German contralto dies, 100

German contralto dies, 100

RIP

norman lebrecht

August 18, 2023

The family has reported the death of Gisela Litz, born in Hamburg, December 14, 1922.

She sang at Bayreuth, Edinburgh, Munich, Rome, Lisbon, Brussels and Buenos Aires through the 1950s.

In 1969 she was appointed Professor at the Hamburg Musikhochschule.

She is pictured here, aged 92, with her pupil Janina Baechle.

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