Ingrid Figur (born as Ingrid Eleonore Auguste Manns; October 1, 1936 in Berlin; July 15, 2025) is a German soprano and singing teacher.
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. [1] Figur trained many of the singers known today at national and international level. Among her students are in particular Claudia Barainsky, Merav Barnea , [2] Stella Doufexis, Ursula Hesse, [3] Andrea Long, Sebastian Noack, Gundula Hintz, Christine Schäfer, Mojca Erdmann, Stefanie Kunschke and Tim Severloh. [4]
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 his native Berlin, Germany, at the age of 88. [5]
