Ursula Schröder-Feinen

Ursula Schröder-Feinen (21 July 1936 – 9 February 2005) was a German operatic dramatic soprano who performed internationally, including at the Metropolitan Opera and the Bayreuth Festival.

[1] Her debut at the Metropolitan Opera was in 1970 as Chrysothemis in Elektra by Richard Strauss, alongside Birgit Nilsson and Regina Resnik, conducted by Karl Böhm.

She performed there Brünnhilde in Wagner's Siegfried in 1972, in the title roles of Salome (1973) and Elektra (1976), and in 1978 as the Dyer's wife in Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss.

[1] At the Salzburg Festival, she portrayed the Dyer's wife in 1975, with Leonie Rysanek, James King, Ruth Hesse and Walter Berry, with Böhm conducting the Vienna Philharmonic.

[1] In 1977, she performed the title role of Elektra at the Vienna State Opera, conducted by Horst Stein, alongside Gwyneth Jones as Chrysothemis, Christa Ludwig as Klytämnestra, Theo Adam as Orest and Hans Beirer as Aegisth.