# Carla Spletter > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Carla_Spletter > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Carla_Spletter.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carla_Spletter > Source revision: 1341785725 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) German operatic soprano Carla Spletter Born (1911-11-09)9 November 1911 Died 19 October 1953(1953-10-19) (aged 41) Alma mater University of Music and Theatre Leipzig Occupation Operatic soprano **Carla Spletter** (9 November 1911 – 19 October 1953) was a German operatic soprano. ## Life Carla Spletter was born in [Flensburg](/source/Flensburg), [Schleswig-Holstein](/source/Schleswig-Holstein) in Germany in 1911, and studied at the [Leipzig Conservatory](/source/Leipzig_Conservatory) before making her debut in 1932 at the [Deutsche Oper](/source/Deutsche_Oper) in Berlin. From 1935 to 1945 she was a member of the [Berlin State Opera](/source/Berlin_State_Opera).[1] Her repertoire included [Carl Maria von Weber](/source/Carl_Maria_von_Weber)'s [Oberon](/source/Oberon_(Weber)) (1937) and [Johann Strauss](/source/Johann_Strauss) II's *[Eine Nacht in Venedig](/source/Eine_Nacht_in_Venedig)* (1938), both of which she recorded. After 1945 Carla Spletter moved to Hamburg to join the *[Hamburgische Staatsoper](/source/Hamburgische_Staatsoper)*. Her last appearance was that of the title role in [Alban Berg](/source/Alban_Berg)'s opera [Lulu](/source/Lulu_(opera)) for the German ([Grillo-Theater](/source/Grillo-Theater), Essen) and Dutch (*[Stadsschouwburg](/source/Stadsschouwburg)*, Amsterdam) premieres of that work in March and July 1953 respectively, under the baton of [Gustav König](/source/Gustav_K%C3%B6nig). Within a few months (October) she had died in Hamburg of cancer at the age of 41.[2][3] In 1937 Carla Spletter married Dr [Peter Bischoff](/source/Peter_Bischoff), who had won a gold medal in sailing at the [1936 Olympic Games](/source/1936_Summer_Olympics).[4] ## Legacy I addition to her recordings Carla Spletter featured in four feature films, including the title role in [Friedrich von Flotow](/source/Friedrich_von_Flotow)'s [Martha](/source/Martha_(opera)) (1936). ## Selected discography - Mozart: *Die Entführung aus dem Serail* (Berlin, 24 October 1937), Reichssenders Berlin, conducted by Heinrich Steiner, Cantus-Lin (DA Music) 2000 - Mozart: *Great Opera Recordings – Die Zauberflöte* (Berlin 1937/1938), Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by [Thomas Beecham](/source/Thomas_Beecham), Naxos Historical 2001 - Gounod: *Faust* (Stuttgart 5 December 1937), Stuttgarter Rundfunks, conducted by [Joseph Keilberth](/source/Joseph_Keilberth), Arkadia 2000 - Mozart: *Die Zauberflöte* (Berlin 1937–1938), Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by [Thomas Beecham](/source/Thomas_Beecham), Naxos Historical 2001 - Weber: *Oberon* (Highlights, Berlin 15 August 1937), Reichssenders Berlin, conducted by [Joseph Keilberth](/source/Joseph_Keilberth), Cantus-Line (DA Music) 2002 - Johann Strauss: *Eine Nacht in Venedig* (22 January 1938), Reichssenders Berlin, conducted by Heinrich Steiner, Naxos Historical 2003 - *ABC der Gesangskunst in Deutschland – Historisches Gesangslexikon Teil 5*, 70 historical recordings, including two arias from *La Boheme* by Carla Spletter, Cantus-Lin (DA Music), 2000 ## Filmography - 1936: *[Martha](/source/Martha_(1936_film))*, Directed by: [Karl Anton](/source/Karl_Anton)/[Frank Clifford](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frank_Clifford_(director)&action=edit&redlink=1) - 1937: *Der Schauspieldirektor*, Directed by: [Jürgen von Alten](/source/J%C3%BCrgen_von_Alten) - 1939: *Maria Ilona*, Directed by: [Géza von Bolváry](/source/G%C3%A9za_von_Bolv%C3%A1ry) - 1940: *Falstaff in Wien*, Directed by: [Leopold Hainisch](/source/Leopold_Hainisch) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Helga und Karlheinz Wendtland: Geliebter Kintopp, Künstlerbiografien L–Z, Verlag Medium Film, Berlin 1994 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [*Abschied von Carla Spletter*. In: *Hamburger Abendblatt* vom 28. Oktober 1953.](http://www.abendblatt.de/archiv/1953/article200219629/Abschied-von-Carla-Spletter.html) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Nederlandse première: Berg – Lulu. Opera Nederland. 29 Mai 2015](http://operanederland.nl/2015/05/29/nederlandse-premiere-berg-lulu/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [*Zwischenbilanz der Segler*. In: *Hamburger Abendblatt* vom 16. Oktober 1964.](http://www.abendblatt.de/archiv/1964/article200786297/Zwischenbilanz-der-Segler.html) ## External links - [Einträge zu Carla Spletter](http://www.akuma.de/carla-spletter/artist,q54229,release.html) in der Musikdatenbank akuma.de - [Carla Spletter](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0819264/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [Personsuche](https://tools.wmflabs.org/persondata/p/Carla_Spletter) - [Deutschen Nationalbibliothek](https://portal.dnb.de/opac.htm?method=simpleSearch&cqlMode=true&query=idn%3D123738709) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND WorldCat National United States France BnF data Norway Poland Israel Belgium Artists MusicBrainz People Deutsche Biographie DDB Other Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Carla Spletter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carla_Spletter) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carla_Spletter?action=history)). 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