Christel Goltz

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Christel Goltz (July 8, 1912, Dortmund) is a German operatic soprano, particularly associated with Richard Strauss roles, especially Salome and Elektra, and with contemporary operas.

She studied in Munich with Ornelli-Leeb and with Theodor Schenk, whom she later married. After singing small roles, she made her official debut in Fuerth, as Agathe, in 1935. She sang one season in Plauen, before making her debut at the Staatsoper Dresden in 1936, where she remained until 1950. She began appearing at both the Berlin State Opera and the Stadtische Oper Berlin in 1947, and at the Munich State Opera and Vienna State Opera in 1950. Beginning in 1951, she also made guest appearances in Salzburg, Milan, Rome, Brussels, Paris, London, Buenos Aires, and sang at the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1954.

Besides Salome and Elektra, her greatest successes included; the title role in Jenufa, Marie in Wozzeck, Die Farberin in Die Frau ohne Schatten, Leonora in Fidelio, Elettra in Idomeneo. She created the title role in Carl Orff's Antigone and Rolf Liebermann's Penelope.

An intense singing-actress with a clear and powerful voice of great range, she also tackled a few Italian roles such as Turandot.

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