From Flower Maiden to Marschallin (Hardback)-As Flower Maiden in Wagner's Parsifal she gave her opera debut. As Marschallin in Strauss's Rosenkavalier she made history. One of the greatest singers of the last century Elizabeth Schwarzkopf possessed not only an unmistakable timbre but also a bewitching beauty. This pictorial volume contains hundreds of costume and portrait photographs from her private estate providing a lasting reflection of her personality and elegance.