Hildegard Hillebrecht

Hildegard Hillebrecht was a German operatic soprano.

Career

Born in Hanover, Hillebrecht studied singing after attending medical school and made her in the role of Leonora in Verdi's Il trovatore. She sang at the Zürich Opera House from 1952-1954, in Düsseldorf from 1954 to 1959 and at the Bayerische Staatsoper from 1961. She performed regularly at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and participated in many festivals including Salzburg and Munich.
Among Hillebrecht's commercial recordings are Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos and Busoni's Doktor Faust, both on Deutsche Grammophon.

Commercial videography

Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos