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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Rita Streich
| name = Rita Streich
| image = Fotothek df pk 0000063 009 Gruppenbild mit Regisseur Ernst Legal.jpg
| image = Fotothek df pk 0000063 009 Gruppenbild mit Regisseur Ernst Legal.jpg
| alt =
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| caption = Rita Streich as Olympia in ''[[The Tales of Hoffmann]]'', 1946
| caption = Rita Streich as Olympia in ''[[The Tales of Hoffmann]]'', 1946
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|12|18|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|12|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Barnaul]], Russia SFSR
| birth_place = [[Barnaul]], Russia SFSR
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1987|03|20|1920|12|18|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1987|03|20|1920|12|18|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Vienna]], Austria
| death_place = [[Vienna]], Austria
| nationality = German
| nationality = West Germany
| occupation = Operatic soprano
| occupation = Operatic [[soprano]]
| years_active= 1943–1974
| years_active = 1943–1974
}}
}}
'''Rita Streich''' (18 December 1920{{spaced ndash}}20 March 1987) was one of the most admired and recorded lyric [[coloratura soprano]]s of the post-war period.
'''Rita Streich''' (18 December 1920{{spaced ndash}}20 March 1987) was a German opera singer, regarded as one of the most admired and recorded lyric [[coloratura soprano]]s of the post-war period.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Rita Streich was born in [[Barnaul]], southern Siberia, in the [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic]] (RSFSR), to a German father who had been a prisoner of war there, and a Russian mother. She moved to Germany with her parents during her childhood.<ref name="Bayreuth">{{cite web|url=http://auffuehrungsdatenbank.bayreuther-festspiele.de/fsdb/personen/348/index.htm|title=Rita Streich|publisher=Auffüehrungsdatenbank. [[Bayreuth Festival|Bayreuther Festspiele GmbH - Festspielhügel]]|access-date=2019-03-21|language=de}}</ref><ref name="Ritastreich">{{cite web|url=http://ritastreich.org/bio.html|title=Rita Streich. Biografie|publisher=Ritastreich.org|access-date=2019-03-21|language=de, en}}</ref><ref name="Izvestia">{{cite news|last=Веретенникова|first=Ксения|date=March 26, 2002|title=Рита Штрайх действительно родилась в Барнауле [Rita Streich, indeed, was born in Barnaul]|url=http://izvestia.ru/news/259979 |work=[[Izvestia|Известия]] |access-date=2019-03-21|language=ru}}</ref> She grew up speaking both German and Russian fluently, something that was extremely helpful during her later career. Among her teachers were [[Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender]], [[Erna Berger]] and [[Maria Ivogün]].
Rita Streich was born in [[Barnaul]], southern Siberia, in the [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic]] (RSFSR), to a Russian mother, and a German father who had been a prisoner of war there during the [[World War 1|first World War]]. She moved to Germany with her parents during her childhood.<ref name="Bayreuth">{{cite web|url=http://auffuehrungsdatenbank.bayreuther-festspiele.de/fsdb/personen/348/index.htm|title=Rita Streich|publisher=Auffüehrungsdatenbank. [[Bayreuth Festival|Bayreuther Festspiele GmbH - Festspielhügel]]|access-date=2019-03-21|language=de}}</ref><ref name="Ritastreich">{{cite web|url=http://ritastreich.org/bio.html|title=Rita Streich. Biografie|publisher=Ritastreich.org|access-date=2019-03-21|language=de, en}}</ref><ref name="Izvestia">{{cite news|last=Веретенникова|first=Ксения|date=March 26, 2002|title=Рита Штрайх действительно родилась в Барнауле [Rita Streich, indeed, was born in Barnaul]|url=http://izvestia.ru/news/259979 |work=[[Izvestia|Известия]] |access-date=2019-03-21|language=ru}}</ref> She grew up speaking both German and Russian fluently, something that was extremely helpful during her later career. Among her teachers were [[Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender]], [[Erna Berger]] and [[Maria Ivogün]].


She made her debut in opera during the [[World War II|Second World War]] at the Stadttheater of Aussig, now [[Ústí nad Labem]] in [[Bohemia]], in the role of Zerbinetta in [[Richard Strauss]]' opera ''[[Ariadne auf Naxos]]'', in 1943. Three years later she secured her first engagement at the [[Berlin State Opera|Staatsoper Unter den Linden]] in Berlin, where she sang until 1952. In that year she moved to Bayreuth, in 1953 to Vienna, and in 1954 to Salzburg. Appearances at [[La Scala]] in Milan and at the [[Royal Opera House|Covent Garden]] followed.
She made her debut in opera in 1943, at the Stadttheater of Aussig, now [[Ústí nad Labem]] in [[Bohemia]], in the role of Zerbinetta in [[Richard Strauss]]' opera ''[[Ariadne auf Naxos]]''. Three years later she secured her first engagement at the [[Berlin State Opera|Staatsoper Unter den Linden]] in Berlin, where she sang until 1952. In that year she moved to Bayreuth, in 1953 to Vienna, and in 1954 to Salzburg. Appearances at [[La Scala]] in Milan and at the [[Royal Opera House|Covent Garden]] followed.


In 1974, she taught at the [[Folkwang Hochschule]] in [[Essen]] and the Music Academy in [[Vienna]]. She gave [[master class]]es during the [[Salzburg Festival]] in 1983, four years before her death in [[Vienna]].
In 1974, she taught at the [[Folkwang Hochschule]] in [[Essen]] and the Music Academy in [[Vienna]]. She gave [[master class]]es during the [[Salzburg Festival]] in 1983, four years before her death in [[Vienna]].


Her repertoire included roles in ''[[Idomeneo]]'', ''[[Così fan tutte]]'', ''[[Die Entführung aus dem Serail]]'', ''[[The Magic Flute]]'', ''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]'', ''[[Don Giovanni]]'', ''[[Der Rosenkavalier]]'', ''[[Siegfried (opera)|Siegfried]]'' (the Forest Bird) and others. Since she had grown up bilingual, she could also sing [[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov|Rimsky-Korsakov]] in the original Russian almost without accent. She was also active in operetta. She made recordings of many classical Viennese operettas, for instance ''[[Die Fledermaus]]'', ''[[Eine Nacht in Venedig]]'', ''[[Der Zigeunerbaron]]'', ''[[Boccaccio (operetta)|Boccaccio]]'', ''[[Der Bettelstudent]]'' and ''[[Der Zarewitsch]]''.
Her repertoire included roles in ''[[Idomeneo]]'', ''[[Così fan tutte]]'', ''[[Die Entführung aus dem Serail]]'', ''[[The Magic Flute]]'', ''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]'', ''[[Don Giovanni]]'', ''[[Der Rosenkavalier]]'', ''[[Siegfried (opera)|Siegfried]]'' (the Forest Bird) and others. Since she had grown up bilingual, she could also sing [[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov|Rimsky-Korsakov]] in the original Russian almost without accent. She was also active in operetta. She made recordings of many classical Viennese operettas, for instance ''[[Die Fledermaus]]'', ''[[Eine Nacht in Venedig]]'', ''[[The Gypsy Baron]]'', ''[[Boccaccio (operetta)|Boccaccio]]'', ''[[Der Bettelstudent]]'' and ''[[Der Zarewitsch]]''.


Her recording of Puccini's "[[O mio babbino caro]]" with the Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra conducted by [[Reinhard Peters (conductor)|Reinhard Peters]], was heard in the 2007 film "[[Mr. Bean's Holiday]]" with [[Rowan Atkinson]] lip-synching.
Her recording of Puccini's "[[O mio babbino caro]]" with the Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra conducted by [[Reinhard Peters]], was heard in the 2007 film "[[Mr. Bean's Holiday]]" with [[Rowan Atkinson]] lip-synching.


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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Rita Streich
Rita Streich as Olympia in The Tales of Hoffmann, 1946
Born(1920-12-18)18 December 1920
Barnaul, Russia SFSR
Died20 March 1987(1987-03-20) (aged 66)
Vienna, Austria
NationalityWest Germany
OccupationOperatic soprano
Years active1943–1974

Rita Streich (18 December 1920 – 20 March 1987) was a German opera singer, regarded as one of the most admired and recorded lyric coloratura sopranos of the post-war period.

Biography

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Rita Streich was born in Barnaul, southern Siberia, in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR), to a Russian mother, and a German father who had been a prisoner of war there during the first World War. She moved to Germany with her parents during her childhood.[1][2][3] She grew up speaking both German and Russian fluently, something that was extremely helpful during her later career. Among her teachers were Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender, Erna Berger and Maria Ivogün.

She made her debut in opera in 1943, at the Stadttheater of Aussig, now Ústí nad Labem in Bohemia, in the role of Zerbinetta in Richard Strauss' opera Ariadne auf Naxos. Three years later she secured her first engagement at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin, where she sang until 1952. In that year she moved to Bayreuth, in 1953 to Vienna, and in 1954 to Salzburg. Appearances at La Scala in Milan and at the Covent Garden followed.

In 1974, she taught at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen and the Music Academy in Vienna. She gave master classes during the Salzburg Festival in 1983, four years before her death in Vienna.

Her repertoire included roles in Idomeneo, Così fan tutte, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, The Magic Flute, The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, Der Rosenkavalier, Siegfried (the Forest Bird) and others. Since she had grown up bilingual, she could also sing Rimsky-Korsakov in the original Russian almost without accent. She was also active in operetta. She made recordings of many classical Viennese operettas, for instance Die Fledermaus, Eine Nacht in Venedig, The Gypsy Baron, Boccaccio, Der Bettelstudent and Der Zarewitsch.

Her recording of Puccini's "O mio babbino caro" with the Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra conducted by Reinhard Peters, was heard in the 2007 film "Mr. Bean's Holiday" with Rowan Atkinson lip-synching.

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Rita Streich" (in German). Auffüehrungsdatenbank. Bayreuther Festspiele GmbH - Festspielhügel. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  2. ^ "Rita Streich. Biografie" (in German and English). Ritastreich.org. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  3. ^ Веретенникова, Ксения (March 26, 2002). "Рита Штрайх действительно родилась в Барнауле [Rita Streich, indeed, was born in Barnaul]". Известия (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-03-21.

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