Wissmann, Lore

OPERA SINGER (GERMANY)
BORN 22 Jun 1922, Neckartailfingen, Baden-Württemberg - DIED 25 Dec 2007, Uffing am Staffelsee, Bayern
GRAVE LOCATION Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg: Waldfriedhof (Abteilung 01 A)

Lore von Wissmann studied at the Musikhochschulke in Stuttgart. In 1942 she debuted at the State Opera in Stuttgart, where she worked for thirty years and sang most mayor parts. She also appeared in Bayreuth, where she performed the part of Eva in Richard Wagner's "Die Meistersänger von Nürnberg". She sang in premieres of Hindemith, Orff and Strawinski and she appeared in Paris, Rome, Vienna and other cities. In 1961 she married the tenor Wolfgang Windgassen.

Family
• Husband: Windgassen, Wolfgang (1961-1974)

Images

The grave of Wolfgang Windgassen at the Waldfriedhof, Stuttgart.
Picture by Androom (31 Jan 2007)

 

Sources
Lore Wissmann - Wikipedia


Witt, Susi

Published: 08 Sep 2018
Last update: 26 Jan 2022