Born: 1960 - Aachen, Germany

The German soprano, Ingrid Schmithüsen, studied singing with Gregory Foley in Cologne and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in Berlin. She was successful in several international competitions and received various prizes, e.g. at the Concours international des Maîtres du chant français, Paris 1981, at the Competition of the VDMR Berlin (Concert) 1982 and, also in 1982, the Advancement Prize for Culture of the City of Aechen.

Concert tours have taken Ingrid Schmithüsen through Germany, Europe, the USA, Canada and Japan. She has been engaged as a guest singer with several German and Dutch opera houses. Her concert repertoire contains works from the Renaissance to the 20^th century, including extensive experience with the historical performance of baroque and classical vocal music.

Source: Liner notes BIS CD-841 (Cantatas 5, conducted by Suzuki, 1997)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (April 2001)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Philippe Herreweghe

Soprano

BWV 78, BWV 198

Werner Hümmeke

Soprano

BWV 248

Masaaki Suzuki

Soprano

BWV 61, BWV 63, BWV 132, BWV 143, BWV 172, BWV 245

Helmut Winschermann

Soprano

BWV 244

Links to other Sites

Ingrid Schmithüsen, Sopran (Dresdner Sinfoniker) [German]
Ingrid Schmithüsen - Analekta [French/English]
Schmithüsen, Ingrid (BachVerein Köln) [German]
Ingrid Schmithüsen (Berliner Bachakademie) [German]

Romanischer Sommer Köln: Biographie Schmithüsen, Ingrid [German]
Ingrid Schmithüsen (Germany Net) [German]
Schmithusen Ingrid (ATMA Classique) [French]

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