17-751: Peter Fisher may refer to: Peter Fisher (photojournalist) (1929–2013), Hungarian-born cinematographer and photojournalist Peter Fisher (actor) (born 1954), Australian film and television actor Peter Fisher (politician) (born 1936), member of the Australian House of Representatives Peter Fisher (1930s footballer) , Scottish professional association footballer Peter Fisher (footballer, born 1920) (1920–2010), Scottish footballer Peter Fisher (activist) (1944–2012), American author and gay rights activist Peter Fisher (historian) (1782–1848), Canadian historian Peter Fisher (musician) ([fl. 1990–now), of
34-629: A soubrette , and later moved into the light-lyric and lyric coloratura soprano repertoire and then the lighter Richard Strauss and Wagner operas. Her career included performances at Vienna State Opera , the Metropolitan Opera , Covent Garden , and La Scala . Popp was also a highly regarded recitalist and lieder singer. Lucia Poppová was born in Záhorská Ves in the Slovak State (later Czechoslovakia ; present-day Slovakia ). Her mother
51-1171: A bust of her by Juraj Čutek was unveiled in the Vienna State Opera. Popp rarely recorded roles she did not perform on stage (with a few exceptions, including Elisabeth in Wagner 's Tannhäuser and the title role in Richard Strauss 's Daphne ). The following is a selection of her recordings: She can be seen in the role of Pamina in a performance of The Magic Flute , recorded live at the Bayerische Staatsoper in 1983, and published by Philips, catalogue number 070 505-3. Also, in Smetana 's The Bartered Bride as Marie (the female lead). Recorded in 1982 in Vienna, published by Deutsche Grammophon Catalogue number 00440 073 4360, and in Die Fledermaus as Rosalinda (TDK). Also in Orff 's Carmina Burana as
68-738: A mezzo-soprano, her voice developed a high upper register to the degree that her professional debut at age 23 was as the Queen of the Night in Mozart 's The Magic Flute in Bratislava, a role she revived in a 1963 recording conducted by Otto Klemperer . In 1963, Herbert von Karajan invited her to join the Vienna State Opera , where she debuted as Barbarina in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro . Popp had strong ties to
85-465: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Peter Fisher (photojournalist) Peter Fisher (born Péter Fischer ; July 1929 – 18 March 2013) was a Hungarian -born cinematographer , photojournalist . He died on 18 March 2013 at the age of 83. "One of the best-known photographers of the Jewish community." He was the most famous for photographs of
102-544: Is the pianist and conductor György Fischer . György Fischer's first wife was opera singer Lucia Popp . After being divorced from Popp he married American violinist Ida Bieler . His cousins are conductors Ádám Fischer and Iván Fischer . He studied cinematography at the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest in the 1950s when he got acquainted with his first wife, Flóra Kádár who took degree in 1953 as actress. Because of
119-596: The 1963 Slovak film Jánošík [ sk ] about the Slovak highwayman Juraj Jánošík . She played ”Anna Page” in Merry ”Wives of Windsor” 1965 film, on music by Otto Nicolai. Her first husband was Hungarian pianist and conductor György Fischer . In 1973, she began a long relationship with Peter Jonas , who was then artistic administrator of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra . They had married but divorced in
136-526: The 1980s. Popp died of brain cancer in 1993 in Munich , Germany, at the age of 54. She was buried in Cintorín Slávičie údolie , Bratislava . She was survived by her husband, German tenor Peter Seiffert , whom she married in 1986. In March 2007, on BBC Music magazine's list of the "20 All-time Best Sopranos" based on a poll of 21 British music critics and BBC presenters, Popp placed seventh. On 12 June 2017,
153-667: The British band Sphere3 and Irish band Glyde Peter Fisher (physician) (1950–2018), British physician Peter Fisher (puritan) (fl 1630-1657) active in puritan cuse in Ipswich Peter Fisher (translator) (born 1934), British academic, known for translating Gesta Danorum Peter R. Fisher (born 1956), U.S. Under Secretary of the Treasury Peter H. Fisher , physicist See also [ edit ] Peter Fischer (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
170-670: The Countess in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro ; Queen of the Night and Pamina in Mozart's The Magic Flute ; Zerlina, Donna Elvira, and later Donna Anna in Mozart's Don Giovanni ; Adele and Rosalinde in Johann Strauss II 's Die Fledermaus ; Ännchen and Agathe in Weber 's Der Freischütz ; and Sophie and the Marschallin in Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier . She played "Tereza" in
187-461: The Vienna State Opera throughout her career, and in 1979 was named an Austrian Kammersängerin . She made her Royal Opera House debut in 1966 as Oscar in Verdi 's Un ballo in maschera , and her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1967 as the Queen of the Night (production designed by Marc Chagall ). As she reached her 30s in the 1970s, Popp turned from coloratura roles to lyric ones. By the 1980s when she
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#1732877311129204-586: The actress Jayne Mansfield , "whose visit to Peter's studio stopped traffic in the local streets as fans craned to see her." He was "born in Budapest into a traditional, rather than observant, Jewish family." His father was engineer Pál Fischer (1892–1945), his mother was Lola Bader (1905–1973). His first wife was the Hungarian actress Flóra Kádár (1928–2003) but they were divorced. Secondly he married Blandine Costi and thirdly Carol Joernet. His younger brother
221-493: The fall of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 , he left Hungary for Great Britain but "he was unable to resume his profession without a union card, so moved instead into stills photography." [REDACTED] Media related to Péter Fischer at Wikimedia Commons Lucia Popp Lucia Popp (born Lucia Poppová ; 12 November 1939 – 16 November 1993) was a Slovak operatic soprano. She began her career as
238-505: The female lead in the Court of Love. Recorded in 1975, published by BMG Ariola catalogue number 74321 85285 9. She can also be seen as Marzelline in Beethoven's Fidelio with Gundula Janowitz conducted by Leonard Bernstein. She was Sophie in Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier DG 00440 073 4072 Carlos Kleiber conductor, Bayerisches Staatsorchester ; Otto Schenk director, recorded 1979. There
255-406: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peter_Fisher&oldid=1178079547 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
272-589: Was a soprano, with whom the young Lucia often sang duets at home. Her father, an engineer, was at one time a cultural attaché to the British embassy. She initially studied medicine at the Bratislava University, then entered the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava to study drama. Her vocal talent was discovered when she was cast as Nicole in Le Bourgeois gentilhomme , a role which required singing. While she began her vocal lessons during this period as
289-558: Was in her 40s and her voice matured further, she added more substantial roles such as Countess in Mozart 's The Marriage of Figaro , the title role in Strauss's Arabella , Adina in L'elisir d'amore , and the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier . As a result of this vocal progression, Popp sang various roles in the same opera at different stages in her career, including Zdenka and Arabella in Richard Strauss 's Arabella ; Susanna and
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