Tresi Rudolph

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Tresi Rudolph (born August 18, 1911 in Göttingen ; † January 22, 1997 in Hamburg ) was a German opera singer ( soprano ), actress and vocal teacher .

Life

Tresi Rudolph burial site

At the age of 15 she received singing lessons from Ernst Grenzebach in her hometown and at the age of 17 went to Berlin, where she continued her vocal training. At the age of 21 she was engaged at the State Opera Unter den Linden . Four years later she moved to the German Opera House (now Deutsche Oper Berlin ), where she celebrated triumphs. In 1938 she was awarded the title of chamber singer . She belonged to the ensemble of the German Opera House until the stage was closed in the summer of 1944.

After the war, in addition to tours within Germany and other European countries, she had various engagements , again at the Lindenoper and above all at the Hamburg State Opera .

Tresi Rudolph began her career as a coloratura soubrette with roles such as Papagena ( Die Zauberflöte ) and Musette ( La Bohème ). Over the years her voice has developed into a lyrical and dramatic soprano . At the German Opera House as well as later in Hamburg and elsewhere, she sang many of the great roles in her field such as Nedda ( Bajazzo ), Cho-Cho-San ( Madama Butterfly ), Violetta ( La traviata ), Mimi (La Bohème), Georgette ( Il tabarro ), Tosca , Aida , Agathe ( Der Freischütz ), Carmen .

In addition to her stage work, she became known to a large audience through records and countless radio recordings. In 1936 she got the leading role in Josef von Báky's comedy film Intermezzo , in which she performed the songs Viva el Torero! and for every woman there's a man on earth by Theo Mackeben sings. It was her only film appearance.

In 1959 she ended her career as a singer in order to devote herself to vocal pedagogy .

In the early 1960s she went to Colombia / South America with her husband, the conductor Alfred Hering . There she accepted a multi-year teaching post as professor of the singing class at the Tolima Music Academy .

Tresi Rudolph found her final resting place at the Hamburg cemetery Ohlsdorf (grid square R 29 - 520) at her husband's side.

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SURNAME Rudolph, Tresi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German opera singer (soprano), actress and singing teacher
DATE OF BIRTH August 18, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Goettingen
DATE OF DEATH January 22, 1997
Place of death Hamburg