Helena Jungwirth

Helena Jungwirth
Helena Jungwirth, in the 1960s
Born	(1945-03-21)21 March 1945 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	27 January 2023(2023-01-27) (aged 77) Planegg, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Operatic mezzo-soprano
Title	Kammersängerin
Spouse	Claes-Håkan Ahnsjö
Children	3

Helena Jungwirth (21 March 1945 — 27 January 2023) was a Swedish mezzo-soprano opera singer. While training at the Music and Drama School in Stockholm, in 1969 she married the tenor Claes-Håkan Ahnsjö. In 1972, she made her debut at the Drottningholm Palace Theatre as Dorabella in Mozart's Così fan tutte. The following year, together with her husband she was engaged by the Bavarian State Opera in Munich where she went on to perform with success in a wide repertoire. In 1987, at the Berlin State Opera she sang the title role in Rossini's La Cenerentola. She was honoured with the title of Bavarian Kammersängerin in 1996.