Anneliese Rothenberger, German soprano and actress (b. 1926)
Anneliese Rothenberger (19 June 1919 – 24 May 2010) was a German operatic soprano who had an active international performance career which spanned from 1942 to 1983. She specialized in the lyric coloratura soprano repertoire, and was particularly admired for her interpretations of the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Richard Strauss.
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