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Maria von Ilosvay
voc, 1917-1987 HU, Budapest
Classical
Mária von Ilosvay (8 May 1917 – 16 June 1987) was a Hungarian contralto renowned for her performances of the role of Erda in Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen.She studied in Budapest and Vienna, where her teachers included Laura Hilgermann, Felicie Kashovska and Mária Budanovicz. In 1937 won first prize in the International Singing Contest in Vienna. During 1937 and 1938 she toured America with an opera company. In 1940, she joined the Hamburg company, while appearing as a guest artist in Vienna, Brussels, Amsterdam, and Salzburg. She became a mainstay at the Bayreuth Festival following its re-opening in 1951 when she made her debut there, until 1958. She recorded the role of Erda in live recordings from Bayreuth conducted by Clemens Krauss (1953) and Joseph Keilberth (1955, Decca s
Plays With
| Das Philharmonische Staatsorchester |
Popular Tracks 
Hoffmanns Erzählungen, 2. Act Schöne Nacht, du Liebesnacht on Hoffmanns Erzählungen Sung in German by Jacques Offenbach, Wilma Lipp, Elfriede Trötschel, Alexander Welitsch, Otto Von Rohr & Eugen Szenkar Amour, Viens aider ma faiblesse (Samson et Dalila) on Lebendige Vergangenheit - Maria von Ilosvay by Maria von Ilosvay Das Rheingold, WWV 86a, Scene 4: Scene 4: Rheingold! Rheingold! Reines Gold! (Woglinde, Wellgunde, Flosshilde, Wotan, Loge) on Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen, WWV 86 by Richard Wagner, Josef Greindl, Ludwig Weber, Maria von Ilosvay, Hans Hotter & Clemens Krauss Hoffmanns Erzählungen: Pfui, dieses Bier ist abscheulich! on Hoffmanns Erzählungen Sung in German by Jacques Offenbach, Wilma Lipp, Elfriede Trötschel, Alexander Welitsch, Otto Von Rohr & Eugen Szenkar Siegfried, WWV 86c, Act II: Act II Scene 2: Ha ha! Da hatte mein Lied (Siegfried, Fafner) on Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen, WWV 86 by Richard Wagner, Josef Greindl, Ludwig Weber, Maria von Ilosvay, Hans Hotter & Clemens Krauss Antigonae, Act I: Gemeinsamschwesterliches! o Ismenes Haupt! on Orff: Antigonae by Carl Orff & Ferenc Fricsay Das Rheingold, WWV 86a, Scene 1: Scene 1: Prelude on Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen, WWV 86 by Richard Wagner, Josef Greindl, Ludwig Weber, Maria von Ilosvay, Hans Hotter & Clemens Krauss Antigonae, Act I: O Blick der Sonne, du schonster on Orff: Antigonae by Carl Orff & Ferenc Fricsay Hoffmanns Erzählungen: Er hat 'ne Puppe von Tragant on Hoffmanns Erzählungen Sung in German by Jacques Offenbach, Wilma Lipp, Elfriede Trötschel, Alexander Welitsch, Otto Von Rohr & Eugen Szenkar Das Rheingold, WWV 86A: Scene 1: Prelude on Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner & Hans KnappertsbuschTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Die Verkaufte Braut Gesamtaufnahme München 1957 | Bedřich Smetana − Maria von Ilosvay, Dagmar Hermann, Dorothea Siebert, Hans Braun, Kurt Böhme, Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks And Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Joseph Keilberth | 1995 | Album |
| Die Walküre | Richard Wagner, Ramón Vinay, Astrid Varnay, Hans Hotter, Regina Resnik, Josef Greindl, Ira Malaniuk, Brünnhild Friedland, Bruni Falcon, Liselotte Thomamüller, Maria von Ilosvay, Gisela Litz, Sibylla Plate, Erika Schubert, Lise Sorrell | 1993 | Album |
| Siegfried | Richard Wagner, Wolfgang Windgassen, Astrid Varnay, Paul Kuen, Gustav Neidlinger, Josef Greindl, Rita Streich, Maria von Ilosvay, Clemens Krauss | 1987 | Album |
| Die Walküre | Richard Wagner, Ramón Vinay, Astrid Varnay, Hans Hotter, Regina Resnik, Josef Greindl, Ira Malaniuk, Brünnhild Friedland, Bruni Falcon, Liselotte Thomamüller, Maria von Ilosvay, Gisela Litz, Sibylla Plate, Erika Schubert, Lise Sorrell | 1981 | Album |
| Siegfried | Richard Wagner, Wolfgang Windgassen, Astrid Varnay, Paul Kuen, Gustav Neidlinger, Josef Greindl, Rita Streich, Maria von Ilosvay, Clemens Krauss | 1981 | Album |
| Götterdämmerung | Richard Wagner, Astrid Varnay, Wolfgang Windgassen, Hermann Uhde, Gustav Neidlinger, Ira Malaniuk, Erika Zimmermann, Hetty Plümacher, Gisela Litz, Maria von Ilosvay, Regina Resnik, Natalie Hinsch-Grondahl, Clemens Krauss | 1981 | Album |
| Die Fledermaus, Operette von Johan Strauss | Hamburger Sinfoniker, Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg, Edith Lang, Karin Eckhold, Maria von Ilosvay, Peter Markwort, John Maloy, Horst Stilke | Album |
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