About Emmy Lisken
Lived 1939 – 2020 (aged 80–81). Emmy Lisken was a German opera singer, singer, musician and contralto.
Emmy Lisken (3 February 1923 in Moers – 11 October 2020 in Berlin) was a German contralto in opera and concert.
Career Born in Moers, Lisken studied voice at the Konservatorium Düsseldorf with Franziska Martienssen-Lohmann. She was engaged from 1955 at the Theater Basel and the Cologne Opera.
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Who was Emmy Lisken?
German opera singer
When was Emmy Lisken born?
Emmy Lisken was born in 1939 in Moers.
When did Emmy Lisken die?
Emmy Lisken died on 11 October 2020 in Berlin.
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Emmy Lisken was an opera singer, singer, musician and contralto.
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Emmy Lisken was German.
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