Where was Irmgard Seefried born?
Q: Where was Irmgard Seefried born?
A: Irmgard Seefried was born in Köngetried, near Mindelheim, Bavaria, Germany.
Q: What university did she attend?
A: She studied at Augsburg University.
Q: What opera did she make her debut in?
A: Her first appearance in opera was in Aachen where she sang the role of the priestess in Verdi's Aida in 1940.
Q: Where did she perform regularly?
A: She belonged to the ensemble of the Vienna State Opera until she retired in 1976 and sang at the Salzburg Festival nearly every year and gave many recitals. She also appeared at the Royal Opera House of Covent Garden in London from 1947 to 1949, and La Scala in Milan, Edinburgh Festival, etc.
Q: What roles is she especially remembered for singing?
A: She is especially remembered for her singing of the music of Mozart and Richard Strauss, but also sang other composers' operas; such as the title role in Puccini's Madama Butterfly, Marie in Alban Berg's Wozzeck, Eva in Der Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Blanche in Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmélites, and the title role in Janáček's Káťa Kabanová.
Q: Who said that Seefried could do easily some things which other singers struggled all their lives to do?
A: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf said this about Seefried during an interview.
Q: After retirement what did Seefrich teach ?
A: After retirement ,she taught students at Vienna Music Academy and Salzburg Mozarteum .
