Christel Goltz (8 July 1912 – 14 November 2008) was a German operatic soprano. One of the leading dramatic sopranos of her generation, she possessed a rich voice with a brilliant range and intensity. She was particularly associated with the operas of Richard Strauss, especially Salome and Elektra, and with contemporary operas.[1]
Born in Dortmund, she studied in Munich with Ornelli-Leeb and with Theodor Schenk, whom she later married. After singing small roles, she made her official debut in Fürth, as Agathe, in 1935. She sang one season in Plauen, before joining the roster of principal sopranos at the Staatsoper Dresden through the invitation of Karl Böhm in 1936. She remained at that house until 1950. She began appearing at both the Berlin State Opera and the Städtische Oper Berlin in 1947, and at the Munich State Opera and Vienna State Opera in 1950. Beginning in 1951, she also made guest appearances in Salzburg, Milan, Rome, Brussels, Paris, London, Buenos Aires, and sang at the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1954.[1]
Besides Salome and Elektra, her greatest successes included; the title role in Jenůfa, Marie in Wozzeck, Die Farberin in Die Frau ohne Schatten, Leonora in Fidelio, Elettra in Idomeneo. She created the title role in Carl Orff's Antigone and Rolf Liebermann's Penelope.[1]
An intense singing-actress with a clear and powerful voice of great range, she also tackled a few Italian roles, notably Turandot.[1]
She died in Baden, Austria, aged 96.[1]
^ abcde"Obituaries: Conductor Richard Hickox dies at sixty; sopranos Christel Goltz and Ellen Faull; tenor Ryan Smith; critic Clive Barnes; bass-baritone Richard Van Allan". Opera News. Vol. 73, no. 8. February 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
ChristelGoltz (8 July 1912 – 14 November 2008) was a German operatic soprano. One of the leading dramatic sopranos of her generation, she possessed a...
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prize in the national competition Jugend musiziert in 1993 and the Christel-Goltz Prize in 2004. In 2006, he appeared in the recorded final concert of...
Maria Reining and Anna Tomowa-Sintow (both 12 performances each), ChristelGoltz and Claire Watson (both 10). From 1979 to 1982, the Salzburg Festival...
Marschallin (Rosenkavalier) and Arabella. Nylund was honoured there with the Christel-Goltz Prize - for her interpretations of Marie in Smetana's Die verkaufte...
of the Kassel Opera, singing Marie in Wozzeck. In 1957 she replaced ChristelGoltz as Elektra at the Royal Opera House, leading to much acclaim. She performed...
and the title role in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin. He was awarded the Christel-Goltz Prize of the Semperoper Foundation in 2008. In 2015, Pohl first appeared...
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house and orchestra Label 1955 Hans Hopf Leonie Rysanek Ludwig Weber ChristelGoltz Elisabeth Höngen Karl Böhm Vienna State Opera orchestra & chorus (recorded...
International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch in 1994 and was awarded the Christel-Goltz Prize by the Semperoper in Dresden in 2001. Her mastery of the Italian...
engineer (d. 1998) Gérard Lecointe, French general (d. 2009) July 8 – ChristelGoltz, German operatic soprano (d. 2008) July 9 – Editta Sherman, Italian-American...
Orchestra, Erich Kleiber – Cantus Classic (1955) Il trovatore – Hans Hopf, ChristelGoltz, Ira Malaniuk, Josef Metternich, Wilhelm Schirp – Cologne Radio Chorus...
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra & chorus CD: Nonesuch Records Cat: 1957 ChristelGoltz Giuseppe Zampieri Paul Schöffler Otto Edelmann Sena Jurinac Herbert...
Philharmoniker, conductor: Ferenc Fricsay. World premiere 1949. Stradivarius. ChristelGoltz, Irmgard Barth, Benno Kusche, Hermann Uhde, Paul Kuën, Karl Ostertag;...
Schwarzkopf Hermann Uhde Anton Dermota Walter Berry Paul Schöffler ChristelGoltz Karl Böhm Vienna State Opera orchestra and chorus Omega Opera Archive...
"Among famous Salomes, e.g. Emmy Destinn, Maria Jeritza, Maria Cebotari, ChristelGoltz, Birgit Nilsson, Josephine Barstow, Hildegard Behrens and Catherine...
Herrmann, Elfriede Weidlich as Susanne, Arno Schellenberg as Count, ChristelGoltz as Countess, Clementine von Schuch as Cherubin, 10 August 1945. In Deutsche...
at the international competition "Das Schubertlied" in Vienna 2009: Christel-Goltz-Prize Den Intellekt fordern, Artikel in Kleine Zeitung, 19 February...
R Elektra – Ich will nichts hören; Was willst du, fremder Mensch? ChristelGoltz, Elisabeth Höngen, Ferdinand Frantz Bayerisches Staatsorchester 1952-08...
as a voice teacher. Her students have included Mojca Erdmann. 1999: Christel-Goltz Prize of the foundation for the Semper Opera 2002: Kammersängerin of...
Classic (sung in German) 1956 - Die Frau ohne Schatten - Leonie Rysanek, ChristelGoltz, Emmy Loose, Elisabeth Hongen, Hans Hopf, Karl Terkal, Paul Schöffler...
Schmidt-Isserstedt – Cantus Classics (sung in German) 1953 – Verdi – Der Troubadour – ChristelGoltz, Hans Hopf, Ira Malaniuk, Josef Metternich, Wilhelm Schirp – Cologne...
Cristina Goicea (born 1992) Malcolm Goldstein (born 1936) Gottfried von der Goltz (born 1964) Karen Gomyo (born 1982) Randall Goosby (born 1996) Midori Gotō...
The Spokesman-Review. 2 June 1952. Retrieved 8 December 2021. von der Goltz, A. (2009). Hindenburg: Power, Myth, and the Rise of the Nazis. OUP Oxford...
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