Edda Moser 莫赛·埃达

Moser was born in Berlin, the daughter of themusicologistHans Joachim Moser. She studied there at theStern Conservatorywith Hermann Weissenborn and Gerty König and made her debut as Kate Pinkerton inMadama Butterflyat theDeutsche Oper Berlinin 1962. After singing in the Wurzburg Opera Chorus from 1962 until 1963, she sang at the opera houses in Hagen,Bielefeld,HamburgandFrankfurt, before joining theVienna State Operain 1971. She also sang inSalzburg. She made her American debut in November 1968, when she appeared at theMetropolitan Operain the role of Wellgunde inDas Rheingold. She went on to sing various roles there over nine seasons, including the parts of Donna Anna and the Queen of the Night , as well as Liù in Puccini'sTurandot. She maintained an extensive repertoire, singing both coloratura andlirico spintoroles. She played Donna Anna inJoseph Losey's movieDon Giovanni. She was one of the original performers ofHans Werner Henze'soratorioDas Floß der Medusawhich she created on disc because the intended premiere in Hamburg was cancelled after aclassical music riot. Opera Newshas said in a review of a series of recordings made in the 1980s that Moser could sing with a "finely controlled" legato." After retiring from opera, Moser remained active as a recitalist during the late 1990s. She gave several concerts in Germany withIvan Törzsat the piano ,Stadttheater Gießen with programs ranging fromJohann Adolph HassetoClara SchumannandRichard Strauss. She gave her farewell performance in Munich in 1999 at theCuvilliés Theatre. Edda Moser is involved in promoting the use of proper German instead ofDenglisch. In 2006 she founded the yearlyFestspiel der Deutschen Sprache. Three CDs documenting this festival have appeared thus far at the German publishing houseBastei Lübbe. She was also a professor of singing at theHochschule für Musikin Cologne. A recording by Moser of "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" fromThe Magic Flutewas included onVoyager 1'sGolden Record.