Dame Olga Maria Elisabeth Friederike Schwarzkopf, was a German-born Austro-British lyric soprano. She was among the foremost singers of lieder, and is renowned for her performances of Viennese operetta, as well as the operas of Mozart, Wagner and Richard Strauss. After retiring from the stage, she was a voice teacher internationally. She is considered one of the greatest sopranos of the 20th century.
The soprano around 1950
Schwarzkopf as the Marschallin in Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier
Grave in Zumikon
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Amsterdam, 1961)
Jarocin is a town in west-central Poland with 25,700 inhabitants (1995), the administrative capital of Jarocin County in Greater Poland Voivodeship.
Image: Kościół p. w. św. Marcina i dom nr Rynek 24 w Jarocinie
Image: Jarocin ratusz 2
Radoliński Palace, a 19th century depiction
Polish Rock Granary, a museum dedicated to Polish rock music