Annelies Burmeister [SEP] voice type
Annelies Burmeister
Annelies Burmeister (1928–1988) was a German contralto and actress.
Burmeister studied at the Hochschule für Musik in Weimar. She was a member of the Deutsche Oper in Berlin and made several guest appearances with other ensembles, including the Hamburg State Opera and the Opéra de Paris. She performed at the Bayreuth Festival in 1966 and 1967, where her roles included Fricka and Siegrune in "Der Ring des Nibelungen", which has been released on Compact Discs. Also in her discography is her interpretation of Mary in
Study and Elimination of Jewish Influence on German Church Life and was the musical editor of their "de-Judaized" hymnal "Grosser Gott, wir loben Dich". Since 1950 he directed the Thüringer Kirchenmusikhochschule in Eisenach.
From 1961 until 1972 he was Thomaskantor, succeeding Kurt Thomas. Together with his brother he conducted Bach's "St Matthew Passion" in a recording with Peter Schreier as the Evangelist, Theo Adam as the Vox Christi (voice of Jesus), Adele Stolte, Annelies Burmeister, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch