Trudeliese Schmidt

Trudeliese Schmidt (7 November 1934 − 24 June 2004) was a German operatic mezzo-soprano who had an international career, performing at major opera houses and festivals in Europe. The singer with a remarkable stage presence excelled in trouser roles such as Cherubino, Idamante, Hänsel, Octavian and the composer in Ariadne auf Naxos. She performed in premieres of operas by Isang Yun and Manfred Trojahn.

Life and career Born in Saarbrücken on 7 November 1934, Schmidt studied voice and made her debut at the Saarbrücken Opera as Hänsel in Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel. She became a member of the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden and in 1969 of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein. The same year, she performed at the Staatstheater Nürnberg in the premiere of Isang Yun's opera Träume (Dreams). She toured Japan with the Bayerische Staatsoper in 1974.