Rita Streich
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday18 December 1920
Died20 March 1987 (age 66)
Place of birthBarnaul, Altai Governorate [now Altai Krai], Russia
Known credits13
Biography
Rita Streich (18 December 1920 – 20 March 1987) was one of the most admired and recorded lyric coloratura sopranos of the post-war period. Rita Streich was born in Barnaul, southern Siberia, in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR), to a German father who had been a prisoner of war there, and a Russian mother. She moved to Germany with her parents during her childhood. She grew up speaking both German and Russian fluently, something that was extremely helpful during her later career. Among her teachers were Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender, Erna Berger and Maria Ivogün. She made …
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Abduction from the Seraglio
1995 · Blonde
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Magic Flute
1994 · Queen of the Night
Le Grand Échiquier
1972 · Self
Dalli Dalli
1971 · Self
Das Sonntagskonzert
1969 · Self
Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde
1969 · Self
Der goldene Schuß
1964 · Self
Freunde, vernehmt die Geschichte
1959 · Self
Discorama
1959 · Self
Zum blauen Bock
1957 · Self
Melodie der Welt
1956 · Self
Was bin ich?
1955 · Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
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