Annette Jahns
Annette Jahns (born June 24, 1958 in Dresden ; † September 11, 2020 ) was a German opera singer ( alto ) and opera director .
Life
Annette Jahns began her vocal studies at the Dresden Music Academy in 1975 ; She completed masterclasses with Judith Beckmann , Ute Niss and Theo Adam . In 1982 she was accepted into the opera studio of the Saxon State Opera Dresden (Semperoper) , from 1986 she was a member of the soloist ensemble of the Semperoper. From 1999 she worked as a freelance singer and director. In addition to classical roles in the alto and mezzo-soprano subjects, she embodied a. a. the title role in Bettina by Friedrich Schenker and Karl Mickel (premiere 1987 Theater im Palast, Berlin) and Sarah Chatterton in Thomas Chatterton by Matthias Pintscherand Claus H. Henneberg (UA 1998 Semperoper Dresden).
In 2000 she made her debut at the Bayreuth Festival under Giuseppe Sinopoli in Richard Wagner's Die Walküre , and in 2002 at the Salzburg Festival under Fabio Luisi in Richard Strauss ' Die Liebe der Danae . From 2005 Annette Jahns was secretary of the class performing arts and film at the Saxon Academy of the Arts . She died in September 2020 after a long, serious illness at the age of 62.
Productions (selection)
- Johann Gottlieb Naumann / Antonio de Filistri da Caramondani : Medea . Meißen City Theater. Premiere: 1999. Conductor: Franns Wilfried Promnitz von Promnitzau ; Stage: Arne Walter; Costumes: Marina Zydek
- Giacomo Puccini / Giuseppe Giacosa , Luigi Illica : Madama Butterfly . Semperoper Dresden. P: July 19, 2003. Conductor: Anthony Bramall ; Stage: Hartmut Schörghofer; Costumes: Frauke Schernau
- Gioacchino Rossini / Jacopo Ferretti : La Cenerentola . Bavarian Theater Academy August Everding . P: May 27, 2005 Ingolstadt Theater , June 17, 2005 Prinzregententheater Munich. Conductor: Bruno Weil ; Stage: Hannes Neumaier; Costumes: Marina Zydek
- Carl Orff : Carmina Burana . Central Saxon Theater Freiberg and Döbeln . P: June 16, 2006 Nikolaikirche Freiberg. Conductor: Jan Michael Horstmann ; Space and costumes: Marina Zydek; Choreographic collaboration: Erwin Hesse
- Christoph Willibald Gluck / Ranieri de 'Calzabigi : Orpheus and Eurydice . P: November 17, 2007 Stadttheater Freiberg. Conductor: Jan Michael Horstmann; Stage and costumes: Marina Zydek; Choreography: Erwin Hesse
- Since October 2012, Annette Jahns has staged various plays with the youth theater group “Smile if you like” in Pirna
Awards
- 1987 Critics' Prize for the Berlin premiere of Bettina
- 1995 Award of the state capital Dresden
Web links
- Works by and about Annette Jahns in the catalog of the German National Library
- Annette Jahns at Operabase (engagements and dates)
- Annette Jahns at Discogs (English)
- Annette Jahns ( Memento from December 21, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) in: Saxon Academy of the Arts
- Annette Jahn's homepage
Individual evidence
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^ Aryeh Oron: Annette Jahns (Contralto). In: Bach Cantatas website. May 29, 2017, accessed on September 12, 2020 . Annette Jahns, Saxon State Opera Dresden. In: euro-scene.de. Retrieved September 12, 2020 .
- ^ Database Bayreuth Festival
- ^ Archive of the Salzburg Festival
- ↑ Dresden opera singer Annette Jahns is dead. In: dnn.de . September 12, 2020, accessed September 12, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jahns, Annette |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (alto) and opera director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 10, 2020 |