Irmgard Seefried (9 October 1919 – 24 November 1988) was a distinguished German soprano who sang opera, sacred music, and lieder. Maria Theresia Irmgard Seefried was born on 9 October 1919 in Köngetried, near Mindelheim, Bavaria, Germany, the daughter of educated Austrian-born parents. Her father taught high school, and he began to give her piano lessons and vocal lessons when she was five years old. She studied at Augsburg University before making her debut in Aachen as the priestess in Verdi's Aida in 1940. She began to sing leading parts in 1942 (Agathe in Weber's Der Freischütz in 1942, an
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