Carla Henius
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Carla Henius (born May 4, 1919 in Mannheim ; † December 27, 2002 in Murnau am Staffelsee ) was a German opera singer ( mezzo-soprano ) and vocal teacher.
Life
The singer saw herself as a consistent pioneer of so-called contemporary music of the 20th century. Her repertoire included music from Arnold Schönberg to Karlheinz Stockhausen and Luigi Nono . 1970–1971 Dieter Schnebel wrote for them, Gisela Saur-Kontarsky and William Pearson “Breaths” for several vocal organs and reproductive devices , which they premiered together in November 1971 in Rome. In addition, she also worked as a music teacher. She was married to the artistic director Joachim Klaiber for a long time .
In 1987 she was awarded the City of Kiel's Culture Prize.
Works
- A Dream Game (1964). Opera libretto (based on the play of the same name by August Strindberg , German by Peter Weiss ). Music: Aribert Reimann . Premiere June 20, 1965 Kiel
literature
- Jürg Stenzl (Eds.): Carla Henius and Luigi Nono. Letters, diaries, notes. European Publishing House, Hamburg 1995 ISBN 3-434-50071-5
Web links
Commons : Carla Henius - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Works by and about Carla Henius in the catalog of the German National Library
- Carla Henius at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
- Carla Henius Archive in the Archive of the Academy of Arts, Berlin
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Henius, Carla |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (mezzo-soprano) and vocal teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 4, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mannheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 27, 2002 |
| Place of death | Murnau am Staffelsee |