Kammersänger

Kammersänger (or Kammersängerin for a female singer), abbreviation: "Ks.", literally means "chamber singer." It is a German honorific title for distinguished singers of opera and classical music.^[1] Historically, the title was bestowed by princes or kings, when it was styled Hofkammersänger(in).

The title is given in Germany and in Austria usually on the recommendation of relevant national and local institutions. In the former German Democratic Republic, some concert halls bestowed this designation.

The equivalent designation in Sweden is Hovsångare (or Hovsångerska for female singers), in Denmark it is Kongelige Kammersangere.

Sources

↑ Kammersänger PONS Online Dictionary

Opera terms by origin

English	Breeches role Chest voice Concert version Head voice Mad scene Opera house Prompter Surtitles

French	Claque Coup de glotte Divertissement Entr'acte Melodrama Répétiteur Timbre

German	Fach Gesamtkunstwerk Kammersänger Leitmotif Literaturoper Regietheater Sitzprobe Sprechgesang

Italian	Aria Aria di sorbetto Arioso Banda Bel canto Burletta Cabaletta Cadenza Cantabile Castrato Cavatina Coloratura Comprimario Convenienze Da capo aria Diva Falsetto Falsettone Fioritura Intermezzo Legato Libretto Maestro Melodramma Messa di voce Musico Opera seria Passaggio Portamento Prima donna Recitative Ritornello Solita forma Spinto Squillo Stagione Stile rappresentativo Tessitura Verismo Vibrato

Other	Duodrama Hovsångare Insertion aria Monodrama Overture Travesti

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