"Mir sollten sämtliche Wunder begegnen"

In the organizer's words:

"I should encounter all miracles"

A tribute in songs and lyrics on the 100th birthday of Hildegard Knef

Ella Fitzgerald described her as the "best singer without a voice" and after the Second World War, the actress, singer and lyricist was regarded as the first star in Germany.
Hildegard Knef was born in Ulm on December 28, 1925. Her nude scene lasting just a few seconds in the 1950 film "Die Sünderin" (The Sinner) caused one of the biggest scandals in prudish post-war German cinema. Knef's international career began on Broadway in 1955, where she celebrated triumphs as the leading actress in Cole Porter's musical "Silk Stockings".
In 1962, Hildegard Knef played "Spelunken-Jenny" in the Staudte film "Dreigroschenoper" - alongside Curd Jürgens as Macheath and Gerd Fröbe as Peachum. Hildegard Knef also made a name for herself as an author. Her autobiographical novel "Der geschenkte Gaul", published in 1970, took first place on the Spiegel bestseller list.
She sang her way into the hearts of her audience with her chansons, most of which she wrote herself.
Accompanied by Sven Selle on the piano, Anna Haentjens presents a selection of Hildegard Knef's songs and chansons and, with biographical notes, provides an insight into the ups and downs of this versatile artist's life.

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