Person Open DS/UK/957 Schwanewilms; Anna (1967-); German lyric soprano Schwanewilms Anna 1967- German lyric soprano Female

Anna Schwanewilms (born 1967 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany) is a German lyric soprano. She studied gardening before training as a singer with the German bass, Hans Sotin, in Cologne. She is particularly associated with performing the works of Wagner, Franz Schreker, Alban Berg and Richard Strauss. She sang Gutrune in James Levine's Bayreuth Ring. On 26th January 2011, she performed the role of the Marschallin in the jubilee centenary performance of Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss at the Semperoper in Dresden. In 2002, she was named Singer Of The Year by the German magazine Opernwelt. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 8/13/2012 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 974d656b-8748-476c-bf41-884fbf5932e2