Marga Höffgen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marga Höffgen

German altos

Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1921

Place of Birth: Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 07-Jul-1995

Profession: opera singer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Marga Höffgen (26 April 1921 – 7 July 1995) was a German contralto, known for singing oratorio, especially the Passions by Johann Sebastian Bach, and operatic parts such as Erda in Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, performed at the Bayreuth Festival and Covent Garden Opera in London between 1960 and 1975.