Suzanne Luger (1889 – 1971)

Suze Luger studied the violin and singing. Her debut as a concert singer took place in 1919. She often appeared as a member of the vocal quartet ‘Hollandsch Vocaal Kwartet’, together with soprano Jo Vincent, tenor Louis van Tulder and the wonderful baritone Willem Ravelli. Luger sang in a wide range of oratorio repertory but was also successful as a lieder singer.

The artist was aged 52 when she made the following recording. The song was composed by Rudolf Mengelberg, the nephew of the famous (but politically controversial) conductor Willem Mengelberg.