Teresa Żylis-Gara [SEP] voice type
Teresa Żylis-Gara
Teresa Żylis-Gara (born 23 January 1935) is a Polish operatic soprano who had a major international career during the 1950s through the 1990s. Although chiefly known for her portrayals in operas by Mozart, Puccini and Verdi, she sang a broad repertoire that encompassed a wide array of musical periods and languages. In addition to her work on the stage, she has been active as a concert singer and recitalist, and is particularly admired for her interpretations of the works of Bach, Handel and Brahms
Ingeborg Ruß
Ingeborg Ruß was a German contralto, focused on concert singing, and an academic voice teacher.
She record compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, including Bach cantatas such as "Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied", BWV 190, with the Windsbacher Knabenchor conducted by Hans Thamm, alongside Teresa Żylis-Gara, Peter Schreier and Franz Crass. In 1967, she recorded his short masses with the Gächinger Kantorei and the Bach-Collegium Stuttgart conducted by Helmuth Rilling, alongside Elisabeth Speiser, John van Kesteren, Gerhard