Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Erna Spoorenberg (11 April 1925 – 18 March 2004) was a Dutch soprano.She was born in Yogyakarta, Java (present-day Djakarta, Indonesia). As a child, she studied the violin and singing and, at the age of 14, she studied under Isa Neuhaus, a singer with the Düsseldorf Opera (who was later transported and killed by the Nazis). Spoorenberg then studied singing under Aaltje Noordewier until she was 17, whilst continuing her violin lessons under Julius Röntgen. At the conservatory, she decided to pursue singing in preference to the violin. In 1947, she made her debut on Radio Hilversum, singing Mozart's motet Exsultate, jubilate.In 1949, she auditioned for Karl Böhm and was given a guest contract at the Vienna State Opera, soon becoming a permanent member. Her performances there included: Donizetti: Don Pasquale (Norina) Millöcker: Der Bettelstudent (Laura) Mozart The Magic Flute (Pamina / Queen of the Night), Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Konstanze), Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni (Donna Elvira), Così fan tutte (Fiordiligi) Nicolai Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (Frau Fluth) Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus (Adele) Richard Strauss: Elektra Verdi: Rigoletto (Gilda).Returning to the Netherlands, she was eventually offered a contract with De Nederlandse Opera for 25 performances per season. Her debut on 15 September 1955 was as Violetta in La traviata. Her insecure position there entailed that she had to work abroad for opera roles. She performed in Hamburg and Berlin and concert tours throughout Europe. In 1963 and 1965, she toured the Soviet Union, appearing at the Kirov and the Bolshoi Theatre. In 1968, she debuted in the United States.In parallel to her opera career, she gave many recitals, often with Geza Frid, and also as a soloist. In a 1957 recording of Bach's St Matthew Passion with De Nederlandse Bachvereniging, conducted by Anthon van der Horst, she was the soprano soloist. On 16 April 1970, she made her final appearance at De Nederlandse Opera as Konstanze in Die Entführung aus dem Serail.In the early 1970s, Spoorenberg was injured in a car accident, in which her rib cage was crushed. After six months in hospital, she trained intensively to restore her breathing technique. The accident influenced her decision to work closer to home and she became mainly a singing teacher. From 1970-77, she taught at the Royal Academy in Brussels, and from 1971 to 1988 in the Sweelinck Academy of Music in Amsterdam. After 1978, she worked as a private teacher."@en }
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- Erna_Spoorenberg abstract "Erna Spoorenberg (11 April 1925 – 18 March 2004) was a Dutch soprano.She was born in Yogyakarta, Java (present-day Djakarta, Indonesia). As a child, she studied the violin and singing and, at the age of 14, she studied under Isa Neuhaus, a singer with the Düsseldorf Opera (who was later transported and killed by the Nazis). Spoorenberg then studied singing under Aaltje Noordewier until she was 17, whilst continuing her violin lessons under Julius Röntgen. At the conservatory, she decided to pursue singing in preference to the violin. In 1947, she made her debut on Radio Hilversum, singing Mozart's motet Exsultate, jubilate.In 1949, she auditioned for Karl Böhm and was given a guest contract at the Vienna State Opera, soon becoming a permanent member. Her performances there included: Donizetti: Don Pasquale (Norina) Millöcker: Der Bettelstudent (Laura) Mozart The Magic Flute (Pamina / Queen of the Night), Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Konstanze), Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni (Donna Elvira), Così fan tutte (Fiordiligi) Nicolai Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (Frau Fluth) Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus (Adele) Richard Strauss: Elektra Verdi: Rigoletto (Gilda).Returning to the Netherlands, she was eventually offered a contract with De Nederlandse Opera for 25 performances per season. Her debut on 15 September 1955 was as Violetta in La traviata. Her insecure position there entailed that she had to work abroad for opera roles. She performed in Hamburg and Berlin and concert tours throughout Europe. In 1963 and 1965, she toured the Soviet Union, appearing at the Kirov and the Bolshoi Theatre. In 1968, she debuted in the United States.In parallel to her opera career, she gave many recitals, often with Geza Frid, and also as a soloist. In a 1957 recording of Bach's St Matthew Passion with De Nederlandse Bachvereniging, conducted by Anthon van der Horst, she was the soprano soloist. On 16 April 1970, she made her final appearance at De Nederlandse Opera as Konstanze in Die Entführung aus dem Serail.In the early 1970s, Spoorenberg was injured in a car accident, in which her rib cage was crushed. After six months in hospital, she trained intensively to restore her breathing technique. The accident influenced her decision to work closer to home and she became mainly a singing teacher. From 1970-77, she taught at the Royal Academy in Brussels, and from 1971 to 1988 in the Sweelinck Academy of Music in Amsterdam. After 1978, she worked as a private teacher.".
- Q441642 abstract "Erna Spoorenberg (11 April 1925 – 18 March 2004) was a Dutch soprano.She was born in Yogyakarta, Java (present-day Djakarta, Indonesia). As a child, she studied the violin and singing and, at the age of 14, she studied under Isa Neuhaus, a singer with the Düsseldorf Opera (who was later transported and killed by the Nazis). Spoorenberg then studied singing under Aaltje Noordewier until she was 17, whilst continuing her violin lessons under Julius Röntgen. At the conservatory, she decided to pursue singing in preference to the violin. In 1947, she made her debut on Radio Hilversum, singing Mozart's motet Exsultate, jubilate.In 1949, she auditioned for Karl Böhm and was given a guest contract at the Vienna State Opera, soon becoming a permanent member. Her performances there included: Donizetti: Don Pasquale (Norina) Millöcker: Der Bettelstudent (Laura) Mozart The Magic Flute (Pamina / Queen of the Night), Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Konstanze), Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni (Donna Elvira), Così fan tutte (Fiordiligi) Nicolai Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (Frau Fluth) Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus (Adele) Richard Strauss: Elektra Verdi: Rigoletto (Gilda).Returning to the Netherlands, she was eventually offered a contract with De Nederlandse Opera for 25 performances per season. Her debut on 15 September 1955 was as Violetta in La traviata. Her insecure position there entailed that she had to work abroad for opera roles. She performed in Hamburg and Berlin and concert tours throughout Europe. In 1963 and 1965, she toured the Soviet Union, appearing at the Kirov and the Bolshoi Theatre. In 1968, she debuted in the United States.In parallel to her opera career, she gave many recitals, often with Geza Frid, and also as a soloist. In a 1957 recording of Bach's St Matthew Passion with De Nederlandse Bachvereniging, conducted by Anthon van der Horst, she was the soprano soloist. On 16 April 1970, she made her final appearance at De Nederlandse Opera as Konstanze in Die Entführung aus dem Serail.In the early 1970s, Spoorenberg was injured in a car accident, in which her rib cage was crushed. After six months in hospital, she trained intensively to restore her breathing technique. The accident influenced her decision to work closer to home and she became mainly a singing teacher. From 1970-77, she taught at the Royal Academy in Brussels, and from 1971 to 1988 in the Sweelinck Academy of Music in Amsterdam. After 1978, she worked as a private teacher.".