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American soprano
Work field
Gender
Female
Place of birth
Texas, USA
Age
84 years
Awards
Merit Cross of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit (1st class)
(2005)
State Award of Lower Saxony
(1990)
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Biography

Helen Jeanette Donath (née Erwin; born July 10, 1940) is an American soprano with a career spanning fifty years.

Biography

She was born in Corpus Christi, Texas and studied there at Del Mar College in New York with Paola Novikova. She debuted as a concert and Lieder singer in New York in 1958. In 1961, she became a member of the Opernstudio at the Cologne Opera. She sang from 1963 until 1968 at the Staatsoper Hannover where she met her future husband, choir master and conductor Klaus Donath. Their son, Alexander Donath, is a stage and opera director. In 2000, all three were involved in Michigan Opera Theatre's production of Der Rosenkavalier where Donath sang the Marschallin.

In 1967, she sang Pamina in Mozart's The Magic Flute at the Salzburg Festival, which began a long association with the festival. From 1970 until 1990, she was a regular member of the Vienna State Opera. She has performed all over the world including at the Vienna State Opera, Metropolitan Opera, Salzburg Festival, Covent Garden, La Scala, Barcelona, Paris, Florence, Tokyo, Berlin, Munich. In 2006, she had performances as Despina in Così fan tutte at the Vienna State Opera, Salzburg Festival and other places.

Donath performed works of Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Schumann, Wagner, Richard Strauss, and has worked and recorded under Herbert von Karajan, Karl Richter, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Rafael Kubelík, Antal Doráti, Leonard Bernstein, Georg Solti, Giuseppe Patanè, Daniel Barenboim, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Neville Marriner, Helmuth Rilling, Colin Davis, Eugen Jochum, Riccardo Muti, Zubin Mehta, Eliahu Inbal. She was awarded in 2005 the Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse des Niedersächsischen Verdienstordens (Cross of Merit 1st Class of Lower Saxony), in 1990 the Niedersachsenpreis (State Prize of Lower Saxony) and made Kammersängerin of Bavaria.

Recordings

Donath has made many opera and operetta recordings with various companies. Her finest moments on disc include her Eva in Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg and Sophie in Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier.

Other recordings

  • Bach: Christmas Oratorio / Schreier
  • Bach: Cantatas BWV 41 / Rilling
  • Bach: Cantatas BWV 119–121 / Rilling
  • Bach: Easter Cantatas / Rilling
  • Bach: Magnificat / Gönnenwein
  • Bach: St Matthew Passion / K. Richter (DVD)
  • Bach: St John Passion / K. Richter (DVD)
  • Beethoven: Fidelio / Leonard Bernstein
  • Beethoven: Missa solemnis / Kubelik
  • Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Celibidache
  • Beethoven: Symphony No 9 / Kubelik
  • Blendinger: Media in Vita, Sawallisch, with Hermann Becht, Bayerisches Staatsorchester
  • Bizet: Carmen / Lorin Maazel
  • Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande / Kubelik
  • Flotow: Alessandro Stradella/ Wallberg, Schartner
  • Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice / Solti
  • Handel: Messiah / K. Richter
  • Haydn: La vera costanza / Doráti
  • Haydn: The Creation, The Seasons / Koch
  • Humperdinck: Königskinder / Wallberg
  • Lehár: The Merry Widow (as Valencienne), with Bavarian Radio Chorus and Munich Radio Orchestra, Heinz Wallberg conducting (EMI)
  • Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Inbal
  • Mozart: Così fan tutte / Honeck (DVD)
  • Mozart: Great Mass in C minor, Mass in C major, Requiem / C. Davis
  • Mozart: The Magic Flute / Suitner
  • Mozart: Don Giovanni / Barenboim
  • Mozart: La finta semplice / Hager
  • Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro / C. Davis
  • Mozart: Lucio Silla / Hager
  • Mozart: Unknown Arias for Soprano / Donath
  • Nicolai: The Merry Wives of Windsor / Klee
  • Pfitzner: Das Christ-Elflein / Eichhorn
  • Pfitzner: Palestrina / Kubelik
  • Schubert: Sacred Works / Sawallisch
  • Schubert: "The Shepherd on the Rock" / Donath
  • Schubert: Masses, etc. / Sawallisch
  • Schubert: Cantata Lazarus with Wolfgang Sawallisch, Bavarian Radio Orchestra
  • Schumann: Requiem, etc. / Klee,
  • Schumann: Der Rose Pilgerfahrt, Op. 112, Sawallisch
  • Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Karajan, Berlin
  • Weber: Der Freischütz / Sawallisch
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When was Helen Donath born?
Helen Donath was born on July 10, 1940.
Where was Helen Donath born?
Helen Donath was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States.
What is Helen Donath known for?
Helen Donath is known for her successful career as an American soprano opera singer. She has performed in leading roles in numerous operas and has collaborated with renowned conductors and orchestras worldwide.
When did Helen Donath retire from singing?
Helen Donath officially retired from singing in 1997 after a successful career spanning several decades.
What awards has Helen Donath received?
Helen Donath has received several prestigious awards throughout her career, including the Bavarian Order of Merit and the Viennese Gold Medal of Honor for her contributions to opera and her outstanding performances.
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