ALBUMBeethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral"Helen Donath, Brigitte Fassbaender, Horst R. Laubenthal, Hans Sotin, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Rafael Kubelik
ALBUMFamous Opera AriasBrigitte Fassbaender, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra & Hans Graf
ALBUMHindemith: A Requiem "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd"Brigitte Fassbaender, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera & Vienna Symphony
ALBUMMahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor & KindertotenliederBrigitte Fassbaender, NDR Symphony Orchestra & Klaus Tennstedt
ALBUMRichard Strauss: Intermezzo, Op. 72, TrV 246Simone Schneider, Brenden Patrick Gunnell, Marc Kugel, Günter Missenhardt, Sophie Mitterhuber, Peter Schöne, Markus Eiche, Martina Welschenbach, Martin Homrich, Ulf Schirmer, Munich Radio Orchestra, Maria Bulgakova, Michael Dries & Brigitte Fassbaender
ALBUMMahler: Das Lied von der ErdeBrigitte Fassbaender, Berlin Philharmonic, Carlo Maria Giulini & Francisco Araiza
ALBUMFlotow: Martha [1986 Digital Remaster]Anneliese Rothenberger, Bavarian State Orchestra, Brigitte Fassbaender, Bayerische Staatsopernchor, Nicolai Gedda & Robert Heger
ALBUMMozart: Così Fan TutteGundula Janowitz, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Brigitte Fassbaender, Hermann Prey, Orchestra of the Vienna Opera, Chorus of the Vienna Opera & Karl Böhm
ALBUMRichard Strauss: Der RosenkavalierClaire Watson, Karl Ridderbusch, Brigitte Fassbaender, Bayerische Staatsopernchor, Bavarian State Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber, Lucia Popp, Benno Kusche, Aneliese Waas, David Thaw, Margarethe Bence, Albrecht Peter, Georg Paskuda, Franz Klarwein & William Holley
ALBUMLieder Vol.1 [Brahms/Dvorák/Schumann/Liszt/Tschaikowsky]Brigitte Fassbaender, Erik Werba, Irwin Gage & Karl Engel
ALBUMLieder Vol.2 [Schubert & Wolf]Brigitte Fassbaender, Capella Bavariae, Bayerische Staatsopernchor, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Edda Moser, Erik Werba, Heinz Wallberg, Henryk Czyż & Nicolai Gedda
ALBUMLieder Vol.3: Mendelssohn & SchumannAribert Reimann, Brigitte Fassbaender & Erik Werba
ALBUMMahler: Symphony No. 2Brigitte Fassbaender, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Edith Mathis, Rafael Kubelik & Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMMahler: Symphony No. 9 - Des Knaben WunderhornHans Zender, Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Nina Stemme & Brigitte Fassbaender
ALBUMVerdi: Rigoletto - HighlightsNeil Shicoff, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Edita Gruberová, Brigitte Fassbaender, Renato Bruson & Coro Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia
ALBUMDebussy.: Boite a Joujoux - Poulenc: L'histoire de Babar (narrated In German)Brigitte Fassbaender, Alfred Walter, Cologne Radio Orchestra & Dirk Schortemeier
ALBUMSchubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795Brigitte Fassbaender & Aribert Reimann
ALBUMGounod: FaustAlexandru Agache, Brigitte Fassbaender, Carlo Rizzi, Cecilia Gasdia, Chorus of Welsh National Opera, Jerry Hadley, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Samuel Ramey & Susanne Mentzer
ALBUMMahler: LiederBrigitte Fassbaender, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin & Riccardo Chailly
ALBUMSchumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39Brigitte Fassbaender & Elisabeth Leonskaja
ALBUMMahler: Das klagende LiedRiccardo Chailly, Susan Dunn, Stadtischer Musikverein, Dusseldorf, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Brigitte Fassbaender, Werner Hollweg, Andreas Schmidt & Markus Baur
ALBUMSchubert: Hyperion Song Edition, Vol. 11 (Schubert & Death)Brigitte Fassbaender & Graham Johnson
ALBUMSchoenberg: GurreliederRiccardo Chailly, Susan Dunn, Siegfried Jerusalem, Brigitte Fassbaender, Hermann Becht, Peter Haage, Hans Hotter, Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin, Stadtischer Musikverein, Dusseldorf & Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
ALBUMMahler : Das Lied von der Erde - Piano VersionBrigitte Fassbaender, Cyprien Katsaris & Thomas Moser
ALBUMStrauss II: Die FledermausDame Kiri Te Kanawa, Edita Gruberová, Brigitte Fassbaender, Wolfgang Brendel, Richard Leech, Olaf Bär, Tom Krause, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera, Vienna Philharmonic & André Previn
ALBUMPfitzner: PalestrinaBernd Weikl, Brigitte Fassbaender, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Helen Donath, Hermann Prey, Karl Ridderbusch, Nicolai Gedda, Rafael Kubelik, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Tölzer Knabenchor
ALBUMFranz Liszt: Vergiftet sind meine Lieder S. 289Irwin Gage & Brigitte Fassbaender
ALBUMLiszt / Richard Strauss: Lieder (Selection)Brigitte Fassbaender & Irwin Gage
ALBUMHaydn: Mass in C "Missa in Tempore Belli"Judith Blegen, Brigitte Fassbaender, Claes-Håkon Ahnsjö, Hans Sotin, Elmar Schloter, Werner Thomas, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Wolfgang Seeliger, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Leonard Bernstein
ALBUMVerdi: RigolettoGiuseppe Sinopoli, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Renato Bruson, Edita Gruberová, Neil Shicoff, Brigitte Fassbaender, Robert Lloyd & Coro Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia
ALBUMVerdi: Rigoletto - highlightsNeil Shicoff, Brigitte Fassbaender, Coro dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Renato Bruson, Edita Gruberová, Geoffrey Moses, Giuseppe Sinopoli, William Matteuzzi, Norbert Balatsch & Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia
ALBUMVerdi: Il Trovatore (Highlights)Anna Di Stasio, Brigitte Fassbaender, Rosalind Plowright, Plácido Domingo, Evgeny Nesterenko, Giorgio Zancanaro, Walter Gullino, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Carlo Maria Giulini & Coro Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia
ALBUMDer MessiasBrigitte Fassbaender
ALBUMBrahms: Altrhapsodie - Schicksalslied - TriumphliedBrigitte Fassbaender, Wolfgang Brendel, Prague Philharmonic Chorus, Lubomir Matl, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Sinopoli
ALBUMBrahms: Liebeslieder-WalzerBrigitte Fassbaender, Edith Mathis, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Karl Engel & Peter Schreier
ALBUMWagner: Tristan und IsoldeDame Margaret Price, Brigitte Fassbaender, Eberhard Büchner, René Kollo, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Staatskapelle Dresden, Carlos Kleiber & Kurt Moll
ALBUMBach Mass in B minorEugen Jochum, Claes Hakon Ahnsjö, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Helen Donath, Brigitte Fassbaender, Roland Hermann, Robert Holl & Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMThe Complete Mozart Edition: Middle Italian Operas "La Finta Giardiniera"Lilian Sukis, Brigitte Fassbaender & Leopold Hager
ALBUMMozart: Così fan tutte, K. 588Gundula Janowitz, Reri Grist, Brigitte Fassbaender, Peter Schreier, Hermann Prey, Rolando Panerai, Vienna Philharmonic & Karl Böhm
ALBUMMozart: Cosi fan tutte (Highlights)Gundula Janowitz, Brigitte Fassbaender, Hermann Prey, Karl Böhm, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Peter Schreier, Reri Grist, Rolando Panerai & Vienna Philharmonic
ALBUMJ.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 (Elly Ameling – The Bach Edition, Vol. 13)Elly Ameling, Brigitte Fassbaender, Horst Laubenthal, Hermann Prey, Tölzer Knabenchor, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks & Eugen Jochum
ALBUMTchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24 - Highlights (Sung in German)Evelyn Lear, Brigitte Fassbaender, Fritz Wunderlich, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Martti Talvela, Bavarian State Orchestra, Otto Gerdes & Bayerische Staatsopernchor
Brigitte Fassbaender is a prominent mezzo-soprano known for her acclaimed performances of the standard opera repertoire. Born in Berlin, in 1939, she had a childhood dream of becoming an actress, just her like mother, the film star Sabine Peters. As she realized how good her singing voice was, Fassbaender auditioned for the Nuremberg Conservatory, where her father, the famous baritone Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender taught. She studied with her father from 1957 until 1961, and in 1961 made her debut at the Bavarian State Opera as a Page in Lohengrin. However, she considers Nicklaus in Les contes d'Hoffmann her debut role; it was her first truly solo part. A 1962 telecast of Eugene Onegin with Fritz Wunderlich, in which she sang Olga, has been preserved. She sang minor roles for several years, and in 1965 got her big break when she was assigned the role of Clarice in Rossini's La pietra del paragone. She also sang at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf-Duisburg, Stuttgart, and Frankfurt am Main. In 1971, she sang Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier for her debut at London's Covent Garden. This role also served for her debut at the Metropolitan Opera, in 1974. Because of her admirable figure she was always in demand for trouser roles such as Octavian, Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro, Sextus in La Clemenza di Tito, and Prince Orlovsky in Die Fledermaus. At the Salzburg Festival she sang Dorabella in Così fan tutte from 1972 until 1978; in 1989, she returned as Klytemnestra in Elektra. She also appeared there as Eboli in Don Carlos and Amneris in Aida, under the direction of Karajan. In 1983 and 1984, she sang Waltraute in Götterdämmerung, at Bayreuth. At Vienna, in 1976, Fassbaender sang in the world premiere of Einem's "Kabale und Liebe." Her career took her to the major opera houses, including Milan, Tokyo, Paris, San Francisco, and Geneva. She made each of her characters a living entity, embellishing them with touches which made them unique. She was a favored singer of many conductors, including Herbert von Karajan and Carlos Kleiber. Fassbaender was also a highly esteemed recitalist and concert performer. She was most successful with narrative songs, particularly when she had the opportunity to tell a complete story and create one or more characters. In her performances, Fassbaender respected the dramatic and musical needs of a composition, without allowing either to overpower her interpretation. She was especially admired for her interpretation of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde and Brahms' Alto Rhapsody. Her lieder recitals were always eagerly anticipated, particularly her performances of Schubert and Schumann. In 1987, Fassbaender's Deutsche Grammophon recording of songs by Liszt and Strauss brought her a Grammophone Award. Fassbaender's other critically acclaimed recordings include Schubert's Winterreise, Karl Loewe's Frauenliebe, and Die Schöne Magelone by Brahms. She appeared less often in oratorios, because of her busy opera schedule, however, remained in demand for works of Bach, Rossini, and Mendelssohn. As she cut back singing in opera houses, she began a second career as a stage director, beginning at Coburg with Rossini's La Cenerentola. Since that time, she has staged many operas, including Der Rosenkavalier and Franz Schreker's Der ferne Klang. Having retired as an opera singer, she teaches vocal music at the Musikhochscule in Munich.
Hometown
Berlin, Germany
Genre
Classical
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