Claire Born

Claire Born
Cardillac in 1926. Max Hirzel as the Officer and Born as Cardillac's daughter
Born(1898-02-17)17 February 1898
Bayreuth, Bavaria
Died28 December 1965(1965-12-28) (aged 67)
Vienna, Austria
Occupations
  • Operatic soprano
  • Voice teacher
Organizations
  • Vienna State Opera
  • Semperoper

Claire Born (17 February 1898 – 28 December 1965) was a German operatic soprano. A long-term member of the Vienna State Opera and the Semperoper in Dresden, she appeared at leading international opera houses and festivals, in roles such as Donna Elvira in Mozart's Don Giovanni, Eva in Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg and the title role of Ariadne auf Naxos. She performed in world premieres including Hindemith's Cardillac and Othmar Schoeck's Vom Fischer un syner Fru.

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