Christine Görner

Christine Görner
Black and white publicity glamour shot of a young woman in dramatic pose with short, dark, permed hair.
Görner, c. 1960
Born(1930-06-15)15 June 1930
Halle (Saale), Prussia, German Reich
Died30 October 2024(2024-10-30) (aged 94)
Nepi, Italy
Occupations
OrganizationsStaatstheater am Gärtnerplatz
Spouse
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(1960⁠–⁠1986)​
Children1

Christine Görner (German pronunciation: [kʁɪsˈtiːnə ˈɡœʁnɐ]; 15 June 1930 – 30 October 2024) was a German actress and opera singer. Based at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz, she focused on operettas and musicals. She played the title role in the 1958 operetta film Gräfin Mariza.

Early life and career

After her vocal training Görner was engaged as a member of the Staatsoper Hamburg at age 22.[1] After a few years she moved to the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich. She appeared there in Harold Rome's Fanny, alongside Trude Hesterberg, the first musical produced at Gärtnerplatz.[2] In the 1956 world premiere of Paul Burkhard's spieloper Spiegel, das Kätzchen, she performed as Miesmies alongside Ferry Gruber, among others. She performed as a guest at the Cologne Opera, the Deutsche Oper Berlin and the Bavarian State Opera.[1]

In the 1950s she was also active as an actress and performed leading roles in several film productions. In 1958 she played the title role in the operetta film Gräfin Mariza of Kalman's operetta[1][3] alongside Rudolf Schock.[3]

From 1988 Görner worked mainly as a voice coach, teaching acting and singing, first for five years at the acting school of Ruth von Zerboni, then later in her own studio.[4] She was also successful as a performer of songs by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht as well as of chansons of the 1920s.[4] She appeared on radio and television.[1]

Personal life and death

Görner was born on 15 June 1930.[4] She was the great-granddaughter of Karl August Görner, an actor and theater manager, and the opera singer Friederike Tomasini from Neustrelitz.[1] Görner was married to the baritone Benno Kusche from 1960 to 1986. Their son, Christian Kusche-Tomasini is a film composer living in Italy.[1]

Görner died on 30 October 2024 in Italy, where she had lived with her son for the last five years. She was 94.[5]

Recordings

Görner recorded complete operettas and excerpts.

Films

Films with Görner include:[4][17]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Nowotny, Walter (1 June 2020). "Geburtstage im Juni 2020 / 15.6. Christine Görner wird 90". Online Merker (in German). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Fanny". Musicallexikon (in German). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Gräfin Mariza". cinema.de (in German). 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d Wulff, Hans-Jürgen (2014). Der deutsche Schlagerfilm: Kleines biofilmographisches Lexikon der Musiker der Musik- und Schlagerfilme von 1945–1965 (in German). doi:10.25969/MEDIAREP/12788. ISSN 2366-6404.
  5. ^ "Christine Görner, Schauspielerin, Sängerin und Schauspiellehrerin". www.christine-goerner.de. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Christine Görner". Muziekweb. 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  7. ^ Fall, Leo; Barabas, Sari; Görner, Christine; et al. (2003), Der fidele Bauer (in German), Cologne: EMI Electrola, OCLC 872996061
  8. ^ Stolz, Robert; Wilhelm, Horst; Köth, Erika; et al. (1979), Meine schönsten Melodien (in German), Quickborn: Miller International, OCLC 725707951
  9. ^ Otto, Hansgeorg; Badorek, Wilfried; Barabas, Sari; et al., Das grosse Operetten-Wunschkonzert, 3 (in undetermined language), Telefunken, OCLC 913132335
  10. ^ Lehár, Franz; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; et al., Weltstars singen Lehar (in German), Germany: Electrola, OCLC 794113099
  11. ^ Görner, Christine; Hertel, Günter; Marischka, Ernst; et al. (1960), In mir klingt ein Lied : Lied aus dem Boston-Tonfilm "Abschiedswalzer" (in German), Hamburg: Teldec, OCLC 254781896
  12. ^ Corfield Godfrey, Paul (November 2013). "Johann Strauss II (1825–1899) / Eine Nacht in Venedig". musicweb-international. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  13. ^ Hoppe, Heinz; Schütz, Ernst; Barabás, Sári; et al. (2003), Operettenmelodien Fred Raymond, Maske in Blau ; Friedrich Schröder, Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies ; Eduard Künneke, Glückliche Reise (in German), Köln: EMI Music, OCLC 1069140754
  14. ^ Kálmán, Emmerich; Brammer, Julius; Hartung, Gretel; et al. (1978), Gräfin Mariza musikalische Gesamtaufnahme der Operette (in German), Hamburg: RCA, OCLC 1068976121
  15. ^ Strauss, Johann; Léon, Victor; Rosenstein, Leo; et al. (1977), Wiener Blut Operettenquerschnitt (in German), Berlin: VEB Deutsche Schallplatten, OCLC 802948490
  16. ^ Künneke, Eduard; Köth, Erika; Görner, Christine; et al. (2003), Der Vetter aus Dingsda Querschnitt (in German), Köln: EMI-Electrola, OCLC 1183677296
  17. ^ "Christine Görner". Filmportal (in German). 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Wenn Mädchen ins Manöver zieh'n (1958) – Film | cinema.de". www.cinema.de (in German). Retrieved 20 September 2023.