Sylvia Geszty, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sylvia Geszty

Hungarian singer and opera singer

Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1934

Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary

Date of Death: 15-Dec-2018

Profession: singer, vocal coach, opera singer

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Sylvia Geszty (born Sylvia Maria Ilona Wytkowsky; 28 February 1934 – 13 December 2018) was a Hungarian-German operatic coloratura soprano who appeared internationally, based first at the Staatsoper Berlin in East Berlin and from 1970 at the Staatstheater Stuttgart.
She is remembered as Mozart's Queen of the Night and an ideal Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos, but also performed Baroque opera and in the world premiere of Kurt Schwaen's Leonce und Lena.
Geszty was for decades a professor of voice at the Musikhochschule Stuttgart and also taught a master class in Zurich.
She made many recordings and appeared on radio and television and in concert and recitals.