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Artist Profile: Mezzo Hanna Schwarz, A Major Wagnerian

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Mezzo-soprano Hanna Schwarz, born on August 15, 1943, has had a successful career that hasn’t always seen her in the limelight.  She studied psychology and voice in Hamburg, before becoming a member of the Staatsoper Hannover.  In a career marked by her interpretations of Wagner, it is surprising to see her first major success come as Maddalena in “Rigoletto.” But {…}

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Artist Profile: Siegfried Jerusalem, Wagnerian Hero

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Siegfried Jerusalem could not have been better named. The Oberhausen native, born on April 17, 1940, would grow up to be one of the great 20th century interpreters of his namesake in Wagner’s famed “Der Ring des Nibelungen.” The tenor actually studied piano, violin, and bassoon in his formative years and started his career as a bassoon player. Eventually, at {…}