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Ruth Hesse

Ruth Hesse was a German opera singer. A dramatic mezzo-soprano, she was a member of the Deutsche Oper Berlin from 1962 to 1995, where she took part in the world premiere of Henze's Der junge Lord. She was first invited to the Bayreuth Festival in 1960, where she performed until 1979.

Life and career
Born in Wuppertal on 18 September 1936, Hesse first studied with Peter Offermanns in Wuppertal, then with Hildegard Scharf in Hamburg and finally also in Milan. In 1972, she appeared at the Paris Opéra Garnier in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, and again as the Nurse, After her retirement, Hesse lived in Hallstatt, Upper Austria. She was awarded the state's cultural medal. Hesse died there on 13 July 2024, at the age of 87. == Roles ==
Roles
World premieres • 1963 Milhaud: Oresteia (24 April) – Deutsche Oper Berlin (world premiere of the 3rd part Les Eumenides) • 1965 Hufnagel's wife in Henze's Der junge Lord (7 April) – Deutsche Oper Berlin Repertoire == Recordings ==
Recordings
Operas • Henze: Der junge Lord, with Edith Mathis (Luise); Donald Grobe (Wilhelm), Barry McDaniel (secretary of Sir Edgar), Loren Driscoll (Lord Barrat), Ruth Hesse (Hufnagel's wife) and Vera Little (Begonia); Orchestra and Choir of the Deutsche Oper Berlin and the Schöneberger Sängerknaben, conductor: Christoph von Dohnányi (in the world premiere production directed by Gustav Rudolf Sellner), DG 449 875-2 (double CDs) / Medici Arts 2072398 (DVD) 1967 • Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, with Horst Lunow, Theo Adam (Hans Sachs), Eberhard Büchner, Ruth Hesse (Magdalene), Zoltán Kelemen, Geraint Evans, Peter Schreier (David), Karl Ridderbusch, René Kollo (Walther von Stolzing), Helen Donath (Eva); Staatskapelle Dresden, conductor: Herbert von Karajan, EMI Classics == References ==
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