Sylvia Geszty

Sylvia Geszty (born Sylvia Maria Ilona Wytkowsky; Hungarian: Geszty (Witkowsky) Ilona Mária Szilvia [ˈɡɛsti ˈsilvijɒ]; 28 February 1934 – 13 December 2018) was a Hungarian-German operatic coloratura soprano who appeared internationally, based first at the Staatsoper Berlin in East Berlin and from 1970 at the Staatstheater Stuttgart. She is remembered as Mozart's Queen of the Night and an ideal Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos, but also performed Baroque opera and in the world premiere of Kurt Schwaen's Leonce und Lena. Geszty was for decades a professor of voice at the Musikhochschule Stuttgart and also taught a master class in Zurich. She made many recordings and appeared on radio and television and in concert and recitals.

Mozart: Concert Arias - 1971-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Sylvia Geszty & Peter Schreier - 1970-05-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Così fan tutte, K. 588 - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Ein Opernabend mit Sylvia Geszty - 1969-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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