Hedwig Mathilde Plümacher (3 December 1919 – 3 June 2005) was a German operatic singer who appeared on stage as Hetty Plümacher. A long-term member of the Staatstheater Stuttgart, she also performed at international festivals and major opera houses, as well as recording music.

Hetty Plümacher
Born(1919-12-03)3 December 1919
Solingen, Germany
Died3 June 2005(2005-06-03) (aged 85)
Steinenbronn, Germany
Other namesHedwig Mathilde Lipp
EducationMusikhochschule Köln
OccupationOperatic mezzo-soprano
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Hedwig Mathilde Plümacher was born in Solingen,[1] and studied voice at the Musikhochschule Köln.[2] After her first engagement in Oslo in 1943, she was member of the ensemble of the Staatstheater Stuttgart from 1946 to 1976.[2] She often performed in Munich and Vienna, but gradually made her way into all major European opera houses.

Plümacher appeared at the Salzburg Festival from 1963 to 1965, at the Bayreuth Festival from 1953 to 1957,[2] and at the Schwetzingen Festival in 1957.

Her main roles were initially in operas by Mozart and Richard Strauss, later she also played dramatic roles in Wagner operas. She was also a sought-after concert soloist for the Passions by Johann Sebastian Bach, the oratorios by Handel and Felix Mendelssohn, and Verdi's Requiem.

In opera, Plümacher sang mezzo-soprano and contralto.

After leaving the stage she taught as a professor at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart.[2]

When she married her name was Hedwig Mathilde Lipp.[2]

On 3 December 2005, at the age of 85, Plümacher died at her long-time residence in Steinenbronn. Her grave is in Dettenhausen.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Plümacher, Hetty". Bayerisches Musiker-Lexikon Online [de] (in German). 5 May 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e Kutsch, Karl-Josef; Riemens, Leo (2004). "Plümacher, Hetty". Großes Sängerlexikon (in German) (4th ed.). Walter de Gruyter. p. 3697. ISBN 978-3-59-844088-5.
  3. ^ Der Ring des Nibelungen on Presto Classical
  4. ^ Così fan tutte, soundfountain.org
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