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Rachel Yakar

Rachel Yakar
  • Name: Rachel Yakar
  • Birthday: 1936-03-03
  • Place of birth: Lyon, Rhône, France
  • Popularity: 0.661
Biography: Rachel Yakar (3 March 1936 – 24 June 2023) was a French operatic soprano and academic voice teacher. She was known for Mozart roles such as Elvira in Don Giovanni, Baroque opera and contemporary opera. She was a member of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein from 1964 to 1991, and appeared also in Paris, at the Royal Opera House in London and at festivals including Bayreuth and Glyndebourne. She received international attention as Poppea in the 1977 production of Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea at the Oper Zürich conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt, which was recorded and filmed. She made many more recordings reviving Baroque operas in historically informed performance. Her portrayal of... Read More

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Title Release date
L'Incoronazione di Poppea   as  Poppea 1979-12-01
L'Orfeo   as  Euridice (singing voice) 1978-12-01
Don Giovanni   as  Donna Elvira (soprano) 1977-01-01