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Elisabeth Anna Söderström (7 May 192720 November 2009) was a Swedish soprano who performed both opera and song, and was known as a leading interpreter of the works of Janáček, Rachmaninov and Sibelius.〔Elizabeth Sleeman, ''International Who's Who 2004,'' Routledge, 2003. p. 1579. ISBN 1-85743-217-7〕 She was particularly well known for her recordings of the lead soprano roles in the three Janáček operas ''Jenůfa'', ''Káťa Kabanová'', and ''The Makropoulos Affair'', all of which received ''Gramophone'' Awards.〔Jolly, James. "Obituary. Elisabeth Söderström." ''Gramophone'', January 2010, p. 9.〕 The ''Gramophone'' critic John Warrack described her portrayal of Káťa Kabanová as "establishing by an infinity of subtle touches and discreet, sensitive singing the picture of Káta as the richest and most human character in the drama."〔Warrack, John. (''Gramophone'', October 1989, p. 743 ). Retrieved 17 January 2009.〕 ==Career== Born in Stockholm, Söderström received her first musical schooling from Adelaide von Skilondz and later studied at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm. She made her debut in 1947 at the Drottningholm Palace Theatre singing in one of Mozart's lesser-known works ''Bastien et Bastienne''. From 1949 to 1980 she called the Royal Swedish Opera her home but she frequently appeared at some of the largest opera houses in the world. She was also a regular visitor to the recording studio. Between 1959 and 1964 Söderström was contracted by the Metropolitan Opera in New York to which she would return in 1983-87. Her last stage performance was in 1999 in Tchaikovsky's ''The Queen of Spades'' at the Metropolitan Opera. In 1978 she created the role of Amanda/Clitoria in György Ligeti's ''Le Grand Macabre'' at the Royal Swedish Opera. During her long career, Söderström made a name for herself as a technically perfect and at the same time warm soprano with a personal style which allowed her to sing in a wide variety of different works ranging from 17th century to contemporary. Between appearances in fully staged operas, Söderström gave numerous concerts and recitals in all corners of the world. She made a variety of recordings, including the complete songs of Sergei Rachmaninoff, accompanied by Vladimir Ashkenazy. Between 1993 and 1996 Söderström was the director of the Drottningholm Palace Theatre, the very stage where she had made her debut almost 50 years earlier.〔 In 1983 under the baton of James Levine, she sang the final trio from Strauss's'' Rosenkavalier'' with Kathleen Battle and Frederica von Stade at the Metropolitan's Centennial Gala. In 1978 she published a short of stories from her career and thoughts on performing entitled 'I min tonart'; this was translated in English as 'In My Own Key'.〔In My Own Key, translated from Swedish by Joan Tate. Hamish Hamilton, London, 1979.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elisabeth Söderström」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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