Background
DONATH., Corpus was born on July 10, 1940 in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. Daughter of Jimmy Erwin and Helen Hamauei.
DONATH., Corpus was born on July 10, 1940 in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. Daughter of Jimmy Erwin and Helen Hamauei.
Roy Miiler High School, Delegate March College, Texas. With Paola Novikova, later with husband Klaus Donath (by whom all song-recitals are accompanied).
London (Covent Garden), Vienna, Milan, San Francisco, Lisbon, et cetera: has given concerts in all major European and American cities; major roles include, Pamina in Die Zauberflote, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Eva in Die Meistersinger, Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier, Susanna in Le Nozze de Figaro, Anne Trulove in the Rake’s Progress, Ilia in Idomeneo, Micaela in Carmen; over 90 recordings since 1962; Pope Paul Medal, Salzburg 50 Year Anniversary Medal, Bratislava FestivalDebut at Cologne Opera House 1962, at Hanover Opera House 1963-1968, Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich 1968-1972. Guest appearances in London (Covent Garden), Vienna, Milan, San Francisco, Lisbon, et cetera: has given concerts in all major European and American cities. Major roles include, Pamina in Die Zauberflote, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Eva in Die Meistersinger, Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier, Susanna in Le Nozze de Figaro, Anne Trulove in the Rake’s Progress, Ilia in Idomeneo, Micaela in Carmen.
Married Klaus Donath in 1965.