Anja Silja
Anja Silja | |
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 Anja Silja in 1968 | |
| Born | 17 April 1940 |
| Occupation | Opera singer (soprano) |
| Years active | 1956–present |
Anja Silja Regina Langwagen (de, born 17 April 1940) is a German soprano singer. Her career began in 1960 at the Bayreuth Festival, as Senta in Der fliegende Holländer. She also sang Elsa von Brabant in Lohengrin, both Venus and Elisabeth in Tannhäuser, Eva in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Freia in Das Rheingold and Waldvogel in Siegfried. She appeared in Wieland Wagner's productions of Salome by Strauss, Wagner's Tristan und Isolde, Die Walküre and Siegfried (as Brünnhilde), Elektra by Strauss, Beethoven's Fidelio, Verdi's Otello, Alban Berg's Lulu and Wozzeck (conducted by Pierre Boulez).
References
- ↑ Tommasini, Anthony (13 February 2007). "Bayreuth Star Goes on to Ovations in Her 60s". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 February 2007.
Other websites
Media related to Anja Silja at Wikimedia Commons
- Interview with Anja Silja by Bruce Duffie, 5 December 1996.
- Colbert Artists Management Inc.
- Anja Silja on IMDb
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