Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf , DBE ( 9 December 1915 - 3 August 2006 ) was a German-born Austrian\/British soprano opera singer and recitalist .
Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf DBE ( born in Jarotschin in Prussia , 9 December 1915 ; died Schruns , Austria , 3 August 2006 ) was a German-born Austrian\/British soprano .