Lore Wissmann (22 June 1922 – 25 December 2007) was a German operatic soprano.

Life

Wissmann was born in

Neckartailfingen Neckartailfingen is a municipality in Germany, located approximately south of Stuttgart. It is located on the river Neckar. History Neckartailfingen was first mentioned in 1090 in the Hirsau codex (Codex Hirsaugiensis) as ''Tagelvingen''. ...

. After studying at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart, Wissmann made her debut in 1942 at the State Opera there, of which she was a member for over thirty years. There, she sang all the important lyrical parts, including ''Minnie'' in ''

La fanciulla del West ''La fanciulla del West'' (''The Girl of the West'') is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by and , based on the 1905 play '' The Girl of the Golden West'' by the American author David Belasco. ''Fanciulla'' follow ...

'', ''Liù'' in ''

Turandot ''Turandot'' (; see below) is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, posthumously completed by Franco Alfano in 1926, and set to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. ''Turandot'' best-known aria is " Nessun dorma", ...

'', ''Marie'' in ''

The Bartered Bride ''The Bartered Bride'' ( cz, Prodaná nevěsta, links=no, ''The Sold Bride'') is a comic opera in three acts by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana, to a libretto by Karel Sabina. The work is generally regarded as a major contribution towards the ...

'' as well as Manon in ''

Manon Lescaut ''The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut'' ( ) is a novel by Antoine François Prévost. Published in 1731, it is the seventh and final volume of ''Mémoires et aventures d'un homme de qualité'' (''Memoirs and Adventures of a Ma ...

'' and also took part in numerous premieres and first performances, among others by

Hindemith Paul Hindemith (; 16 November 189528 December 1963) was a German composer, music theorist, teacher, violist and conductor. He founded the Amar Quartet in 1921, touring extensively in Europe. As a composer, he became a major advocate of the ' ...

, Stravinsky and Orff. She gave guest performances at all leading opera houses in Europe. At the Bayreuth premiere cast of Parsifal, she sang parts from ''

Das Rheingold ''Das Rheingold'' (; ''The Rhinegold''), WWV 86A, is the first of the four music dramas that constitute Richard Wagner's '' Der Ring des Nibelungen'' (English: ''The Ring of the Nibelung''). It was performed, as a single opera, at the National ...

'' and Eva in '' Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg'' (1956). She was married with the tenor

Wolfgang Windgassen Wolfgang Windgassen (26 June 1914 – 8 September 1974) was a heldentenor internationally known for his performances in Wagner operas. Life and career Born in Annemasse, France, he was the son (and pupil) of a well known German Heldentenor, Fritz ...

(1914-1974). Wissmann died in Uffing am Staffelsee at the age of 85. She rests beside her husband Wolfgang Windgassen at the .

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German operatic sopranos 1922 births 2007 deaths People from Esslingen (district) 20th-century German women opera singers State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart alumni {{Germany-opera-singer-stub