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{{short description|German opera singer}}

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| caption = Rita Streich as Olympia in [[The Tales of Hoffmann]], 1946
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| birth_place = [[Barnaul]], Russia SFSR
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| nationality = West Germany
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| death_place = [[Vienna]], [[Austria]]
| occupation = Operatic [[soprano]]
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'''Rita Streich''' (December 18, 1920{{spaced ndash}}March 20, 1987), was one of the most admired and recorded [[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 [[Russia]]n part of what was then the [[Soviet Union]], to a German father and a Russian mother. She moved to Germany with her parents during her childhood. She grew up speaking both [[German language|German]] and [[Russian language|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]].


Her debut as an opera singer was during the [[World War II|Second World War]] at the Stadttheater of [[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 stayed 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 [[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. She died 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|Le nozze di Figaro]]'', ''[[Don Giovanni]]'', ''[[Der Rosenkavalier]]'', ''[[Siegfried (opera)|Siegfried]]'' (the Forest Bird) and others. Since she had grown up bilingual, she could also sing the works of [[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov|Rimsky-Korsakov]] in their original Russian almost without accent. Apart from this Rita Streich was an active operetta-singer. 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 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]]''.


Rita Streich was brought to modern audiences in 2007 in the film "[[Mr. Bean's Holiday]]" when [[Rowan Atkinson]] lip-syncs her famous recording of Puccini's "[[O mio babbino caro]]" with the Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra directed by Reinhard Peters.
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==
* ''[[The Merry Wives of Windsor (1950 film)|The Merry Wives of Windsor]]'' (1950)
* ''[[The Merry Wives of Windsor (1950 film)|The Merry Wives of Windsor]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Not Without Gisela]]'' (1951)
* ''[[The Stronger Woman]]'' (1953)

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
* ''The Last Prima Donnas'', by Lanfranco Rasponi, Alfred A Knopf, 1982. ISBN 0-394-52153-6
* ''The Last Prima Donnas'', by [[Lanfranco Rasponi]], Alfred A Knopf, 1982. {{ISBN|0-394-52153-6}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
{{commons category|Rita Streich}}
* {{Official website|ritastreich.org}}
* {{IMDb name|0834159}}
* {{IMDb name|0834159}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrIcop2WHOA Singing Adele's Laughing Song from DIE FLEDERMAUS. Audio only. YouTube.]
* [http://www.ritastreich.org Official website]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRYP_-L7uxA Singing Mozart, on video. YouTube.]

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Latest revision as of 19:37, 11 November 2024

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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