Irma Beilke
Irma Beilke (born August 24, 1904 in Berlin ; died December 20, 1989 there ) was a German opera singer ( soprano ) and music teacher .
Life
The merchant's daughter Beilke received her musical training in Berlin from HT Dreyer and Gertrud Wirthschaft. Contrary to her father's wishes, she made her debut in 1926 at the Städtische Oper Berlin , where she stayed until 1928. She then moved to the Landestheater Oldenburg (1928–1930) and the Leipzig Opera House (1930–1936). She continued her education in coloratura - like lyrical soprano - and returned to Berlin as a well-known singer , where she was again permanently engaged at the opera from 1936 to 1958. She also had guest performance contracts with the operas in Leipzig and Munich, as well as in Vienna (1941–1945). She gave further guest appearances in London, Paris, Brussels, Antwerp, Milan, Florence, Barcelona, Zagreb and Belgrade.
She cast roles in the world premieres of Der Eulenspiegel (1936, Hans Stieber), Die pfiffige Magd (1939, Julius Weismann), Die Windsbraut (1941, Winfried Zillig ), Capriccio (1942) and Prussian Fairy Tale (1952).
As a singer, she was also hired for roles in films, and many of her pieces were recorded on vinyl . Since 1954 she gave private singing lessons. She gave her final performance in 1958 as Mimì in La Bohème in the building of the Theater des Westens . From 1958 to 1969 she was a professor at the Musikhochschule Berlin , then she retired. In 1980 she was made an honorary member of the Berlin State Opera.
Opera roles (selection)
- Blondchen in The Abduction from the Seraglio ( Glyndebourne Festival 1936; Royal Opera House London 1938, Salzburg Festival 1939)
- Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier , Royal Opera London 1938
- Susanna in Figaro's wedding (Salzburg Festival 1942)
- Colobine in Arlecchino or The Windows (Berlin Opera 1946)
- Pamina in Magic Flute (Salzburg Festival 1943)
- Soprano solo in Beethoven's 9th Symphony (Salzburg Festival 1943)
- in Amelia goes to the ball (Berlin)
- Regina in Mathis the Painter (1948, Berlin)
- Despina in Così fan tutte
- Mrs. Fluth in The Merry Wives of Windsor
- Title roles in Undine , Manon , La traviata
- Rose Friquet in The Hermit's Bell
- Lola in Cavalleria rusticana
- Voice of the forest bird in Siegfried
- Norina in Don Pasquale
- Agnes in Poor Heinrich
- Gilda in Rigoletto
- Oscar in A Masked Ball
literature
- Irma Beilke in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
- Kutsch / Riemens: Großes Sängerlexikon , De Gruyter Berlin, 2004. P. 321 f. ISBN 978-3-11-915958-6 .
Web links
- Irma Beilke at Discogs (English)
- Irma Beilke in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Beilke, Irma |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (soprano) and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 20, 1989 |
| Place of death | Berlin |