Elisabeth Schumann

Elisabeth Schumann (13 June 1888 – 23 April 1952) was a German lyric soprano who sang in opera, operetta, oratorio, and lieder. She left a substantial legacy of recordings.^[1]

Death[edit]

Elisabeth Schumann died in New York City, New York. She was buried in St Martin's Church, Ruislip, England. Her son is also interred in the same plot.

Honorary Member of the Vienna State Opera and the first female Honorary Member of the .^[4]

Vienna Philharmonic

Elisabeth Schumann: a Biography by (her son) , edited and translated by her granddaughter, Joy Puritz, published 1993 by André Deutsch, London, ISBN 0-233-98794-0 (out of print); revised paperback edition published 1996 by Grant and Cutler, London, ISBN 9780729303941

Gerd Puritz

Great Voices of the Century sing Exotica, SCSH 005

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"Elisabeth Schumann: Silver thread of song", EMI Classics, 2011, digitally-remastered 6-CD set, 5099991848024.

Media related to Elisabeth Schumann at Wikimedia Commons

discography, photographs (2003)

Elisabeth Schumann website

at Find a Grave