Death of the Swiss singer Edith Mathis
The Swiss soprano Edith Mathis has died in Salzburg at the age of 87. Among other things, she was regarded as an outstanding Mozart interpreter.
Mathis studied in Lucerne and Zurich and made her debut in 1957 at the age of 19 as the second boy in Mozart's "Magic Flute". From 1959 to 1963 she was a member of the ensemble at the Cologne Opera House, and from 1963 at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. In addition to her commitment to the music of Mozart and Bach, she also took part in world premieres, including the opera "Der Zerrissene" by Gottfried von Einem in Hamburg in 1964 and "Der junge Lord" by Hans Werner Henze in Berlin in 1965.
From 1992 to 2006, she was Professor of Lied and Oratorio Interpretation at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. One of her students is Diana Damrau. Her numerous awards include the Mozart Medal of the International Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg, the Hans Reinhart Ring, the Art and Culture Prize of the City of Lucerne and the Prix Mondial du Disque. Edith Mathis has also held the title of Bavarian Kammersängerin since 1979.
