Herta Maria Josef Töpper, also known as Hertha Töpper, born on April 19, 1924, in Graz, Austria, was an Austrian contralto opera singer. She debuted as Ulrica in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera at the Grazer Opernhaus in 1945 and gained significant acclaim for her role as Octavian in Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier at the Bayerische Staatsoper München in 1951. Töpper performed at major opera houses worldwide, including Berlin, London, and New York’s Metropolitan Opera. Notable roles included Dorabella in Così fan tutte, Fricka in Die Walküre, Brangäne in Tristan und Isolde, and Carmen. She was awarded the title Bayerische Kammersängerin in 1955 and taught at the Münchner Musikhochschule from 1971 to 1981. Töpper passed away on March 28, 2020, in Munich.
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Johann Sebastian Bach: St. Matthew Passion , BWV 244
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Monteverdi: Madrigals
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Handel: Serse, HWV 40 (Sung in German)
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Bach Cantatas · Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben? BWV 8 · Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist BWV 45 · Jauchzet Gott in all
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Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96 (Bayerische Staatsoper Live)
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Bach: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232
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Wagner: Das Rheingold, WWV 86a (Recorded 1960) [Live]
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Mozart: Così fan tutte, K. 588 (Sung in German) [Recorded 1957]
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Sternstunden einer Weltstimme
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Mozart: Grande Messe in C Minor, K. 427 (Les indispensables de Diapason)
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Mozart: Mass K.427 "Great Mass"
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Bach, J.S.: Cantata BWV 140, Magnificat BWV 243
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Mozart: Grande Messe en Ut Mineur, K. 427
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Bach, J.S.: Sacred Masterpieces
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Bach, J.S.: Mass in B minor/Missa Brevis in F
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