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Brigitte Fassbaender

ブリギッテ・ファスベンダー　/　ぶりぎって・ふぁすべんだー

Opera singer from Margraviate of Brandenburg

July 3, 1939 (age 86)　・　Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg

opera singer
music educator
director

My Take

Brigitte Fassbaender is, to my ear, operatic nobility in the truest sense. Born in Berlin in 1939, this German mezzo-soprano earned the rare Kammersaengerin title from both the Bavarian and Vienna State Operas, then reinvented herself entirely as intendant of the Tyrolean State Theatre for over a decade. What fascinates me is that pivot: few great singers can run an institution, fewer still do both with distinction. Her shelf of honors, from the Legion of Honour to multiple German orders, only confirms a life of artistry backed by real leadership. I find her career quietly heroic and worthy of deep respect.

Overview

Brigitte Fassbaender (German: [bʁiˈɡɪtə ˈfasbɛndɐ]; born 3 July 1939), is a German mezzo-soprano opera singer and a stage director. From 1999 to 2012 she was intendant (managing director) of the Tyrolean State Theatre in Innsbruck, Austria. She holds the title Kammersängerin from the Bavarian State Opera in Munich and the Vienna Staatsoper.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Brigitte Fassbaender
Name (Japanese): ブリギッテ・ファスベンダー
Reading: ぶりぎって・ふぁすべんだー
Born: July 3, 1939 (age 86)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Rabbit
Origin: Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: opera singer / music educator / director / singer / speaker

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

Bavarian Order of Merit
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
1995 Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
2011 Legion of Honour
1987 honorary doctor of the University of Manchester
2001 Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
1985 Frankfurter Musikpreis

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AE%E3%83%83%E3%83%86%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%B9%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC

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