- Lillie Claus
Lillie Claus-Dostal (1905-2000) was an Austrian opera and operetta singer, a lyric coloratura.
Biography
She received her youth in a musical education (vocals, piano, dance school). With 16 years she was at the Vienna
Academy of Music . They debuted as Papagena in Mozart's Magic Flute at theVienna State Opera .After engagements at several stages, and. A. Saarbrücken, they returned to the Vienna State Opera. There, they heard the composer Nico Dostal, on the search for a lead actress for his operetta "Clivia". On 23 In December 1933, she was in the Berlin theatre on Nollendorfplatz with Lillie Claus in the main role premiered.On November 30th 1934, she sang under the direction Erich Kleiber's the role of Lulu in Alban Berg's "Lulu" at the Berlin StaatsoperUnter den Linden ".In the ensuing period focused Lillie Claus, through its lyric coloratura attracted attention increasingly to the operetta. Nico Dostal wrote her several of his operettas to the voice.
*1935 The frequent lover ( "I am in love")
*1936 Princess Nefertiti
*1937 extra leaves ( "I forgot my heart away")
*1937 Monika ( "Home Song")
*1939 The Hungarian wedding ( "I play the song of happiness and litter")She took several songs on "Gramophone" records. 1942 Nico Dostal she married and moved to surprise a year later voluntarily from the stage. 1943 was the joint son Roman Dostal, conductor, was born. The family lived in Salzburg. At the 100th Nico Dostals Birthday 1995 enjoyed the now 90-year-old Lillie Claus Dostal still the best of health and participated in the events in honor Dostals.
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