Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, German-Austrian soprano and actress (died 2006)

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

German-born opera soprano (1915–2006)

Dame Olga Maria Elisabeth Friederike Schwarzkopf, was a German-born Austro-British lyric soprano. She was among the foremost singers of lieder, and is renowned for her performances of Viennese operetta, as well as the operas of Mozart, Wagner and Richard Strauss. After retiring…