Ilse Hollweg

Ilse Hollweg (born February 23, 1922 in Siegburg ; † February 9, 1990 in Solingen ) was a German opera singer ( coloratura soprano ).

Life

Hollweg received her vocal training at the Cologne University of Music with Gertrude Förstel . Ilse Hollweg made her debut in Saarbrücken in 1943 at the State Theater there . In 1946 she became the first coloratura soprano at the Düsseldorf Opera House . From 1951 to 1952 she performed in Berlin and Hamburg, and in 1952 she sang at the Vienna State Opera . Ilse Hollweg performed as a lieder singer together with the pianist Sebastian Peschko .

In 1950 and again in 1954 she had great success at the Glyndebourne Festival as Zerbinetta in Ariadne on Naxos . From 1955 to 1970 she was part of the ensemble of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf-Duisburg. She gave further appearances at the Salzburg Festival and the Bayreuth Festival , where she took over the "voice of the forest bird" in Siegfried . She has appeared as a guest at all major German opera houses, including La Scala in Milan and the Royal Opera House in London. In later years, chamber singer Ilse Hollweg mainly worked as a singing teacher at the Alanus University of Art and Society .

personal data
SURNAME	Hollweg, Ilse
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German opera singer (coloratura soprano)
DATE OF BIRTH	February 23, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH	Siegburg
DATE OF DEATH	February 9, 1990
Place of death	Solingen