Gerda Scheyrer

Gerda Scheyrer (born July 18, 1923 in Vienna ; † September 22, 1999 there ) was an Austrian singer ( soprano ) and actress .

Life

Scheyrer completed a singing course at the Vienna Music Academy , a. a. with Anny Konetzni . After one of her first public appearances on August 15, 1945 in the Vienna Konzerthaus, she made her stage debut on November 3, 1945 at the Vienna City Theater as Princess Helene in A Waltz Dream . From 1948 she was engaged at the Stadttheater Steyr , in the 1950/51 season she moved to the Salzburg State Theater and then worked at the Vienna Volksoper from 1951 to 1956 . From 1956 to 1977 she was a member of the Vienna State Opera , where she had her first appearance in 1951. At the State Opera she appeared in 44 different roles, including as Countess in Figaro's wedding and 51 times as Leonore in La forza del destino . As the first lady in Die Zauberflöte , which she sang 177 times here, she celebrated her last appearance at the State Opera in 1977.

At the Salzburg Festival in 1955 she appeared as Echo in Ariadne auf Naxos , in 1955 and 1956 as First Lady in the Magic Flute . In 1954 and 1956 she appeared at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, and from 1963 to 1964 at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. She was heard at the Rome Opera in 1954 as Marianne Leitmetzerin in Der Rosenkavalier and in 1956 as First Lady in the Magic Flute . She had other guest appearances at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera and at the Brussels Opera House . At the Bregenz Festival in 1960 she was seen as Gabriele in Wiener Blut , in 1964 as Lisa in Land of Smiles , in 1965 as Annina in One Night in Venice and in 1966 in the title role of Die Schöne Helena .

Scheyrer had a very extensive opera and operetta repertoire and was also a well-known oratorio soprano . After the end of her career, she was appointed professor at the Vienna Conservatory .

Filmography

• 1953: You are the world to me
• 1967: The order
• 1999: Tatort: ​​Never again opera

Awards

• 1975: Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art, 1st class (November 12)
• 1988: Honorary membership of the Vienna State Opera
• 1999: Decoration of Honor in Gold for Services to the State of Vienna (26 January)
• Awarded the title of Chamber Singer (Unknown Date)

literature

• Karl-Josef Kutsch , Leo Riemens : Large singer lexicon . Volume 6 Rasa - Sutton. KG Saur, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-598-11598-9 . (Here wrong year of birth 1925 ).
• Alexander Rausch: Scheyrer (-Luegmayer), Gerda. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-7001-3046-5 .
• Gerda Scheyrer in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 3rd Great Film and Stage Parade. In:  Austrian Volksstimme. Organ of the Communist Party of Austria , August 12, 1945, p. 4 (online at ANNO ).
2. ^ Opening of the winter season at the Stadttheater. In:  Austrian newspaper. Red Army newspaper for the population of Austria , November 1, 1945, p. 4 (online at ANNO ).
3. ^ Reunion with "Waltz Dream" .. In:  Wiener Kurier. Published by the American armed forces for the population of Vienna , November 5, 1945, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).
4. ^ Archives of the Salzburg Festival 1955
5. ^ Archives of the Salzburg Festival 1955
6. ^ Archives of the Salzburg Festival 1956
7. ^ The history of the Bregenz Festival 1960
8. ↑ The history of the Bregenz Festival 1964
9. ↑ The history of the Bregenz Festival 1965
10. ↑ The history of the Bregenz Festival 1966

Web links

• Gerda Scheyrer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Gerda Scheyrer at Discogs (English)
• Gerda Scheyrer at Allmusic (English)
• Schedule archive of the Vienna State Opera with performances by Gerda Scheyrer