Ruth-Margret Pütz (Soprano)

Born: February 26, 1931 (or 1930) - Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Died: April 1, 2019 - Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

The German soprano, Ruth-Margret Pütz, studied with Bertold Putts in Krefeld.

Ruth-Margret Pütz made her debut in Cologne 1950, as Nuri in Tiefland by Eugen d'Albert. She sang at Hannover Opera from 1951 to 1957; in Stuttgart from 1957, notably as Gilda and Zerbinetta; at the Bayreuth Festival in 1960, as Waldvogel; at the Salzburg Festival in 1961, as Konstanze in Die Entführung. She made a Russian Tour with the Cappella Coloniensis in 1961. She was on the roster of the Hamburg Staatsoper from 1963 to 1968. She also made guest appearances in Buenos Aires, Helsinki, Frankfurt, Munich, Nice, Rome, Venice, Naples and Barcelona.

Recordings: J.S. Bach's Magnificat (BWV 243); Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Lortzing's Undine; Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Queen of Night in W.A. Mozart's Die Zauberflöte; Trionfo by Orff (BASF).

Source: International Who's Who in Music & Musicians’ Directory (13^th Edition, 1992/93)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (November 2005); Manfred Krugmann (Photos 01-11, July 2011)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Hans Grischkat

Soprano

BWV 243

Hubert Günther

Soprano

BWV 124; Arias from BWV 39, BWV 193

Carl Schuricht

Soprano

[CR-209] (1960, Radio recording): BWV 209

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