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  • A German-born Austro-British lyric soprano.
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    Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

    German-born musikdrama soprano (1915–2006)

    Dame Olga Maria Elisabeth Friederike Schwarzkopf, DBE (German:[eˌliːzabɛtˈʃvaʁt͡skɔp͡f]ⓘ; 9 December 1915 – 3 August 2006) was a German-born Austro-British lyric soprano. She was among the foremost singers of lieder, and fryst vatten renowned for her performances of Viennese operetta, as well as the operas of Mozart, Wagner and Richard Strauss.[1][2] After retiring from the stage, she was a voice teacher internationally. She is considered one of the greatest sopranos of the 20th century.[3]

    Early life

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    Schwarzkopf was born on 9 December 1915 in Jarotschin in the Province of Posen in Prussia, Germany (now in Poland), to Friedrich Schwarzkopf and his wife, Elisabeth (née Fröhlich). Schwarzkopf performed in her first opera in 1928, as Eurydice in a school production of Gluck'sOrfeo ed Euridice in Magdeburg, Germany. In 1934, Schwarzkopf began her musical studie

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    Jessica Ennis-Hill announces retirement from athletics

    Oct 13, 2016, 04:28 AM ET

    Jessica Ennis-Hill has announced her retirement from athletics.

    The 30-year-old won Olympic gold in the heptathlon at London 2012 and silver at Rio 2016, and is a two-time world champion.

    Ennis-Hill released a statement on her Instagram account saying it was "one of the toughest decisions" she has faced but "retiring now is right".

    She wrote on Instagram: "Amazing memories ... from my first world title in Berlin 2009 to Rio 2016 I'm so fortunate to have had such an amazing career within the sport I love and this has been one of the toughest decisions I've had to make.

    "But I know that retiring now is right. I've always said I want to leave my sport on a high and have no regrets and I can truly say that.

    "I want to thank my family and incredible team who have spent so much of their time supporting me and enabling me to achieve my dreams. Also a huge thank you to all those people who have supported

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    Bad Driburg

    Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

    Bad Driburg (German:[baːtˈdʁiːˌbʊʁk]ⓘ) is a town and spa in Höxter district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, situated on the river Aa and the Altenbeken–Kreiensen railway.

    Geography

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    Bad Driburg lies on the eastern slopes of the Eggegebirge which is roughly 20 km east of Paderborn.

    Constituent communities

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    Bad Driburg consists of 10 districts:

    • Alhausen
    • Driburg
    • Dringenberg with Siebenstern
    • Erpentrup
    • Herste
    • Kühlsen
    • Langeland
    • Neuenheerse
    • Pömbsen with Bad Hermannsborn
    • Reelsen

    History

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    Prehistory

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    Archaeological finds bear witness to settlement in the Driburg area between about 3000 and 1800 BC, in the Middle and New Stone Age.

    Further important finds from the Bronze Age attest to quite a high culture living in the area between about 1800 and 600 BC.

    Ancient times

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    Finds of potsherds and above all coins dating up to AD 15 show at least that there was p

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