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Irmgard Seefried

1919 - 1988

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Irmgard Seefried (9 October 1919 – 24 November 1988) was a distinguished German soprano who sang opera, sacred music, and lieder. Maria Theresia Irmgard Seefried was born in Köngetried, near Mindelheim, Bavaria, Germany, the daughter of educated Austrian-born parents. She studied at Augsburg University before making her debut in Aachen as the priestess in Verdi's Aida in 1940. She began to sing leading parts in 1942 (Agathe in Weber's Der Freischütz in 1942, and the next year she made her debut at Vienna State Opera with Eva in Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg conducted by Karl Böhm). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Irmgard Seefried is the 979th most popular singer, the 3,929th most popular biography from Germany and the 45th most popular German Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Irmgard Seefried ranks 979 out of 4,381. Before her are Max Romeo, Clare Torry, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Alejandro Sanz, Rosa Ponselle, and Maggie MacNeal. After her are Megan Thee Stallion, Ayumi Hamasaki, Giovanni Martinelli, Lena Katina, Shovkat Mammadova, and Mísia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Irmgard Seefried ranks 196. Before her are Michèle Arnaud, Karl H. Pribram, Robert Pinget, Gene Barry, Lawrence Tierney, and Nehemiah Persoff. After her are Mohammed Karim Lamrani, Eileen Heckart, Polina Gelman, Pauline Kael, Gustaw Herling-Grudziński, and R. M. Hare. Among people deceased in 1988, Irmgard Seefried ranks 136. Before her are Sabino Barinaga, Anatoli Maslyonkin, Joshua Logan, Herluf Bidstrup, André Navarra, and Lygia Clark. After her are Sewall Wright, Jenő Vincze, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Sándor Bíró, Iosif Grigulevich, and Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Irmgard Seefried ranks 3,929 out of 7,253. Before her are Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann (1797), Rupert, Count Palatine of Veldenz (1506), Ernst Baier (1905), Karl Josef Becker (1928), Christian Louis I (1623), and Heinrich Zille (1858). After her are Halet Çambel (1916), Heinrich Burger (1881), Leopold II, Prince of Lippe (1796), Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1846), Timo Boll (1981), and Friedrich Sixt von Armin (1851).

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Among SINGERS In Germany

Among singers born in Germany, Irmgard Seefried ranks 45. Before her are Liane Augustin (1927), Theo Adam (1926), Inge Borkh (1921), Blixa Bargeld (1959), Elisabeth Schumann (1888), and Walter Andreas Schwarz (1913). After her are Margot Hielscher (1919), Josepha Weber (1759), Carlos Marín (1968), Bill Kaulitz (1989), Jonas Kaufmann (1969), and Despina Vandi (1969).

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