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Elena Gerhardt , 1883-1961, German mezzo-soprano and teacher of singing, studied at the Leipzig Conservatory. She made her debut in 1903. After a concert career in both the United States and Europe as an outstanding interpreter of German lieder, she taught in London from 1933 until her death.

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Gerhardt, Elena (b Leipzig, 1883; d London, 1961). Ger.-born mezzo-soprano (orig. sop.) (Brit. cit.). Studied Leipzig Cons. 1900–4 and with A. Nikisch, who later often acted as her acc., as at her début, 1903, on her 20th birthday. After a few appearances at Leipzig, rejected opera in favour of the recital platform, becoming outstanding exponent of Ger. Lieder, esp. Wolf, Brahms, Schubert, R. Strauss. Eng. début 1906, Amer. 1912. Settled in London 1934. Sang during war at Nat. Gallery concerts and for a time afterwards, then became teacher.

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	HISTORICAL: Elena Gerhardt/Charles Panzéra Magazine article from: Opera News; 6/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; HISTORICAL Elena Gerhardt * "INSPIRED SCHUBERTIAN" Schubert songs. Bos, Hegner, piano...Baillot, piano. Dutton Laboratories CD8P 9749 German mezzo-soprano Elena Gerhardt (1883-1961) sang only two roles onstage, Mignon and Charlotte...
	Great Voices of the Century Magazine article from: Opera News; 8/1/1996; ; 399 words ; SONGS. Gerhardt, Frijsh, Lehmann. No texts. Sanctus SCSH-001 From an Australian...wellproduced disc of 1929-39 recordings by three reigning divas of lieder. Elena Gerhardt is represented by seventeen Brahms, Schubert and Wolf songs from 1939...
	History revisited Magazine article from: Opera News; 10/1/1998; ; 434 words ; ...the greatest singers of the time Alexander Kipnis, Tiana Lemnitz, Elisabeth Rethberg, John McCormack. But it was Elena Gerhardt, one of the great pioneers of Lieder singing in the twentieth century, to whom the company turned to initiate the...
	Obituary: Philip Rodden Magazine article from: Musical Opinion; 3/1/2002; ; 488 words ; ...knowledge of opera and lieder which was to bring him both affection and respect from a wide variety of singers. The great Elena Gerhardt asked his advice on preparing recorded illustrations for her famous talks and lecture recitals and he was regularly...
	Michigan State University Libraries (MSU) in East Lansing (Mary Black, Head, Fine Arts Library). (Notes for Notes). Magazine article from: Notes; 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...played with many of the great orchestras, was a solo recitalist, and accompanied Dorothy Maynor, Alexander Kipnis, Elena Gerhardt, and many other singers and instrumentalists. His career covered Europe and the United States, where he emigrated...
	Holiday gifts for the listener and reader Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 12/5/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...Power Biggs (playing an arrangement of "Joy to the World" by Daniel Pinkham), and such historical singers as Elena Gerhardt and Charles Gilibert as well as such later favorites as Nelson Eddy, Eileen Farrell, and our own Phyllis Curtin...
	How did he do it? Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 1/3/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...Gerhard Husch's beautifully enunciated "Die Taubenpost" should be on every fledgling singer's listening list. Elena Gerhardt's An die Musik (with Artur Nikisch, no less) conveys a rare nobility, even through an 85-year-old "horn...
	KNUSSEN BRINGS NEW MUSIC TO COLLAGE Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/16/1987; ; 700+ words ; ...gifted and outspoken critic (in the recent volume of "Song on Record" he refers to an interpretation of the revered Elena Gerhardt as a "cowpat"). "The Rivers of Hell" is a piece from 1977 that depicts the rivers of the title, which also...
	Centenary of the Wigmore Hall Magazine article from: Musical Opinion; 12/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...composers using high-class poetry as a vehicle for musical expressionism, is at once so delicate and convincing. Elena Gerhardt, who did so much to bring the lieder treasures to general notice, was one whom I heard with total submission to...
	THETIS BLACKER ; Visionary batik painter Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 1/31/2007; ; 613 words ; ...Oscar Wilde. Thetis Blacker originally planned a singing career. She studied in London with the lieder- singer Elena Gerhardt, appeared in the chorus at Glyndebourne in the 1950s and sang the role of Mother Goose in Stravinsky's Rake's...