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Inge Borkh

1921 - 2018

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Inge Borkh (born Ingeborg Simon, 26 May 1921 – 26 August 2018) was a German operatic dramatic soprano. She was first based in Switzerland, where she received international attention when she appeared in the first performance in German of Menotti's The Consul, in Basel, in 1951. In 1952, Borkh became a member of the Deutsche Oper Berlin and the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. She appeared at leading opera houses in Europe and the Americas, and at festivals such as Bayreuth and Salzburg. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Inge Borkh is the 1,083rd most popular singer (down from 921st in 2019), the 4,097th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,814th in 2019) and the 50th most popular German Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Inge Borkh ranks 1,083 out of 4,381. Before her are Johann Michael Vogl, Inva Mula, Donny Hathaway, Harry Styles, Julie London, and Meliton Balanchivadze. After her are Elena Paparizou, Vaçe Zela, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Lena Katina, François Delsarte, and Yaroslav Yevdokimov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Inge Borkh ranks 257. Before her are Adolf Wiklund, Edvard Mirzoyan, Cuthbert Sebastian, Alfréd Rényi, Jacques Lecoq, and Grigory Chukhray. After her are François Picard, Ted Schroeder, Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, Paco Godia, Ken Adam, and Mustafa Ben Halim. Among people deceased in 2018, Inge Borkh ranks 258. Before her are Apisai Ielemia, Ferenc Kósa, Anna Maria Ferrero, Leonid Kadeniuk, André Lerond, and Claudio Scimone. After her are Kim Yong-chun, Tomás Maldonado, Vinnie Paul, Jean Bourgain, Sergio Pitol, and Alfredo del Águila.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Inge Borkh ranks 4,099 out of 7,253. Before her are Michael Stich (1968), David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl (1628), Johann Schreck (1576), Herbert Norkus (1916), Herluf Bidstrup (1912), and Kurt Aland (1915). After her are Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse (1774), Friedrich Tietjen (1834), Hans-Jürgen Syberberg (1935), Helmuth Rilling (1933), John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1621), and Georg Adolf Erman (1806).

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Among SINGERS In Germany

Among singers born in Germany, Inge Borkh ranks 50. Before her are Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient (1804), Hans Hotter (1909), Blixa Bargeld (1959), Francesca Lebrun (1756), Josepha Weber (1759), and Carlos Marín (1968). After her are Theo Adam (1926), Elisabeth Schumann (1888), Margot Hielscher (1919), Bill Kaulitz (1989), Erna Berger (1900), and Lian Ross (1962).

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