Elisabeth Breul
Elisabeth Breul (born August 25, 1930 in Gera ; † October 12, 2016 in Leipzig ) was a German opera singer ( soprano ) and vocal teacher .
Life
Elisabeth Breul studied first at the Music Academy in Gera with Marta-Luise Fink and then at the University of Music in Dresden with Klara Elfriede Intrau. From 1960 to 1992 she was a lyrical soprano member of the Leipzig Opera . She also worked on the basis of guest contracts at the Dresden State Opera and the Komische Oper Berlin . Breul had international appearances at the Théâtre de la Monnaie Brussels, at the operas of Brno , Łódź , Budapest and Genoa . In the music centers of Romania, France, Spain and the USSR she has also appeared as a guest in the concert halls.
In 1970 Breul received the National Prize of the GDR and in 1972 the Robert Schumann Prize of the city of Zwickau . From 1962 Breul worked as a music teacher at the music academies in Dresden and Leipzig . In 1977 she was appointed professor in Dresden and 1982 in Leipzig. Breul has been an honorary member of the Leipzig Opera since 1992. Elisabeth Breul preferred to sing lyrical roles on stage. As a concert singer, she particularly emerged with a Bach and Handel repertoire .
literature
- Karl-Josef Kutsch , Leo Riemens : Large singer lexicon . Electronic edition of the third, expanded edition. Directmedia, Berlin 2004, p. 3011 .
- Horst Riedel: Stadtlexikon Leipzig from A to Z . Ed .: Pro Leipzig. Leipzig 2005, ISBN 3-936508-03-8 , pp. 68 .
Web links
- Elisabeth Breul at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
- Leipziger-biographie.de: Elisabeth Breul. Retrieved April 21, 2018 .
- Theaterderzeit.de: Elisabeth Breul. Retrieved April 21, 2018 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary notice Elisabeth Breul. In: LVZ from October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016 .
- ↑ Grande Dame of Leipzig Music - The opera singer Elisabeth Breul has died . In: Leipziger Volkszeitung . October 17, 2016, p. 8 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Breul, Elisabeth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (soprano) and singing teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 25, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gera |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 12, 2016 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |