Lucia Popp
Lucia Popp | |
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Lucia Popp aged 26 as Blonde in Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail | |
| Born | Lucia Poppová 12 November 1939 |
| Died | 16 November 1993 (aged 54) Munich, Germany |
| Alma mater | Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava |
| Occupation | Soprano singer |
| Years active | 1962–1993 |
| Organisation(s) | Vienna State Opera Cologne Opera |
| Title | Kammersängerin |
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Lucia Popp (born Lucia Poppová; 12 November 1939 – 16 November 1993) was a Slovak operatic soprano. She began her career as a soubrette, and later moved into the light-lyric and lyric coloratura soprano repertoire and then the lighter Richard Strauss and Wagner operas. Her career included performances at Vienna State Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, and La Scala. Popp was also a highly regarded recitalist and lieder singer.