Wilma Lipp

Seen as a sensational Queen of the night time from the past due ’40s, soprano Wilma Lipp gained acclaim for this role in a number of major Western european venues. Studio room recordings of Die Zauberflöte implemented, with Karajan in 1950 and Böhm in 1955. With the 1960s, nevertheless, a lot of the concentrate and steadiness previously evident acquired departed from her tone of voice and adventures in to the lyric repertory had been less effective. In Vienna, Lipp examined with two well-known performers: dramatic soprano Anna Bahr-Mildenburg (who attained legendary position under Mahler’s routine in the Vienna Staatsoper) and bass-baritone Alfred Jerger (a robust singer/acting professional whose vocal creation was decidedly unorthodox). Lipp produced her debut in her indigenous town as Rosina; 2 yrs later, in the sensitive age group of 20, she was asked to become listed on the Staatsoper at the same time when the business was struggling to recuperate from wartime circumstances. Her Queen of the night time in Vienna in 1948 was considered magnificent. She performed it under Klemperer at La Scala and with Furtwängler at Salzburg with similar success. Covent Backyard noticed her for the very first time in 1951 when her Gilda was discovered literally and vocally appealing but light-weight (she was among five sopranos posting the part); her Queen of the night time was thought to be more achieved. Her Violetta in 1955 was much less successful, lacking adequate vocal element for the 3rd and fourth works. Lipp sang Konstanze under Swiss conductor Paul Sacher in the 1957 Glyndebourne Event, with Ernst Haefliger as Tamino. Lipp’s American stage debut occurred at SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA in 1962 when she undertook four tasks, only one which was easily within her fach. Sadly, her Sophie to Elisabeth Schwarzkopf’s elegant Marschallin was wobbly in the bigger reaches from the part. Alice in Falstaff (she got sung Nannetta in previous years) proved just inquisitive and both Nedda and Micaëla had been unidiomatic interpretations that lacked the proper vocal coloration. Among Lipp’s recordings, the 1950 Karajan Die Zauberflöte catches her artwork and tone of voice at their freshest. A live show from Salzburg in 1951 with Furtwängler leading an identical cast can be memorable; by enough time Lipp documented the Queen with Böhm in 1955, her efficiency was somewhat much less secure. Lipp was granted the name Kammersängerin in Vienna and trained for a few years on the Salzburg Mozarteum.