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Marga Schiml (Mezzo-soprano)

Born: November 29, 1945 - Weiden/Oberpfalz, Bavaria, Germany.

The German soprano, Marga Schiml, studied with Hanno Blaschke in Munich and with Irmgard Hartmann-Dressler in Berlin.

Marga Schiml made her stage debut in 1967 at the Stadttheater of Basel as Policare in Tigrane by Johann Adolf Hasse. She had great success with appearances at the State Operas of Vienna and Munich, and the Opera Houses of Graz, Basel and Zürich. She appeared at the Festival of Orange; at the Bayreuth Festival, where she sang in 1978-1980 Flosshilde and Siegrune in Der Ring des Nibelungen, in 1979-1981 one of the flower girls in Parsifal, in 1982-1984 and 1986-1988 Magdalene in Die Meistersinger; at the Salzburg Festival in 1970 First Lady in Zauberflöte, in 1972 Cherubino in W.A. Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro, in 1984-1985 in staged performances of Matthäus-Passion (BWV 244) by J.S. Bach. In 1986, she performed at the Teatro Regio in Turin as Fricka in Rheingold; in 1989 at the Maggio Musicale in Florence as Annina in Der Rosenkavalier.

In the concert hall Marga Schiml had no less successful career, especially in oratorio and sacred vocal works. In addition to the classical stage and concert repertoire, she sang parts in Baroque works, and was considered a great Bach interpreter.

Recordings: Puck in Oberon; W.A. Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito (Deutsche Grammophon); W.A. Mozart's Masses, Der Ring des Nibelungen (Philips); Choral Symphony (RCA); Masses by Weber (EMI).

Marga Schiml teaches singing at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik, Karlsruhe. She is married to the tenor Horst Laubenthal.

Sources:
K.J. Kutsch & Leo Riemens: Großes Sängerlexikon (München: K.G. Saur, 1999), English translation by Aryeh Oron (August 2010)
International Who's Who in Music & Musicians' Directory (13th Edition, 1992/93)
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Aryeh Oron (August 2010)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

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As

Works

Diethard Hellmann

Alto

[CR-35] (Early 1970's, Radio recording): BWV 35

Günter Jena

Alto

BWV 244

Helmuth Kahlhöfer

Alto

[CR-70] (1984, Radio recording): BWV 70

Gerhard Wilhelm

Alto

[CR-81] (Mid 1960's, Radio recording): BWV 81
[CR-90] (1972?, Radio recording): BWV 90
[CR-180] (1967?, Radio recording): BWV 180

Links to other Sites

Bayreuther Festspiele: Marga Schiml [German]


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