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Wilma Driessen (born Wilhelmina Jacoba Driessen, December 6, 1938) is a Dutch opera singer. Her voice is that of a coloratura soprano. She is known for her versatility and extraordinary vocal expression. Child prodigyDutch born soprano Wilma Driessen started performing as a child prodigy at the age of only seven. At the age of fourteen she gave her first radio recital, with songs by Max Reger and Johannes Brahms. At the age of ten she started her study singing and music at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague in The Hague, The Netherlands. Later she studied at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. CareerIn 1959, at the age of 20, she made her debut as Lakmé in the Opera Lakmé by Léo Delibes in the Vlaamse Opera (English: Flemish Opera) in Ghent and in the Opéra Royal de Wallonie (Royal Opera of Wallonia) in Liège. Shortly following that, she made her Dutch debut at the De Nederlandse Opera (DNO), (English: The Dutch Opera) in Amsterdam as Leïla in Les pêcheurs de perles (English: The Pearl Fishers) by Georges Bizet. After her Dutch debut she was engaged at The Dutch Opera as first coloratura soprano. The following years she sang all main parts of her kind of voice at the great Opera Houses of Europe. Later in her career she added to her repertoire classical operetta and musical. She made much furor as Gilda in the opera Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi, Olympia in the opera Les contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach and Adele in the operetta Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss Jr.. Her extensive opera, operetta and musical repertoire consists of more than 70 leading roles. She was a frequently asked guest at many festivals and television programs. She has worked - among others - with Igor Stravinsky, Carlo Maria Giulini, Roberto Benzi, Bruno Maderna, Robert Stolz, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Rudolf Schock and Arnold van Mill. VersatilityIn addition to her singing career she was one of the first Dutch classical singers who regularly performed with singers and artists from the popular genre. The many television and radio broadcasts makes this versatile singer very popular with a broad audience. Her impressive professional career spans a period of more than 50 years. Honours
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8 : 1938 births|Living people|Dutch female singers|Dutch operatic sopranos|Musicians from The Hague|Royal Conservatory of The Hague alumni|20th-century opera singers|20th-century women singers |
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