Christine Görner (born 15 June 1930) is a German

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libre ...

singer ( soprano) and actress.

Life and career

After her vocal training Görner was engaged at the age of 22 by the

Staatsoper Hamburg The Hamburg State Opera (in German: Staatsoper Hamburg) is a German opera company based in Hamburg. Its theatre is near the square of Gänsemarkt. Since 2015, the current ''Intendant'' of the company is Georges Delnon, and the current ''Genera ...

. After a few years she went to Munich to the

Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz The Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz (''State Theatre at Gärtnerplatz''), commonly called the Gärtnerplatztheater, is an opera house and opera company in Munich. (The "Gärtnerplatz" is an urban square in the borough Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt.) ...

. There she appeared in ''

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'' (with

Trude Hesterberg Trude Hesterberg (2 May 1892 – 31 August 1967) was a German film actress. She appeared in 89 films between 1917 and 1964. Selected filmography * ''The Rosentopf Case'' (1918) * '' The Story of a Maid'' (1921) * '' Fridericus Rex'' (1922) ...

), the first musical which was produced at Gärtnerplatz, as well as Miesmies in the premiere of the play opera ''Spiegel, das Kätzchen'' (with

Ferry Gruber Ferry Gruber (28 September 1926 – 23 July 2004) was an Austrian-German tenor in opera and operetta. A member of both the Bavarian State Opera and Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich for half a century, he focused on roles of the buffo ge ...

),among others. She performed at the

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, the

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and the

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. In the 1950s she was also active as an actress and performed leading roles in several film productions parallel to her stage appearances. In 1958 she played the title role in the operetta movie ''

Countess Maritza ''Gräfin Mariza'' (''Countess Maritza'') is an operetta in three acts composed by Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán, with a German libretto by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald. It premiered in Vienna on 28 February 1924 at the Theater ...

''. From 1988 Görner worked mainly as an acting and singing teacher (voice coaching), first for five years at the acting school of Ruth von Zerboni, later in her own studio. She was also successful as a performer of songs by

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and

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as well as of

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of the 1920s, and also in radio and television appearances.

Discography (partial)

* Operettenquerschnitte, with Benno Kusche (EMI) * '' The Merry Farmer/

Der Vogelhändler ' (''The Bird Seller'') is an operetta in three acts by Carl Zeller with a libretto by and based on Victor Varin's and de Biéville's ' (1857). In 1891, Helen Tretbar translated the original German libretto into English and adapted it for perfo ...

'', with Benno Kusche (Amiga) * ''

Robert Stolz Robert Elisabeth Stolz (25 August 188027 June 1975) was an Austrian songwriter and conductor as well as a composer of operettas and film music.Stanley Sadie Ed. (2002) ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'', Oxford University Press Biography ...

'' - ''Meine schönsten Melodien'', with Benno Kusche (Europa) * Christine Görner - Benno Kusche (Telefunken) * Weltstars singen Lehár (Electrola) * ''Ein Sommer lang/In mir klingt ein Lied'' (Telefunken)

Filmography

* 1958: ''Wenn Mädchen ins Manöver zieh’n'' * 1958: ' * 1958: '' Zauber der Montur'' * 1958: ''

Gräfin Mariza ''Gräfin Mariza'' (''Countess Maritza'') is an operetta in three acts composed by Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán, with a German libretto by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald. It premiered in Vienna on 28 February 1924 at the Theater ...

'' * 1959: ''Zwischen Glück und Krone'' * 1959: ' * 1959: ''

Mandolins and Moonlight ''Mandolins and Moonlight'' (german: Mandolinen und Mondschein) is a 1959 West German musical romance film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Christine Görner, Claus Biederstaedt and Johanna König.Hobsch p.151 It was shot in studios in Ber ...

'' * 1959: ' * 1959: ''

What a Woman Dreams of in Springtime ''What a Woman Dreams of in Springtime'' (German: ''Was eine Frau im Frühling träumt'') is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Curt Blachnitzky and starring Paul Rehkopf, Anna Müller-Lincke and Colette Brettel.Prawer p.83 The film' ...

'' * 1960: '' Final Destination: Red Lantern''

References

External links

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20th-century German women opera singers