Christine Görner

Christine Görner (; 15 June 1930 – 30 October 2024) was a German actress and opera singer. Based at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz, she focused on operettas and musicals. She played the title role in the 1958 operetta film Gräfin Mariza.

Early life and career After her vocal training Görner was engaged as a member of the Staatsoper Hamburg at age 22. In the 1956 world premiere of Paul Burkhard's spieloper Spiegel, das Kätzchen, she performed as Miesmies alongside Ferry Gruber, among others. She performed as a guest at the Cologne Opera, the Deutsche Oper Berlin and the Bavarian State Opera. She was also successful as a performer of songs by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht as well as of chansons of the 1920s.

Recordings Görner recorded complete operettas and excerpts. 1957: Gräfin Dubarry Robert Stolz – Meine schönsten Melodien, with Benno Kusche (Europa) Christine Görner – Benno Kusche (Telefunken) Weltstars singen Lehár (Electrola) Ein Sommer lang / In mir klingt ein Lied (Telefunken) J. Strauss: Eine Nacht in Venedig, as Agricola (1967) 1958: 1958: Zauber der Montur 1958: Gräfin Mariza 1959: Zwischen Glück und Krone 1959: Was eine Frau im Frühling träumt 1959: Mandolinen und Mondschein 1959: 1959: 1960: Endstation Rote Laterne