Maria Ivogün [SEP] voice type
Maria Ivogün
Maria Ivogün (18 November 1891 in Budapest – 3 October 1987 in Beatenberg, Switzerland) was a distinguished soprano singer of Hungarian origin. She was especially an outstanding interpreter of the works of Mozart: her recording of the aria of the Queen of the Night ("Die Zauberflöte") became legendary.
Biography and artistic career.
Maria Ivogün was born Ilse Kempner. Her father was the Austro-Hungarian Colonel Pál Kempner. She created her professional name by contracting the maiden name of her mother,
Selected filmography.
- "The Loves of Casanova" (1927)
Discography (Selected).
- Maria Ivogün – The complete recordings – 17 unpublished items 1916–1919
- Die goldene Stimme – Maria Ivogün
- Ivogün – Prima Voce Nimbus 7832
Sources.
- Müller-Gögler, M  Karl Erb. Das Leben eines Sängers, (Offenburg 1948)
- Kutsch, K. J./Riemens, Leo: "Großes Sängerlexikon", 1st Vol. (Bern/Stuttgart 1987)