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Doris Soffel (born 12 May 1948, Hechingen, Germany) is a German mezzo-soprano. Doris Soffel first played the violin, then switched to singing at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. She was member of the Stuttgart Opera ensemble from 1973 to 1982. Her international breakthrough was as Sesto in Mozart's La clemenza di Tito at the Royal Opera House, London in 1982. She sang Fricka in the Bayreuth Festival 1983 and was the only German coloratura mezzo with an international career, singing in works by Gioachino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, and Vincenzo Bellini. She sang world premieres by contemporary composers like Aribert Reimann and Krysztof Penderecki and had performances worldwide of Gustav Mahler's vocal works. From 1994, more dramatic roles like Judith in Béla Bartók's Bluebeard

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  • Doris Soffel (nascuda el 12 de maig de 1948) a , a Alemanya) és una mezzo-soprano alemanya. (ca)
  • Doris Soffel (* 12. Mai 1948 in Hechingen) ist eine deutsche Opernsängerin (Mezzosopran). (de)
  • Doris Soffel (born 12 May 1948, Hechingen, Germany) is a German mezzo-soprano. Doris Soffel first played the violin, then switched to singing at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. She was member of the Stuttgart Opera ensemble from 1973 to 1982. Her international breakthrough was as Sesto in Mozart's La clemenza di Tito at the Royal Opera House, London in 1982. She sang Fricka in the Bayreuth Festival 1983 and was the only German coloratura mezzo with an international career, singing in works by Gioachino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, and Vincenzo Bellini. She sang world premieres by contemporary composers like Aribert Reimann and Krysztof Penderecki and had performances worldwide of Gustav Mahler's vocal works. From 1994, more dramatic roles like Judith in Béla Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle, Eboli in Verdi's Don Carlo and Amneris in his Aïda. Since 1999 she belongs to the most important interpreters of operas by Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss (e.g. Ortrud, Kundry, Fricka, Herodias and Amme). In 2007 she sang the female principal part (Marfa) in the Mussorgsky's Khovanshchina in Munich. She appears on about 60 CDs and several DVDs. Doris Soffel was awarded the title Kammersängerin and holds the . (en)
  • Doris Soffel (née le 12 mai 1948, à Hechingen, en Allemagne) est une mezzo-soprano allemande. (fr)
  • Doris Soffel, född 1948 i Hechingen, Tyskland, är en tysk operasångerska (mezzosopran). (sv)
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  • Doris Soffel (nascuda el 12 de maig de 1948) a , a Alemanya) és una mezzo-soprano alemanya. (ca)
  • Doris Soffel (* 12. Mai 1948 in Hechingen) ist eine deutsche Opernsängerin (Mezzosopran). (de)
  • Doris Soffel (née le 12 mai 1948, à Hechingen, en Allemagne) est une mezzo-soprano allemande. (fr)
  • Doris Soffel, född 1948 i Hechingen, Tyskland, är en tysk operasångerska (mezzosopran). (sv)
  • Doris Soffel (born 12 May 1948, Hechingen, Germany) is a German mezzo-soprano. Doris Soffel first played the violin, then switched to singing at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. She was member of the Stuttgart Opera ensemble from 1973 to 1982. Her international breakthrough was as Sesto in Mozart's La clemenza di Tito at the Royal Opera House, London in 1982. She sang Fricka in the Bayreuth Festival 1983 and was the only German coloratura mezzo with an international career, singing in works by Gioachino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, and Vincenzo Bellini. She sang world premieres by contemporary composers like Aribert Reimann and Krysztof Penderecki and had performances worldwide of Gustav Mahler's vocal works. From 1994, more dramatic roles like Judith in Béla Bartók's Bluebeard (en)
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  • Doris Soffel (fr)
  • Doris Soffel (sv)
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