Claudia Mahnke

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Claudia Mahnke (born around 1967 in Meerane ) is a German opera singer ( mezzo-soprano ).

Life

Claudia Mahnke comes from Meerane, her mother was a kindergarten teacher and her father was a training instructor for welders . Already during her school days she had singing lessons and after graduating from high school she began studying at the Carl Maria von Weber Academy of Music in Dresden . In 1991 she made her debut as an opera singer during her studies. From 1992–1995 she was engaged at the Chemnitz City Theaters , where she initially sang smaller mezzo-soprano roles (including Second Lady in Die Zauberflöte , Chava in Anatevka ). In 1994 Claudia Mahnke was the winner of the national singing competition in Berlin in the category “Opera / Operetta / Concert”. From 1996 she was a permanent member of the Stuttgart State Opera , among the highlights was the title role in Karl Amadeus Hartmann's opera Simplicius Simplicissimus , which earned her several nominations for “Singer of the Year” in the specialist magazine Opernwelt . During this time their son was born. In August 2006, the Stuttgart State Opera awarded her the title of chamber singer . In autumn 2006 she moved to the ensemble of the Frankfurt Opera . In addition to her permanent engagements, Claudia Mahnke has made guest appearances around the world, including at the Komische Oper Berlin , the San Francisco Opera , the Opéra National de Lyon and with the ensemble of the Deutsche Oper Berlin in Seoul . In summer 2013, she made her debut at the Bayreuth Festival as Fricka ( Das Rheingold , Die Walküre ), Waltraute ( Die Walküre ), Waltraute ( Götterdämmerung ) and 2nd Norn ( Götterdämmerung ).

On August 1, 2019 summer concert series was Mahnke within BBC Proms together with Stuart Skelton , a stint in the Royal Albert Hall in London with Mahler's song cycle Das Lied von der Erde .

Claudia Mahnke lives in Frankfurt am Main .

literature

  • Wilhelm Kosch (Ed.): German Theater Lexicon. Supplementary volume M – Pa. De Gruyter, Berlin [ua] November 2015. Page 16. ISBN 978-3-11-036175-9 (accessed from De Gruyter Online).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Eva Kröner: The conqueror of the larynx screw. In: Nordbayerischer Kurier . July 26, 2013, accessed December 17, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Prom 18: Mahler & Britten. BBC, August 1, 2019, accessed August 22, 2019 (UK English).
personal data
SURNAME Mahnke, Claudia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
DATE OF BIRTH around 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Meerane