Elisabeth Höngen

✶December 7, 1906

†August 5, 1997

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About their life

Elisabeth Höngen was a German operatic mezzo-soprano and singing-actress. She was particularly associated with Wagner and Strauss roles, and with Verdi's Lady Macbeth. From 1947 onward she was one of the Vienna State Opera's most prominent artists for nearly 30 years.

German singer (mezzo-soprano)

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