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'''Sylvia Gähwiller''' (5 July 1909 – 19 March 1999) was a Swiss opera singer ([[soprano]]) and [[voice teacher]].
== Life and career ==
Born in [[Zürich]], Gähwiller studied piano at the [[Breslau]] [[Musikhochschule]] from 1926 to 1928, piano at the [[Stern Conservatory]] in Berlin from 1927 to 1928 and piano in Vienna from 1928 to 1930 with [[Friedrich Wührer]] and [[Composition (music)|composition]] with [[Karl Weigl]]. In 1932 she received her piano diploma. From 1936 to 1941 she studied singing with [[Ria Ginster]] at the [[Zürcher Hochschule der Künste]]. After that she was engaged at the [[Theater St. Gallen]] until 1942 where she continued to appear as a guest until 1947. She had her debut with Pamina in Mozart's ''[[The Magic Flute]]'', further roles were Konstanze in ''[[Die Entführung aus dem Serail]]'', Countess Almaviva in ''[[the Marriage of Figaro]]'', Baroness Freimann in ''[[Der Wildschütz]]'', Mimì in ''[[La Bohème]]'', Rosina in ''[[The Barber of Seville]]'', Elmire in ''[[Erwin und Elmire]]'' and the title parts in ''[[Martha (opera)|Martha]]'', ''[[Mignon]]'' and [[Felix Weingartner]]'s ''Snow White'' after [[Franz Schubert]]. At concert opera performances she sang among others Ilia in ''[[Idomeneo]]'' (Lugano, 1944), Dido in ''[[Dido and Aeneas]]'' (Basel, 1949), Paracha in ''[[Mavra]]'' (Zurich, 1951), the Fox and the twin sister in [[Darius Milhaud]]'s ''Les Malheurs d'Orphée''(Basel, 1953) and Poppea in ''[[L'incoronazione di Poppea]]'' (Zurich, 1955).<ref>[https://amzn.to/2RNrdox Sylvia Gähwiller] on Amazon</ref>
She became internationally known especially as a conzert and [[Lieder]] singer. She interpreted classical works by [[Johann Sebastian Bach]], [[Georg Friedrich Handel]], [[Joseph Haydn]] and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, among others, as well as contemporary works by, for example [[Paul Hindemith]], [[Willy Burkhard]], [[Arthur Honegger]], [[Alban Berg]], [[Maurice Ravel]], [[Béla Bartók]], [[Ernst Krenek]] and [[Arnold Schönberg]].
Gähwiller can be heard on several recordings, for example under the direction of [[Walter Goehr]] as Cleopatra in ''[[Giulio Cesare|Giulio Cesare in Egitto]]'' and as Poppea in ''[[L'incoronazione di Poppea]]''<ref>Karsten Steiger: ''Opera Discography.''. [[Walter de Gruyter]], Berlin 2008, , ([http://bit.ly/2WR7qrS Google books])</ref> as well as song singer in ''[[Othmar Schoeck]] plays Othmar Schoeck'' and in ''Zürcher Liederbuch 1986''.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2RObN3t Einträge] on othmar-schoeck.ch</ref> At the Berner Radio-Opera she interpreted works by [[Gustave Charpentier]], [[Engelbert Humperdinck]] and [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky]].
In the 1960s and 1970s she taught singing at the conservatories of Zurich and Winterthur, after which she continued to give private lessons. Among her pupils were the singers [[Carmen Anhorn]], Jacqueline Bügler,<ref>[http://bit.ly/2WPs7Vj Jacqueline Bügler] im ''[[Großes Sängerlexikon]]''</ref> Barbara Geiser-Peyer,<ref>[http://bit.ly/2RQ51KF Barbara Geiser-Peyer] in ''Großes Sängerlexikon'',</ref> Hedy Graf,<ref>[http://bit.ly/2WPU9jp Hedy Graf] in ''Großes Sängerlexikon'',</ref> Kathrin Graf,<ref>[http://bit.ly/2WPU9jp Kathrin Graf] in ''Großes Sängerlexikon'',</ref> Hedda Heusser<ref>[http://bit.ly/2RPDJUy Hedda Heusser] in ''Großes Sängerlexikon''</ref> and Barbara Martig-Tüller<ref></ref> as well as the [[baritone]] Hans Riediker<ref></ref> and Niklaus Tüller.<ref></ref> The conductor [[Fritz Näf]] studied solo singing with her.
== Awards ==
* 1976: [[Hans Georg Nägeli|Hans-Georg-Nägeli-Medaille]] of Zürich.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2WLJNkN Preisträger der Hans-Georg-Nägeli-Medaille] (bis 1998)</ref>
== Source ==
* [[Karl-Josef Kutsch]], [[Leo Riemens]]: [http://bit.ly/2RNUijE Sylvia Gähwiller] in ''[[Großes Sängerlexikon]].'' Volume 4. [[Walter de Gruyter]], Berlin 2004, ,
== References ==
== External links ==
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[[Category:1909 births]]
[[Category:1999 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Zürich]]
[[Category:Voice teachers]]
[[Category:Swiss operatic sopranos]]
[[Category:20th-century opera singers]]
== Life and career ==
Born in [[Zürich]], Gähwiller studied piano at the [[Breslau]] [[Musikhochschule]] from 1926 to 1928, piano at the [[Stern Conservatory]] in Berlin from 1927 to 1928 and piano in Vienna from 1928 to 1930 with [[Friedrich Wührer]] and [[Composition (music)|composition]] with [[Karl Weigl]]. In 1932 she received her piano diploma. From 1936 to 1941 she studied singing with [[Ria Ginster]] at the [[Zürcher Hochschule der Künste]]. After that she was engaged at the [[Theater St. Gallen]] until 1942 where she continued to appear as a guest until 1947. She had her debut with Pamina in Mozart's ''[[The Magic Flute]]'', further roles were Konstanze in ''[[Die Entführung aus dem Serail]]'', Countess Almaviva in ''[[the Marriage of Figaro]]'', Baroness Freimann in ''[[Der Wildschütz]]'', Mimì in ''[[La Bohème]]'', Rosina in ''[[The Barber of Seville]]'', Elmire in ''[[Erwin und Elmire]]'' and the title parts in ''[[Martha (opera)|Martha]]'', ''[[Mignon]]'' and [[Felix Weingartner]]'s ''Snow White'' after [[Franz Schubert]]. At concert opera performances she sang among others Ilia in ''[[Idomeneo]]'' (Lugano, 1944), Dido in ''[[Dido and Aeneas]]'' (Basel, 1949), Paracha in ''[[Mavra]]'' (Zurich, 1951), the Fox and the twin sister in [[Darius Milhaud]]'s ''Les Malheurs d'Orphée''(Basel, 1953) and Poppea in ''[[L'incoronazione di Poppea]]'' (Zurich, 1955).<ref>[https://amzn.to/2RNrdox Sylvia Gähwiller] on Amazon</ref>
She became internationally known especially as a conzert and [[Lieder]] singer. She interpreted classical works by [[Johann Sebastian Bach]], [[Georg Friedrich Handel]], [[Joseph Haydn]] and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, among others, as well as contemporary works by, for example [[Paul Hindemith]], [[Willy Burkhard]], [[Arthur Honegger]], [[Alban Berg]], [[Maurice Ravel]], [[Béla Bartók]], [[Ernst Krenek]] and [[Arnold Schönberg]].
Gähwiller can be heard on several recordings, for example under the direction of [[Walter Goehr]] as Cleopatra in ''[[Giulio Cesare|Giulio Cesare in Egitto]]'' and as Poppea in ''[[L'incoronazione di Poppea]]''<ref>Karsten Steiger: ''Opera Discography.''. [[Walter de Gruyter]], Berlin 2008, , ([http://bit.ly/2WR7qrS Google books])</ref> as well as song singer in ''[[Othmar Schoeck]] plays Othmar Schoeck'' and in ''Zürcher Liederbuch 1986''.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2RObN3t Einträge] on othmar-schoeck.ch</ref> At the Berner Radio-Opera she interpreted works by [[Gustave Charpentier]], [[Engelbert Humperdinck]] and [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky]].
In the 1960s and 1970s she taught singing at the conservatories of Zurich and Winterthur, after which she continued to give private lessons. Among her pupils were the singers [[Carmen Anhorn]], Jacqueline Bügler,<ref>[http://bit.ly/2WPs7Vj Jacqueline Bügler] im ''[[Großes Sängerlexikon]]''</ref> Barbara Geiser-Peyer,<ref>[http://bit.ly/2RQ51KF Barbara Geiser-Peyer] in ''Großes Sängerlexikon'',</ref> Hedy Graf,<ref>[http://bit.ly/2WPU9jp Hedy Graf] in ''Großes Sängerlexikon'',</ref> Kathrin Graf,<ref>[http://bit.ly/2WPU9jp Kathrin Graf] in ''Großes Sängerlexikon'',</ref> Hedda Heusser<ref>[http://bit.ly/2RPDJUy Hedda Heusser] in ''Großes Sängerlexikon''</ref> and Barbara Martig-Tüller<ref></ref> as well as the [[baritone]] Hans Riediker<ref></ref> and Niklaus Tüller.<ref></ref> The conductor [[Fritz Näf]] studied solo singing with her.
== Awards ==
* 1976: [[Hans Georg Nägeli|Hans-Georg-Nägeli-Medaille]] of Zürich.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2WLJNkN Preisträger der Hans-Georg-Nägeli-Medaille] (bis 1998)</ref>
== Source ==
* [[Karl-Josef Kutsch]], [[Leo Riemens]]: [http://bit.ly/2RNUijE Sylvia Gähwiller] in ''[[Großes Sängerlexikon]].'' Volume 4. [[Walter de Gruyter]], Berlin 2004, ,
== References ==
== External links ==
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[[Category:1909 births]]
[[Category:1999 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Zürich]]
[[Category:Voice teachers]]
[[Category:Swiss operatic sopranos]]
[[Category:20th-century opera singers]]
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