Vienna mourns a popular soprano

Vienna mourns a popular soprano

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norman lebrecht

June 07, 2014

Sonja Mottl, who sang 1,396 times at the Volksoper and on its tours to the US and USSR, has died at the age of 91. A natural soubrette, she sang roles in favourites operettas and several musicals. She was married twice – to the baritone Kurt Preger, who died in 1960, then to the Volksoper director Karl Dönch.

 Sonja-Mottl_Bettelstudent_Laura_um-1955

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