Hildegard Behrens

Originally published 12:47 p.m., August 20, 2009, updated 12:47 p.m., August 20, 2009 TOKYO -- Soprano Hildegard Behrens, one of the finest Wagnerian performers of her generation, has died while traveling in Japan. She was 72. Jonathan...

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German soprano Hildegard Behrens, best known for her roles in Wagner and Strauss operas, has died in a Tokyo hospital aged 72, an official at the Kanshinetsu Music Society Foundation in Japan said Wednesday. Behrens, who was in Japan to...

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...sung to save their souls not their voices. A new sister has now joined their ranks -- a young German soprano, Hildegard Behrens." Ms. Behrens lacked the hulking vocal power of traditional Wagnerian sopranos, but she made up for the deficit...

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Soprano Hildegard Behrens, one of the finest Wagnerian performers of her generation, has died while traveling in Japan. She was 72. High note: Hildegard Behrens rehearses a scene in an opera in Salzburg, Austria, in July 2001. AP PHOTO

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...late in developing an international career (she was nudging 40 before she was first heard in London), Hildegard Behrens's voice, and the characters she chose to portray, were ideally suited to the older woman; and more than one critic...

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Opera singer Behrens dies aged 72 Behrens played Kostelnicka in the opera Jenufa in Salzburg, iin 2001 Soprano Hildegard Behrens, known for her dramatic portrayals of Richard Wagner's heroines, has died aged 72. The German singer died...

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FILE - In this July 18, 2001 file photo, "Kostelnicka" Hildegard Behrens, left, and "Steva Buryja" David Kuebler, rehearse a scene of the opera "Jenufa" by composer Leos...

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Opera singer Hildegard Behrens dies in Tokyo AP - FILE - In this July 18, 2001 file photo, 'Kostelnicka' Hildegard Behrens, left, and 'Steva Buryja' David … By SHINO YUASA, Associated Press Writer Shino Yuasa, Associated Press Writer -...

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FILE - In this July 18, 2001 file photo, "Kostelnicka" Hildegard Behrens, left, and "Steva Buryja" David Kuebler, rehearse a scene of the opera "Jenufa" by composer Leos Janacek and director Bob Swaim, in Salzburg, Austria. Behrens, one of...

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Navigation - link to other main sections from here The soprano Hildegard Behrens, one of the finest Wagnerian performers of her generation, has died while travelling in Japan. She was 72. Jonathan Friend, artistic administrator of the...

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