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Marianne Schech
Marianne Schech was a German operatic soprano and academic who appeared internationally. She was a member of the Bavarian State Opera from 1946 to 1970. She is known for leading roles in works by Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss, playing, for example, the Dyer's Wife in the U.S. premiere of Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss at the San Francisco Opera in 1959. She made several recordings, including in 1951 the role of Elisabeth in Wagner's Tannhäuser, conducted by Robert Heger, in 1960 the role of Chrysothemis in Elektra by Richard Strauss, conducted by Karl Böhm, Senta in Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer, conducted by Franz Konwitschny, and Venus in Tannhäuser, also conducted by Konwitschny. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianne_Schech) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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Overture
Josef Greindl, Diana Eustrati, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Ernst Haefliger, Fritz Matthies, Howard Vandenburg, Kim Borg, Lisa Otto, Liselotte Losch, Margarete Klose, Margot Guillaume, Maria Reith, Maria Stader, Marianne Schech, Martin Vantin, Nina Stemme, Rita Streich, Wilhellm Borchert, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Der fliegende Holländer: "Mein Kind, du siehst mich auf der Schwelle, Mögst du, mein Kind, den fremden Mann, willkommen heissen"
Gottlob Frick, Marianne Schech, Orchester der Deutschen Staatsoper, Berlin, Franz Konwitschny, and Richard Wagner
Albums
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Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (Stereo Version)
2015
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Wagner: Tannhaüser, Excerpts (Mono Version)
2014
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Hermann Scherchen: Enregistrements Live Inédits
2019