Lotte Wolf-Matthäus

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Lotte Wolf-Matthäus
Born(1908-04-08)8 April 1908
Brünlos, Germany
Died12 November 1979(1979-11-12) (aged 71)
Ilten, Germany
OccupationClassical contralto

Lotte Wolf-Matthäus (8 April 1908 – 12 November 1979) was a German contralto singer, who focused on the works by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Born in Brünlos (now part of Zwönitz), she studied voice at the Landeskonservatorium Leipzig with Ilse Helling-Rosenthal from 1926 to 1930.[1] She appeared in 1929 at the Thomaskirche, performing the alto part of Bach's Christmas Oratorio with the Thomanerchor conducted by Karl Straube. She focused on Bach's works,[1] collaborating in performances and recordings with Günther Ramin, Rudolf Mauersberger and Karl Ristenpart, among others.[2]

She died in Ilten.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Kutsch, K.-J.; Riemens, Leo (2012). "Wolf-Matthäus, Lotte". Großes Sängerlexikon (in German) (4th ed.). Walter de Gruyter. pp. 5089–5090. ISBN 978-3-59-844088-5.
  2. ^ "Lotte Wolf-Matthäus (Contralto)". bach-cantatas.com. 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

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