Ingrid Figur

Ingrid Figur (born 1934) is a German soprano and singing teacher.

Career

Born in Berlin, Figur studied in her hometown, first German studies, then music at school to become a teacher, finally followed by her singing studies. She then began a career, both in the repertoire of the lied and the oratorio, in and outside Germany.

Since 1974, she has been teaching singing at the Berlin University of the Arts, and as a professor from 1980 to 1999.[1] Figur trained many of the singers known today at national and international level. Among her students are in particular Claudia Barainsky, Merav Barnea,[2] Stella Doufexis, Ursula Hesse,[3] Andrea Long, Sebastian Noack, Christine Schäfer, Mojca Erdmann, Stefanie Kunschke and Tim Severloh.[4]

Particularly noteworthy is her long collaboration and membership to the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart, as well as the Berlin nichi-doku Liederkreis (Deutsch-japanische Sommerakademie für Gesang und Liedbegleitung). In addition, she gives numerous master classes in Germany and other countries.

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References
  1. "Professoren der Darstellenden Kunst an der Hochschule der Künste und der Universität der Künste 1975" (pdf). udk-berlin.de (in German).
  2. "Die Künstlerinnen". lesegeries.org (in German).
  3. Ursula Hesse
  4. Tim Severloh
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