Emmy Lisken

Emmy Lisken
Born Moers
Occupation Classical contralto
Organization

Emmy Lisken (born 1939) is a German contralto in opera and concert.

Career

Born in Moers, Lisken studied voice at the Konservatorium Düsseldorf with Franziska Martienßen-Lohmann (1887–1971). She was engaged from 1955 at the Theater Basel and the Cologne Opera.[1] In Cologne, she participated in 1957 in the premiere of Wolfgang Fortner's Bluthochzeit in the role of Leonardo's Wife. A live recording of the premiere was issued 50 years later.[2]

From 1958 she worked mainly as a concert and oratorio singer, performing in European countries and at international festivals such as Festival du Marais in Paris.[1]

She recorded compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach with conductors such as Wolfgang Gönnenwein, Helmut Kahlhöfer, Hans Thamm, and others.[1]

Lisken was a voice teacher at the Leopold-Mozart Konservatorium in Augsburg from 1976 to 1998.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Emmy Lisken (Contralto)". Bach-Cantatas. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Pluta, Ekkehard (28 November 2007). "Fortner Wolfgang: Bluthochzeit (Lyrische Tragödie in zwei Akten (sieben Bildern))". Klassik Heute. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
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