Boston Symphony Orchestra Hildegard Behrens Autographed Program

Description: BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HILDEGARD BEHRENS SIGNED PROGRAM Boston Symphony Orchestra Program dated 4/1983 signed by Behrens.In very good condition Hildegard Behrens (9 February 1937 – 18 August 2009) was a German operatic soprano with a wide repertoire including Wagner, Weber, Mozart, Richard Strauss, and Alban Berg roles. She performed at major opera houses around the world, and received several Grammy Awards for performances with the Metropolitan Opera.Life and careerBehrens was born in Varel in 1937.[1] She graduated from the University of Freiburg as a junior barrister before becoming serious about her talents as a singer, studying at first with Ines Leuwen at the Freiburg Academy Of Music.[1] Her stage debut was as the Countess in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro in Freiburg in 1971.[2] In 1973, she joined the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf.[1] In the 1975–76 season, while rehearsing for Alban Berg's Wozzeck, she was "discovered" by Herbert von Karajan, who was then looking for a new Salome. She was summoned to Berlin to audition for the role. Karajan liked what he heard and invited her to portray the role at the 1977 Salzburg Festival.In 1990, she sang the role of Brünnhilde in the PBS broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera's performances of Der Ring des Nibelungen.Hildegard Behrens died of a sudden aortic aneurysm, aged 72, in hospital in Tokyo, Japan, where she had been attending the Kusatsu International Summer Music Festival CELEBRATING 29 YEARS IN BUSINESS!!PLEASE DO NOT WASTE OUR TIME BY WINNING AN ITEM AND NOT PAYING FOR IT!! YOU WILL BE REPORTED TO EBAY AND BLOCKED FROM OUR AUCTIONS!!! ALSO WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY BIDS FROM 0 FEEDBACKS, THEY WILL BE CANCELLED! NO RESERVETerms of Sale: PLEASE READ!!1. Payment is due within 4 days of the close of this auction. We are set automatically on Unpaid Bidder Assistant.2. EBAY COLLECTS THE SALES TAX3. If you have any questions, please ask prior to bidding. 4. All items are guaranteed authentic. COAs issued upon request. (Only for signed items) You can buy with complete confidence.5. Buyer pays for shipping. (combine shipping for multiple items) PLEASE NOTE IF BIDDING OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. - WE ONLY SHIP THROUGH EBAY'S GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM SO PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND THEIR TERMS AND CONDITIONS!!Thanks for looking and Good Luck bidding!The Inkwell Autograph Gallery

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