Elisabeth Söderström tog lektioner för Andrejewa von Skilondz i Stockholm och debuterade 1947 på Drottningholmsteatern som Bastienne i Mozarts Bastien und Bastienne.
Elisabeth Söderström sopran 1927 – 2009
1948 debuterade Elisabeth Söderström på Operan som Anna i Värmlänningarna, och trots många internationella gästspel, bl.a. Glyndebourne från 1957, Metropolitan från 1959 och Covent Garden från 1960 samt Wien, förblev hon denna scen trogen i hela sin karriär.
Kungliga Teatern
Där sjöng Elisabeth Söderström Regina vid den svenska premiären på Hindemiths Mathis der Maler,Pamina i Trollflöjten, Octavian och fältmarsalkinnan i Rosenkavaljeren, titelpartiet i Charpentiers Louise, Violetta i La traviata, de fyra sopranpartierna i Hoffmanns äventyr, Clitoria i Ligetis Den stora makabern, Aline vid urpremiären på Berwalds Drottningen av Golconda och ett hundratal andra roller.
Operor av Janacek och Strauss
Under den senare delen av sin karriär hade Elisabeth Söderström speciell framgång i operor av Richard Strauss och Janácek och sjöng titelpartiet i Jenufa och Katja Kabanová och Emilia Marty i Affären Makropulos. I Glyndebourne sjöng hon bl.a.både kompositören och grevinnan i Strauss Capriccio och Christine i Intermezzo.
Drottningholmsteatern
Mellan 1993- var Elisabeth Söderström musikalisk ledare för Drottningholmsteatern. Hon har gett ut självbiografin I min tonart (Stockholm 1978). Hovsångerska 1959. LMA 1965.
Glyndebourne Opera
Performances
Composer / Ariadne Auf Naxos 2nd, 05 July 1957 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Composer / Ariadne Auf Naxos 2nd, 07 July 1957 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Composer / Ariadne Auf Naxos 2nd, 12 July 1957 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Composer / Ariadne Auf Naxos 2nd, 14 July 1957 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Composer / Ariadne Auf Naxos 2nd, 16 July 1957 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Composer / Ariadne Auf Naxos 2nd, 18 July 1957 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Composer / Ariadne Auf Naxos 2nd, 20 July 1957 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Composer / Ariadne Auf Naxos 2nd, 23 July 1957 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Octavian / Der Rosenkavalier, 28 May 1959 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Octavian / Der Rosenkavalier, 30 May 1959 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Octavian / Der Rosenkavalier, 03 June 1959 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Octavian / Der Rosenkavalier, 05 June 1959 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Octavian / Der Rosenkavalier, 07 June 1959 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Octavian / Der Rosenkavalier, 09 June 1959 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Octavian / Der Rosenkavalier, 16 June 1959 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Octavian / Der Rosenkavalier, 18 June 1959 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Octavian / Der Rosenkavalier, 20 June 1959 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Octavian / Der Rosenkavalier, 23 June 1959 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Octavian / Der Rosenkavalier, 26 June 1959 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Octavian / Der Rosenkavalier, 28 June 1959 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Octavian / Der Rosenkavalier, 30 June 1959 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Susanna / Le Nozze Di Figaro, 29 July 1959 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Susanna / Le Nozze Di Figaro, 31 July 1959 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Susanna / Le Nozze Di Figaro, 02 August 1959 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Susanna / Le Nozze Di Figaro, 04 August 1959 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Susanna / Le Nozze Di Figaro, 06 August 1959 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Susanna / Le Nozze Di Figaro, 08 August 1959 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Susanna / Le Nozze Di Figaro, 10 August 1959 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Susanna / Le Nozze Di Figaro, 12 August 1959 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Susanna / Le Nozze Di Figaro, 14 August 1959 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Susanna / Le Nozze Di Figaro, 16 August 1959 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Elizabeth Zimmer / Elegy For Young Lovers, 13 July 1961 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Elizabeth Zimmer / Elegy For Young Lovers, 15 July 1961 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Elizabeth Zimmer / Elegy For Young Lovers, 19 July 1961 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Elizabeth Zimmer / Elegy For Young Lovers, 21 July 1961 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Elizabeth Zimmer / Elegy For Young Lovers, 23 July 1961 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Elizabeth Zimmer / Elegy For Young Lovers, 27 July 1961 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Elizabeth Zimmer / Elegy For Young Lovers, 29 July 1961 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Elizabeth Zimmer / Elegy For Young Lovers, 01 August 1961 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 22 May 1963 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 24 May 1963 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 26 May 1963 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 30 May 1963 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 01 June 1963 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 04 June 1963 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 09 June 1963 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 11 June 1963 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 13 June 1963 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 15 June 1963 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 25 June 1964 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 27 June 1964 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 01 July 1964 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 03 July 1964 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 05 July 1964 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 08 July 1964 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 12 July 1964 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 25 July 1964 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 29 July 1964 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 31 July 1964 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 02 August 1964 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Tatyana / Eugene Onegin, 23 May 1968 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Tatyana / Eugene Onegin, 26 May 1968 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Tatyana / Eugene Onegin, 28 May 1968 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Tatyana / Eugene Onegin, 31 May 1968 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Tatyana / Eugene Onegin, 02 June 1968 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Tatyana / Eugene Onegin, 06 June 1968 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Tatyana / Eugene Onegin, 08 June 1968 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Tatyana / Eugene Onegin, 11 June 1968 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Tatyana / Eugene Onegin, 17 June 1968 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Tatyana / Eugene Onegin, 21 June 1968 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Tatyana / Eugene Onegin, 23 June 1968 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Tatyana / Eugene Onegin, 27 June 1968 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Tatyana / Eugene Onegin, 01 July 1968 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Tatyana / Eugene Onegin, 04 July 1968 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Tatyana / Eugene Onegin, 07 July 1968 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Tatyana / Eugene Onegin, 12 July 1968 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Tatyana / Eugene Onegin, 14 July 1968 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Tatyana / Eugene Onegin, 11 August 1970 at Royal Albert Hall, London view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 22 July 1973 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 25 July 1973 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 27 July 1973 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 31 July 1973 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 02 August 1973 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 04 August 1973 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 06 August 1973 at Royal Albert Hall, London view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 08 August 1973 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 10 August 1973 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 12 August 1973 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 14 August 1973 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Christine / Intermezzo, 15 June 1974 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Christine / Intermezzo, 20 June 1974 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Christine / Intermezzo, 23 June 1974 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Christine / Intermezzo, 26 June 1974 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Christine / Intermezzo, 28 June 1974 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Christine / Intermezzo, 30 June 1974 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Christine / Intermezzo, 03 July 1974 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Christine / Intermezzo, 05 July 1974 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Christine / Intermezzo, 07 July 1974 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Christine / Intermezzo, 13 July 1974 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Christine / Intermezzo, 15 July 1974 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Christine / Intermezzo, 19 July 1974 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Christine / Intermezzo, 18 July 1975 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Christine / Intermezzo, 20 July 1975 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Christine / Intermezzo, 23 July 1975 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Christine / Intermezzo, 25 July 1975 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Christine / Intermezzo, 27 July 1975 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Christine / Intermezzo, 29 July 1975 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Christine / Intermezzo, 31 July 1975 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Christine / Intermezzo, 02 August 1975 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Christine / Intermezzo, 04 August 1975 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Christine / Intermezzo, 06 August 1975 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 29 June 1976 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 02 July 1976 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 07 July 1976 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 09 July 1976 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 11 July 1976 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 13 July 1976 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 16 July 1976 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 21 July 1976 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 25 July 1976 at Glyndebourne view performance details
The Countess / Capriccio, 20 August 1976 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Leonore / Fidelio, 27 May 1979 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Leonore / Fidelio, 29 May 1979 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Leonore / Fidelio, 31 May 1979 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Leonore / Fidelio, 02 June 1979 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Leonore / Fidelio, 06 June 1979 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Leonore / Fidelio, 08 June 1979 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Leonore / Fidelio, 10 June 1979 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Leonore / Fidelio, 12 June 1979 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Leonore / Fidelio, 16 June 1979 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Leonore / Fidelio, 22 June 1979 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Leonore / Fidelio, 25 June 1979 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Leonore / Fidelio, 28 June 1979 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Leonore / Fidelio, 13 January 1980 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Metropolitan Opera
[Met Performance] CID:183030 New production Le Nozze di Figaro {171} Metropolitan Opera House; 10/30/1959 Debuts: Elisabeth Söderström, Kim Borg, Oliver Messel Review |
[Met Performance] CID:183100 Le Nozze di Figaro {172} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/6/1959 |
[Met Performance] CID:183150 Le Nozze di Figaro {173} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/11/1959 |
[Met Performance] CID:183340 Le Nozze di Figaro {174} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/28/1959 |
[Met Performance] CID:183440 Faust {560} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/8/1959 |
[Met Performance] CID:183460 Le Nozze di Figaro {175} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/10/1959 Debuts: Christa Ludwig, Charleen Clark Review |
[Met Performance] CID:183510 Le Nozze di Figaro {176} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/15/1959 |
[Met Performance] CID:183550 Faust {561} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/19/1959 Broadcast |
[Met Performance] CID:183600 Faust {562} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/24/1959 |
[Met Performance] CID:183620 Der Rosenkavalier {177} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/26/1959 Debuts: Oskar Czerwenka, Jane Kirwan, Alexandra Jones, Kurt Kessler Broadcast Review |
[Met Performance] CID:183710 Der Rosenkavalier {178} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/4/1960 |
[Met Performance] CID:183750 Faust {563} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/8/1960 |
[Met Performance] CID:183910 Opera News Le Nozze di Figaro {178} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/23/1960 Broadcast |
[Met Performance] CID:183950 Faust {564} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/27/1960 |
[Met Performance] CID:184040 Der Rosenkavalier {179} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/5/1960 |
[Met Performance] CID:184070 Faust {565} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/8/1960 |
[Met Performance] CID:184690 Le Nozze di Figaro {179} American Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 04/5/1960 |
[Met Performance] CID:184880 Le Nozze di Figaro {180} Metropolitan Theatre. Boston, Massachusetts; 04/21/1960 |
[Met Performance] CID:184930 Faust {568} Public Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio; 04/25/1960 |
[Met Performance] CID:184970 Le Nozze di Figaro {181} Public Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio; 04/29/1960 |
[Met Performance] CID:185070 Le Nozze di Figaro {182} Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia; 05/7/1960 |
[Met Performance] CID:185120 Le Nozze di Figaro {183} Fair Park Auditorium, Dallas, Texas; 05/13/1960 |
[Met Performance] CID:185160 Le Nozze di Figaro {184} Municipal Auditorium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 05/16/1960 |
[Met Performance] CID:185180 Le Nozze di Figaro {185} University Auditorium, Bloomington, Indiana; 05/18/1960 |
[Met Performance] CID:185220 Le Nozze di Figaro {186} Northrup Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota; 05/21/1960 |
[Met Performance] CID:185260 Le Nozze di Figaro {187} Northrup Auditorium, Detroit, Michigan; 05/25/1960 |
[Met Performance] CID:185330 Faust {570} Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada; 06/2/1960 |
[Met Performance] CID:186130 Le Nozze di Figaro {188} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/6/1960 Review |
[Met Performance] CID:186200 Le Nozze di Figaro {189} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/12/1960 |
[Met Performance] CID:186320 New production L’Elisir d’Amore {77} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/25/1960 Debuts: Dino Formichini, Robert O’Hearn, Todd Bolender Review |
[Met Performance] CID:186450 L’Elisir d’Amore {78} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/8/1960 |
[Met Performance] CID:186490 L’Elisir d’Amore {79} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/12/1960 |
[Met Concert/Gala] CID:186510 Gala Performance Metropolitan Opera House; 12/14/1960 Review |
[Met Performance] CID:186570 L’Elisir d’Amore {80} American Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 12/20/1960 Review |
[Met Performance] CID:186610 Opera News 1 Opera News 2 L’Elisir d’Amore {81} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/24/1960 Broadcast |
[Met Performance] CID:186690 L’Elisir d’Amore {82} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/31/1960 |
[Met Performance] CID:186710 Le Nozze di Figaro {194} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/3/1961 Review |
[Met Performance] CID:186770 La Bohème {586} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/9/1961 Review |
[Met Performance] CID:186810 L’Elisir d’Amore {83} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/13/1961 |
[Met Performance] CID:192090 Die Fledermaus {86} Metropolitan Opera House; 10/24/1962 Debut: Jack Gilford (Stage Director) |
[Met Performance] CID:192250 Die Fledermaus {88} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/9/1962 |
[Met Performance] CID:192310 Die Fledermaus {89} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/15/1962 Debut: Jeanette Scovotti |
[Met Performance] CID:192540 Der Rosenkavalier {185} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/7/1962 |
[Met Performance] CID:192610 Der Rosenkavalier {186} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/14/1962 Debut: Nadyne Brewer |
[Met Performance] CID:192650 Die Fledermaus {91} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/18/1962 |
[Met Performance] CID:192780 Die Fledermaus {92} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/31/1962 |
[Met Performance] CID:197290 Ariadne auf Naxos {14} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/20/1964 |
[Met Performance] CID:197390 La Bohème {619} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/29/1964 Review |
[Met Performance] CID:197410 Ariadne auf Naxos {15} Metropolitan Opera House; 03/3/1964 |
[Met Concert/Gala] CID:251000 Met Marathon Metropolitan Opera House; 10/6/1977 Broadcast |
[Met Performance] CID:272300 Der Rosenkavalier {288} Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.; 04/18/1983 Debuts: Carole Wright, Ronald Naldi, Sandra Bush, Constance Green |
[Met Performance] CID:272410 Der Rosenkavalier {290} Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.; 04/29/1983 |
[Met Performance] CID:272480 Der Rosenkavalier {291} Atlanta Civic Center, Atlanta, Georgia; 05/6/1983 |
[Met Performance] CID:272620 Der Rosenkavalier {292} University of Minnesota, Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota; 05/20/1983 |
[Met Performance] CID:272710 Der Rosenkavalier {293} Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan; 05/27/1983 |
[Met Performance] CID:272740 Der Rosenkavalier {294} Cleveland Public Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio; 05/30/1983 |
[Met Performance] CID:272850 Der Rosenkavalier {295} Metropolitan Center, Boston, Massachusetts; 06/10/1983 |
[Met Performance] CID:274170 Peter Grimes {37} Metropolitan Opera House; 10/13/1983 Debut: Kirk Peterson Review |
[Met Performance] CID:274220 Peter Grimes {38} Metropolitan Opera House; 10/18/1983 |
[Met Concert/Gala] CID:274260 Centennial Gala I Metropolitan Opera House; 10/22/1983 100th Anniversary of the Metropolitan Opera Broadcast / Telecast |
[Met Performance] CID:274300 Peter Grimes {39} Metropolitan Opera House; 10/26/1983 |
[Met Performance] CID:274340 Peter Grimes {40} Metropolitan Opera House; 10/29/1983 |
[Met Performance] CID:274390 Peter Grimes {41} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/4/1983 Debut: Eugene Tournour |
[Met Performance] CID:274440 Peter Grimes {42} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/9/1983 |
[Met Performance] CID:274500 Peter Grimes {44} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/15/1983 |
[Met Performance] CID:274540 Peter Grimes {45} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/19/1983 |
[Met Performance] CID:286160 Le Nozze di Figaro {293} Metropolitan Opera House; 10/9/1986 Debuts: Thomas Hampson, Ugo Benelli Review |
[Met Performance] CID:286220 Le Nozze di Figaro {294} Metropolitan Opera House; 10/15/1986 |
[Met Performance] CID:286260 Le Nozze di Figaro {295} Metropolitan Opera House; 10/18/1986 |
[Met Performance] CID:286280 Le Nozze di Figaro {296} Metropolitan Opera House; 10/21/1986 |
[Met Performance] CID:286310 Le Nozze di Figaro {297} Metropolitan Opera House; 10/24/1986 |
[Met Performance] CID:286390 Le Nozze di Figaro {299} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/1/1986 |
[Met Performance] CID:286450 Le Nozze di Figaro {300} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/7/1986 |
[Met Performance] CID:287330 Le Nozze di Figaro {302} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/2/1987 |
[Met Performance] CID:287380 Opera News Le Nozze di Figaro {303} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/7/1987 Broadcast |
[Met Performance] CID:287440 Der Rosenkavalier {316} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/13/1987 |
[Met Performance] CID:287480 Der Rosenkavalier {317} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/17/1987 |
[Met Performance] CID:287520 Opera News Der Rosenkavalier {318} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/21/1987 Broadcast |
[Met Performance] CID:331504 The Queen of Spades {44} Metropolitan Opera House; 03/18/1999 Debut: Irina Bogatcheva, Olga Trifonova, Inga Rappaport |
[Met Performance] CID:331516 The Queen of Spades {45} Metropolitan Opera House; 03/22/1999 |
[Met Performance] CID:331528 The Queen of Spades {46} Metropolitan Opera House; 03/26/1999 |
[Met Performance] CID:331555 The Queen of Spades {48} Metropolitan Opera House; 04/3/1999 Debut: Yuri Marusin |
[Met Performance] CID:331564 The Queen of Spades {49} Metropolitan Opera House; 04/7/1999 |
[Met Performance] CID:331573 Opera News 1 Opera News 2 The Queen of Spades {50} Metropolitan Opera House; 04/10/1999 Broadcast |
[Met Performance] CID:331588 The Queen of Spades {51} Metropolitan Opera House; 04/15/1999 Telecast |
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