Marianne Schech
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Born | Geltau near Bayrischzell, Bavaria, Germany | 18 January 1914
Died | 22 July 1999 Munich, Bavaria, Germany | (aged 85)
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Marianne Schech (18 January 1914 – 22 July 1999) was a German operatic soprano and academic who appeared internationally. She was a member of the Bavarian State Opera from 1946 to 1970. She is known for leading roles in works by Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss, playing, for example, the Dyer's Wife in the U.S. premiere of Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss at the San Francisco Opera in 1959. She made several recordings, including in 1951 the role of Elisabeth in Wagner's Tannhäuser, conducted by Robert Heger, in 1960 the role of Chrysothemis in Elektra by Richard Strauss, conducted by Karl Böhm, and Senta in Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer, conducted by Franz Konwitschny.
Career
Born in Geltau near Bayrischzell, Schech studied at the Trapp'sches Konservatorium and at the Akademie der Tonkunst in Munich. She made her operatic debut at the Stadttheater Koblenz in 1937 in the role of Martha in d'Albert's Tiefland. In 1939, she moved to the Theater Münster, and in 1941 to the Düsseldorf Opera.[1]
After World War II, Schech was a member of the Bavarian State Opera from 1946 to 1970.[1] In 1952, she appeared in Rio de Janeiro as Senta in Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer and as Isolde in his Tristan and Isolde. In 1957, she was the Dyer's Wife in Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss at the Paris Opera. She often appeared at the Vienna State Opera, in 1958 as Venus in Wagner's Tannhäuser and as Brünnhilde in his Siegfried, in 1962 as Brünnhilde in his Die Walküre and as the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier by Strauss. In 1959, she appeared as the Dyer's Wife in the U.S. premiere of the opera at the San Francisco Opera in 1959.[1]
Schech made several recordings,[2] including in 1951 the role of Elisabeth in Wagner's Tannhäuser, conducted by Robert Heger.[3] She recorded the role of Sieglinde in Die Walküre, Martha in Tiefland, the Marschallin and the Dyer's Wife, among others.[1] In 1960, she recorded the role of Chrysothemis in Elektra by Richard Strauss, conducted by Karl Böhm with the Staatskapelle Dresden, and alongside Inge Borkh in the title role and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau as Orest.[4] The same year, she recorded Senta in Der fliegende Holländer, conducted by Franz Konwitschny with the Staatskapelle Berlin, and alongside Fischer-Dieskau in the title role, Gottlob Frick as Daland and Fritz Wunderlich as the Steuermann.[5]
Schech lectured at the Musikhochschule München from 1970, where Claudia Eder and Felicity Palmer were among her students. She died in Munich in 1999.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Kutsch, Karl J.; Riemens, Leo, eds. (2004). Schech, Marianne (in German). Vol. 4. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 4182, 1290. ISBN 978-3-59-844088-5.
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- ^ Steiger, Karsten (2011). Opern-Diskographie: Verzeichnis aller Audio- und Video-Gesamtaufnahmen (in German). Walter de Gruyter. p. 660. ISBN 978-3-11-095596-5.
- ^ Recordings of Elektra operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
- ^ Der fliegende Holländer andreas-praefcke.de
External links
- Literature by and about Marianne Schech in the German National Library catalogue
- Discography on Discogs
- Marianne Schech on MusicMe
- Marianne Schech & Staatskapelle Dresden & Karl Böhm Amazon
- Marianne Schech; Ozean, du Ungeheuer; Oberon; Carl Maria von Weber (YouTube)
- 1914 births
- 1999 deaths
- People from Miesbach (district)
- German operatic sopranos
- University of Music and Performing Arts Munich faculty
- Voice teachers
- Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Recipients of the Bavarian Order of Merit
- 20th-century German singers
- Musicians from Bavaria
- 20th-century women singers