Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: From Flower Maiden to Marschallin

by Kirsten Liese

Overview

(Amadeus). As Flower Maiden in Wagner's Parsifal , she gave her opera debut. As Marschallin in Strauss's Rosenkavalier , she made history. One of the greatest singers of the last century, Elizabeth Schwarzkopf possessed not only an unmistakable timbre, but also a bewitching beauty. This pictorial volume contains hundreds of costume and portrait photographs from her private estate, providing a lasting reflection of her personality and elegance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781574671759
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	01/01/2009
Series:	Amadeus
Pages:	170
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Kirsten Liese born in Berlin in 1964, studied music education and German philology. Since 1996 she has lived and worked in Berlin as an independent journalist, author and editor specializing in opera, chamber music, concerts, and cinema.



Lillian Fayer was born in 1917 in New York. She was educated as a photographer in Vienna at the School for Graphic Education and Research Institue. In 1942 she took over her father's photo studio. She specialized in private and costume portraits as well as full stage scenes. Lillian took photographs for all the big Austrian musical institutions, including the Salzburg Festival and the Vienna State Opera.