Summary
Rosemarie Lang (21 May 1947 – 12 January 2017)[1] was a German operatic mezzo-soprano.
Life edit
Born in Grünstädtel, Lang studied at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig with Elisabeth Breul, Eva Schubert-Hoffmann and Helga Forner. At the 1969 Robert Schumann International Competition for Pianists and Singers she won 2nd prize, and at the 1972 International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition she won 1st prize ("Bach Prize Winner"), both in the "Ladies' Singing" category.[2][3]
She began her stage career at the Theater Altenburg Gera, and from 1972 she was an ensemble member of the Oper Leipzig. In 1987, she moved to the Staatsoper Unter den Linden. She made her debut there as Clytemnestra in Gluck's Iphigenia in Aulis. She remained an ensemble member of the Staatsoper until her retirement from the stage for health reasons in 2009.[4][5]
Guest appearances took her to the Salzburg Festival and the Vienna State Opera, among others. In addition to her operatic activities, she also cultivated concert, lied and oratorio singing. Numerous radio and recordings document her artistic activity.[6][7]
Further reading edit
- Kutsch/Riemens: Großes Sängerlexikon. 3rd edition 1997.
References edit
- ^ "Mezzosopranistin Rosemarie Lang (69) gestorben". Musik Heute. 17 January 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ Lang Rosemarie on Operissimo
- ^ Lang Rosemarie on Großes Sängerlexikon p. 2596
- ^ Rosemarie Lang on Operabase
- ^ Rosemarie Lang on Primephonic (with portrait)
- ^ Rosemarie lang on ArkivMusic
- ^ Rosemarie Lang on AllMusic
External links edit
- Literature by and about Rosemarie Lang in the German National Library catalogue
- Rosemarie Lang discography at Discogs
