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Inge Borkh

German soprano (1921–2018)
Person Human Q65144

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[19]
Date of birth
May 26, 1921, May 26, 1917[10]
Date of death
August 26, 2018
Place of birth
Mannheim
Place of death
Stuttgart
Country of citizenship
Germany[11]
Occupation
opera singer, stage actor, film actor, biographer, writer, singer, actor, musician[12][13][14]
Field of work
music, singing, opera[15][16][17]
Award received
Swiss Grand Prix for performing arts / Hans Reinhart Ring (1973)[18]
Genre
opera, operetta[20][21]
Work location
Basel[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[30]
Described by source
Inge Borkh, Opera Diva of Passionate Portrayals, Dies at 97[29]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Fach vocal classification
dramatic soprano, Wagnerian soprano[32][33]
Family name
Borkh[23]
Given name
Inge[24]
Instrument
voice[26]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Uesslingen-Buch, Uesslingen[27][28]
Name in native language
Inge Borkh[31]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[34]
Voice type
soprano[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Inge Simon en Inge Borkh en Ingeborg Simon ar إنجيبورغ سيمون ar إنج بورك cs Inge Borgk cs Ingeborg Welitsch da Ingeborg Simon de Ingeborg Simon de Borkh de Inge Simon es Ingeborg Simon fr Ingeborg Simon hu Ingeborg Simon hu Inge Simon it Ingeborg Simon ja インゲ・ボルク ko 잉게보르크 지몬 ko 잉게 보르크 nl Ingeborg Simon
🔖 Identifiers · 66
ISNI
0000000120726907
VIAF cluster ID
35264354
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83155664
GND ID
119347725
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Inge Borkh, "Der Konsul".jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0001633180
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
inge-borkh
BIBSYS ID
3098458
BMLO ID
b0797
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
138916988
Billboard artist ID
inge-borkh
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
borkh-inge
Show all 66 identifiers +54
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11376763
Carnegie Hall agent ID
17806
CiNii Research ID
1140000791650769536
DDB person (GND) ID
119347725
DUC ID
inge-borkh
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119347725
Dezède person ID
32387
Discogs artist ID
867985
Europeana entity
agent/base/164274
FAST ID
116579
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_119347725
FactGrid item ID
GP
FemBio ID
3842
Freebase ID
/m/0d30dg
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
inge-borkh
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0011481
Grove Music Online ID
03603
HAND ID
E1AD-838D-C08F-9058-0602
HDS ID
009446
IMDb ID
nm3347494
IdRef ID
087931176
J9U entity ID
987007434057005171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119347725
Kinobox person ID
1282696
LEO-BW person (GND) ID
119347725
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
153048
Lex ID
Inge_Borkh
MusicBrainz artist ID
50957eeb-71ad-46a3-bff8-cc08f177c56f
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000251707
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA08598034
NE.se ID
inge-borkh
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2009511936
NLP ID
a0000002765709
NSK (VIAF) ID
000261833
NSK ID
981005775342409366
NUKAT ID
n2015177153
National Library of Korea ID
KAC2020R7975
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BIQe;=BX
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810589744005606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX862482
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
102235279
Prabook ID
1397255
RERO ID (legacy)
A003026544
RILM ID
9521
SBN author ID
UBOV535348
SNAC ARK ID
w6q24w5j
SPAP ID
a/33ea9545-0e67-458d-a0be-61de0157453e
SVKKL authority ID
0290806-Borkh-Inge-19212018
The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
1219
Theaterlexikon der Schweiz ID
Inge_Borkh
Universal Music France artist ID
20000060014
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJv8BxHcFFg4F6W4J4MVmd
Yale LUX ID
person/565b6fdd-dd6d-485e-a718-680241c9d5db
Yandex Music artist ID
396905

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Occupation 5
writer, film actor, opera singer, stage actor, biographer
Field of work 3
music, opera, singing
Genre 2
opera, operetta
Award received 1
Swiss Grand Prix for performing arts / Hans Reinhart Ring
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Fach vocal classification 1
dramatic soprano
FactGrid item ID 1
GP
Given name 1
Inge
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Uesslingen-Buch
Place of birth 1
Mannheim
Place of death 1
Stuttgart
Sex or gender 1
female
Voice type 1
soprano
Work location 1
Basel
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Summary

Inge Borkh was born on May 26, 1921[1], in Mannheim[2]. She died on August 26, 2018[3], in Stuttgart[4]. She worked as an opera singer[5], stage actor[6], film actor[7], biographer[8], and writer[9].

FAQs

Where was Inge Borkh born?

Inge Borkh was born in Mannheim[2].

Where did Inge Borkh die?

Inge Borkh died in Stuttgart[4].

What did Inge Borkh do for work?

Inge Borkh worked as an opera singer[5], stage actor[6], film actor[7], biographer[8], and writer[9].

What awards did Inge Borkh receive?

Honors received include Swiss Grand Prix for performing arts / Hans Reinhart Ring[18].

Related Entities

Germany music

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . operalounge.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [10] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . plateamagazine.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Dev Jadiya · 2026-11-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [hi] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #67776"
  2. 13d ago · Irgnetnahkkcuf · 2026-11-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Prabook ID → 1397255
    "Created claim: Prabook ID: 1397255, Matched to Inge BORKH (#129559302) in Prabook #mix'n'match"
  3. 22d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national → Uesslingen-Buch, Uesslingen
    "source for date of birth, source for place of birth, source for date of death, source for place of death, place of origin from the Histori"
  4. 6w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    LEO-BW person (GND) ID → 119347725
    HAND ID → E1AD-838D-C08F-9058-0602
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57570: Import LEO-BW ID"
  5. 22w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → opera singer, stage actor, film actor +1
    SVKKL authority ID → 0290806-Borkh-Inge-19212018
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0290806-Borkh-Inge-19212018, batch #259496"
  6. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Documentation files at → SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
    Fach vocal classification → dramatic soprano, Wagnerian soprano
    Instrument → voice
    Described by source → Inge Borkh, Opera Diva of Passionate Portrayals, Dies at 97
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32149: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
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