The outstanding Dutch soprano, Elly Ameling, studied in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. She completed her training with Pierre Bernac in Paris. In 1956 she won the first prize in a vocal competition, but her career really started to take off after she won first prize at the ‘Concours International de Musique’ in Geneva in 1958.
Elly Ameling made her formal recital debut in Amsterdam in 1961. Subsequent appearances with the Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, the Amsterdam Philharmonic and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra secured her reputation. Since then, concert tours led her regularly throughout the world.
Elly Ameling’s repertoire (Lieder, as well as works with orchestra) ranged from Monteverdi and J.S. Bach through Mozart, Schubert, Robert Schumann, Wolf, and Debussy to composers of the 20th century, such as Benjamin Britten, Menotti, Francis Poulenc, and George Gershwin.
For me personally, Ms. Ameling’s singing of Lieder by Franz Schubert was unsurpassed. Here’s what I mean, and sorry about the interruption by brief ads:
