janowitz (born August 2, 1937) is an Austrian lyric soprano singer of operas, oratorios, lieder, and concerts. She is one of the most renowned opera singers of the 20th century and was pre-eminent in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Jean-Christophe Spinosi Jean-Christophe Spinosi (born 2 September 1964) is a French conductor and violinist, the founder of French orchestra Ensemble Matheus.
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Jane Henschel Jane Henschel (born 2 March 1952) is an American operatic mezzo soprano. Henschel, who was born in Wisconsin, studied at the University of Southern California, and then pursued further studies in Germany, where she has made her home. Her numerous opera appearances include Baba the Turk in Igor Stravinsky's "The Rake’s Progress" with Glyndebourne Festival Opera, the Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto, and the Salzburg festival; Brangäne in Richard Wagner’s "Die Walküre" with Paris Opéra and the Los Angeles Opera; the Principessa in Giacomo Puccini’s "Suor Angelica" with conductor Riccardo Chailly and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Blanche de la Force in Francis Poulenc’s "Dialogues des Carmélites" in Amsterdam; Kostelnicka Buryjovka in Leoš Janáček’s "Jenůfa" under Seiji Ozawa in Japan; and the Kabanicka in Janáček’s "Katya Kabanova" at the Salzburg Festival among others.
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Johann Strauss I Johann Strauss I (German: "Johann Baptist Strauß, Johann Strauss (Vater)" ; also Johann Baptist Strauss, Johann Strauss Sr., the Elder, the Father; March 14, 1804 – September 25, 1849) was an Austrian Romantic composer. He was famous for his waltzes, and he popularized them alongside Joseph Lanner, thereby setting the foundations for his sons to carry on his musical dynasty. His most famous piece is the Radetzky March (named after Joseph Radetzky von Radetz).
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Sonya Monosoff Sonya Monosoff (born June 11, 1927 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a violinist, a pioneer of the Baroque violin and one of the first American performers to use the Baroque violin in performance.
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Gross-Wien Gross-Wien Op. 440 is a waltz by Johann Strauss II written in 1891 and was a choral waltz for the Wiener Männergesang-Verein (Vienna Men's Choral Association) during the Vienna Fasching (Carnival) of the same year. The text for the choral version of the waltz was by Franz von Gernerth.
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Elisabeth Schwarz Elisabeth Schwarz (born 5 July 1984) is an Austrian operatic soprano. She was born in Salzburg, Austria.
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Hanna Schwarz Hanna Schwarz (born 15 August 1943), is a German mezzo-soprano and contralto singer in opera and concert. In 1976 she performed the parts of Fricka and Erda in the centenary production of Wagner's "Der Ring des Nibelungen" at the Bayreuth Festival, staged by Patrice Chéreau.
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Teresa Żylis-Gara Teresa Żylis-Gara (born 23 January 1935) is a Polish operatic soprano who had a major international career during the 1950s through the 1990s. Although chiefly known for her portrayals in operas by Mozart, Puccini and Verdi, she sang a broad repertoire that encompassed a wide array of musical periods and languages. In addition to her work on the stage, she has been active as a concert singer and recitalist, and is particularly admired for her interpretations of the works of Bach, Handel and Brahms.
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Antonietta Fricci Antonietta Fricci (born Antonie Frietsche) (8 January 1840 – 7 September 1912) was an Austrian-born opera singer known for her performances in leading soprano and mezzo-soprano roles in the opera houses of Europe. She was married to the Italian tenor Pietro Neri-Baraldi from 1863 until his death in 1902.
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Sophie Diez Sophie Diez or Dietz ("née" Hartmann) (1 September 1820 – 3 May 1887) was a German soprano who sang leading roles with the Munich Hofoper (now known as the Bavarian State Opera) in a career spanning 40 years. She is most remembered today for having created the role of Magdalena in Wagner's "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg", but she also sang in the world premieres of several other operas by lesser-known German composers.