Elisabeth Sara "Elly" Ameling (born 8 February 1933) is a retired Dutch

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, who was particularly known for

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er recitals and for performing works by

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. Performing with distinguished pianists and ensembles around the globe, she was awarded various honours and recording prizes.

Career

Ameling was born in

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where she grew up. She later sang with

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. She won the first prize during the

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in the Netherlands (1956) and the ''Concours International de Musique'' in

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(1958). After her professional début as a concert singer in Rotterdam in 1953, she performed for more than forty years in virtually every major cultural centre in the world. She appeared with most of the leading international orchestras and conductors, including

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and

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. She made her career mainly as a concert and

er singer with some excursions into opera, and became world-renowned for her recitals of French and German songs and for her superlative interpretive gifts. She has been equally at home in

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, orchestral music, operas, and

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. Her operatic roles included Ilia in Mozart's ''

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'', Fiordiligi in his ''

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'' in 1958, Jacqueline in Messager's '' Fortunio'' in 1959, and the Marchesa in Verdi's ''

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'' in 1974, She made her U.S. recital debut at New York's

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in 1968 and her opera debut in 1974 as Ilia in Mozart's ''

'' in

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In 1974, Ameling also performed for the

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series in Boston.''Boston Globe'', 7 November 1974, Michael Steinberg, "Ameling recital a memorial to Faure" Contemporary works, particularly by her countrymen and

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, are also part of her large repertoire. Ameling has recorded more than 150 albums and has won many recording prizes, including

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, the

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and the

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. When she retired in 1995, she was regarded as one of the most admired and recorded female lieder singers. She now teaches at the

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alongside

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, and Cynthia Hoffmann.

Awards

For her services to music, Ameling has been awarded four honorary degrees and has been knighted, in 1971, by Her Majesty the Queen of The Netherlands to the

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. In 2008, she received the highest civil decoration in the Netherlands, the

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. In 2015, she was awarded the Hugo Wolf Medal of the in

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Recordings

Ameling's recordings focus on lieder, with pianists and orchestras. She recorded two songs from Mahler's ''

Des Knaben Wunderhorn ''Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Alte deutsche Lieder'' (German language, German; "The boy's magic horn: old German songs") is a collection of German folk poems and songs edited by Ludwig Achim von Arnim, Achim von Arnim and Clemens Brentano, and publi ...

'' with the

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conducted by

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at the 1969

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. In 1970, she recorded Beethoven's Mass in C major with the New Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra, conducted by

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, alongside

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and Marius Rintzler. She recorded in 1979 Mahler

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and Fourth Symphony with the Netherlands Radio Chorus and the

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conducted by

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, the Second alongside

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. In 1985, she recorded the Schubert's complete

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to ''

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'' with the Rundfunkchor Leipzig and the

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, conducted by

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. * ''Icon: Elly Ameling, The Dutch Nightingale'' (8CD), 2012, EMI Classics * ''Elly Ameling 75 jaar, Live Concertopnamen 1957–1991, Nederlandse Omroep'' (5CD), 2008, Radio Broadcasts 1957–91, incl. Richard Strauss '' Vier letzte Lieder'', Van Omnium audiovisueel, GW 80003. * ''The Artistry of Elly Ameling'' (5CD), Philips. * ''Elly Ameling, After Hours...'', Songs by Gershwin, Porter, Prévert a.o.;

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, Philips. * ''Elly Ameling, Sentimental Me'', Songs by Porter, Ellington, Sondheim a.o.; Louis van Dijk, Polygram Classics. * ''Elly Ameling, Sweet Was The Song'', international Christmas songs, EMI. * ''Elly Ameling, The Early Recordings'' (4CD), DHM (Sony BMG). * Bach: ** ''Arias from Cantatas for soprano, oboe and b.c.'', Han de Vries (oboe), (organ), Richte van der Meer (cello), EMI. ** ''Bauern-, Kaffee-, Hochzeitskantate, Non sà che sia dolore'', with

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, DHM (Sony BMG). ** ''

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, Jauchzet Gott, Wachet auf'',

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, Philips. ** '' Johannes-Passion'', Stuttgarter Kammerorchester,

, Decca. ** ''

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'', Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger, Decca. ** ''

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magnifies

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/ Osteroratorium'', Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger, Decca. * ''

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'', Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger, Decca. * Berlioz: ''

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'',

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, Robert Shaw, Telarc. * Brahms: ''Lieder'',

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, Hyperion. * Debussy: ''Mélodies'',

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, EMI. For details, see

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* Fauré: ** ''Lieder, Complete Songs'' (4CD), with

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, Brilliant. ** ''

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'',

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, Philips. * Grieg: ''

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'',

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, Philips. * Handel: ** ''

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'',

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, Decca. ** ''Elly Ameling sings Handel'' *Haydn: ** ''Orlando Paladino'',

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, Philips. ** ''Lieder'',

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, Brilliant Classics (3-Disc re-issue) * Mahler: ** Symphony No. 2 & Symphony No. 4,

, Philips. * Martin: ** ''Le mystère de la nativité'',

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, Cascavelle. ** ''Frank Martin interprète Frank Martin'', with others, Frank Martin, Jecklin Disco. * Mendelssohn: ** ''

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'',

, Philips. ** ''Lieder'', Rudolf Jansen, Sony BMG. * Mozart **

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, Istvan Kertesz, Decca. ** ''Mozart, Schubert, Opern-und Konzertarien'', Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Edo de Waart, PENTATONE. ** ''The complete Mozart-Edition Vol. 24 (Lieder, Notturni)'', Philips. * Poulenc: ''Edition du centenaire 1899–1963 (Melodies & Lieder)'', EMI Classics. * Ravel: ''Mélodies-Lieder, Shéhérazade'', Rudolf Jansen, Erato (Warner). * ''Schubert, Lieder'' (4CD), Dalton Baldwin, Rudolf Jansen, Philips. * ''Schubert, Schumann, Lieder'', Jörg Demus, DHM (Sony BMG). * ''Schubert, Duette-Terzette-Quartette'', with

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, Deutsche Grammophon. * Schumann: '' Frauenliebe und Leben'', Dalton Baldwin, PENTATONE. * Vivaldi: ** ''Berühmte geistliche Chorwerke, Nulla in mundo pax'', English Chamber Orchestra,

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, Philips. ** ''

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'', with the

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, Vittorio Negri, Philips. * Wolf: ** ''

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, Goethe- und Keller-Lieder'', with

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, Irwin Gage, Rudolf Jansen, GLOBE. ** ''

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'', Rudolf Jansen, Hyperion.

References

Sources

* Hamilton, David. (1987).
The Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Guide to the World of Opera
'. New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo: Simon and Schuster. p. 21. . * Sadie, Stanley and John Tyrrell. (2001).
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
'. London: Macmillan Publishers Ltd. Vol. 1, p. 462. . * Janny de Jong: ''Elly Ameling, vocaal avontuur''. 104 pages, Unieboek/De Gooise Uitgeverij, Bussum (NL) 1978, .

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