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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Irmgard Seefried has received more than 52,821 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Irmgard Seefried is the 826th most popular singer (up from 878th in 2019), the 3,430th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,383rd in 2019) and the 38th most popular German Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Irmgard Seefried ranks 826 out of 3,528Before her are Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Camillo Felgen, Katja Ebstein, Gali Atari, Eric Johnson, and Jamala. After her are BoA, Shovkat Mammadova, Patti LaBelle, Ingvar Wixell, Jim Reeves, and Loreen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Irmgard Seefried ranks 173Before her are George Gerbner, Briek Schotte, Ivan Sidorenko, Salomon Morel, Wasfi Tal, and Héctor Germán Oesterheld. After her are Angelo Felici, Alan Young, Pál Losonczi, Mohammed Karim Lamrani, Lennie Tristano, and Karl H. Pribram. Among people deceased in 1988, Irmgard Seefried ranks 117Before her are Arnulfo Arias, Sewall Wright, Shen Congwen, Giorgio Almirante, John Houseman, and Vasil Mzhavanadze. After her are Pál Titkos, Josep Tarradellas, Pietro Arcari, Son House, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, and Cyril Jackson.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Irmgard Seefried ranks 3,430 out of 6,142Before her are Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1713), Konrad Ernst Ackermann (1712), Adam Gottlob Moltke (1710), Hermann Muhs (1894), Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve (1638), and Heinrich Hübschmann (1848). After her are Albrecht Wilhelm Roth (1757), Herbert Wehner (1906), Richardis of Schwerin, Queen of Sweden (1347), Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1640), Ferdinand Mannlicher (1848), and Theodore Levitt (1925).

Among SINGERS In Germany

Among singers born in Germany, Irmgard Seefried ranks 38Before her are Doro (1964), Tanita Tikaram (1969), Hildegard Behrens (1937), Renate Müller (1906), Kurt Moll (1938), and Jonas Kaufmann (1969). After her are Theo Adam (1926), Liane Augustin (1927), Angela Gossow (1974), Inge Borkh (1921), Edda Moser (1938), and Martha Mödl (1912).