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Eva Fleischer

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Eva Fleischer, also Eva Fleischer-Fischer (5 May 1922, Wrocław – 8 January 2016, Leipzig) was a German opera contralto and professor at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig.[1]

Life

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Born in Breslau, Fleischer studied at the Musikhochschule Leipzig, where she became a lecturer in 1951. From 1959 to 1966 she belonged to the ensemble of the Leipzig Opera. In the 1960s she was the subject of several oil paintings by Bernhard Heisig. From 1966 to 1982 she was professor at the Musikhochschule Leipzig.

She was married to the pianist Rudolf Fischer.

Fleischer died in Leipzig[2] at age 93.

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Eva Fleicher on Bach Cantatas Website
  2. ^ Traueranzeige in der Leipziger Volkszeitung
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