Ingrid Figur
German soprano and singing teacher
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Career
Born in Berlin, Figur studied in her hometown, first German studies, then music at school to become a teacher, finally followed by her singing studies.[citation needed] She then began a career, both in the repertoire of the lied and the oratorio, in and outside Germany.[citation needed]
Since 1974, she has been teaching singing at the Berlin University of the Arts, and as a professor from 1980 to 1999.[2] Figur trained many of the singers known today at national and international level. Among her students are in particular Claudia Barainsky, Merav Barnea,[3] Stella Doufexis, Ursula Hesse,[4] Andrea Long, Sebastian Noack, Gundula Hintz, Christine Schäfer,[5] Mojca Erdmann, Stefanie Kunschke and Tim Severloh.[6]
Particularly noteworthy is her long collaboration and membership to the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart, as well as the Berlin nichi-doku Liederkreis (Deutsch-japanische Sommerakademie für Gesang und Liedbegleitung).[citation needed] In addition, she gives numerous master classes in Germany and other countries.[citation needed] Figur died of natural causes on July 15, 2025, in her native Berlin, Germany, at the age of 88.[1]
