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Trudeliese Schmidt (7 November 1942〔 − 24 June 2004) was a German operatic mezzosoprano who had an international career, performing at major opera houses and festivals in Europe. The singer with a remarkable stage presence excelled in trouser roles such as Cherubino, Idamante, Hänsel, Octavian and the composer in ''Ariadne auf Naxos''. She performed in premieres of operas by Isang Yun and Manfred Trojahn. == Career == Born in Saarbrücken, Schmidt studied voice and made her debut at the Saarbrücken Opera as Hänsel in Humperdinck's ''Hänsel und Gretel''. She became a member of the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden and in 1969 of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein. The same year, she performed at the Staatstheater Nürnberg in the premiere of Isang Yun's opera ''Träume'' (Dreams). She toured Japan with the Bayerische Staatsoper in 1974.〔 Schmidt performed at the Bayreuth Festival from 1975, as Wellgunde in ''Das Rheingold'' and ''Götterdämmerung'', later also as Grimgerde in ''Die Walküre'' and in smaller parts in ''Parsifal''.〔 She appeared at the Salzburg Festival from 1974 to 1995, in parts such as the ''Zweite Dame'' in Mozart's ''Die Zauberflöte'', the composer in ''Ariadne auf Naxos'' by Richard Strauss (1979–82), Clairon in his ''Capriccio'' (1985–87), Cherubino in Mozart's ''Le nozze di Figaro'' (1980), Idamante in his ''Idomeneo'' (1983–84), Meg Page in Verdi's ''Falstaff'' (1991) and Marcellina in ''Le nozze di Figaro'' (1995).〔 Her stage presence was praised, in roles such as the ''Kostelnička'' in Janáček ''Jenůfa'' and Carlotta in Schreker's ''Die Gezeichneten''. She sang the part of the Marchesa in the premiere of Manfred Trojahn's ''Enrico'' at the Schwetzingen Festival in 1991.〔 In concert, she appeared in 1985 as a soloist in a mass at St. Peter's Basilica held by Pope John Paul II, singing the alto part in Mozart's ''Coronation Mass'', conducted by Herbert von Karajan. She performed in Beethoven's ''Missa solemnis'' with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Karajan, alongside Lella Cuberli, Vinson Cole and José van Dam.〔 Schmidt died in Saarbrücken.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Trudeliese Schmidt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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