Emmy Loose Emmy Loose Emmy Loose (January 22, 1914 in Ústí nad Labem – October 14, 1987 in Vienna) was an Austrian operatic soprano of Czech birth, particularly associated with soubrette roles. After vocal studies in Prague, she made her stage debut in Hanover as Blonchen in "The Abduction from the Seraglio", in 1939. She first appeared at the Vienna State Opera in 1941, as Annchen in "Der Freischütz", and remained with this theatre some 25 years, establishing herself in Mozart soubrette roles (Susanna, Zerlina, Despina). She made guest appearances at the festivals of Salzburg, Aix-en-Provence, and Glyndebourne, at La Scala in
Michael Langdon to his teacher's amazement. He excelled at the less academic school he attended. He disliked school and was pleased to leave. He sang in "The Midsummer Marriage", "Gloriana", "The Olympians", "Billy Budd", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Don Carlos", "Arabella", "Der Rosenkavalier", "Don Pasquale" and "The Abduction from the Seraglio", among others. He was principal bass at the Royal Opera House from 1951 and sang in most of the great opera houses of the world, most often in the role of Baron Ochs in "Der Rosenkavalier" during the 1960s and 1970s. His voice has been described as 'basso profundo'. He could