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Waltraud Meier
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Francisco Araiza
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Kathleen Battle
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Teresa Stratas
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Soile Isokoski
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Christian Thielemann
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Sumi Jo
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Karl Böhm
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Roberta Knie
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Genia Kühmeier
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Gabriela Beňačková
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Hildegard Behrens
German operatic soprano

Hildegard Behrens

Intro
German operatic soprano
Genres
Awards Received
Bavarian Order of Merit
Léonie Sonning Music Prize
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Behrens as Tosca, at the Metropolitan Opera, 1985

Hildegard Behrens (9 February 1937 – 18 August 2009) was a German soprano with a wide repertoire including Wagner, Weber, Mozart, Richard Strauss, and Alban Berg roles.