Dagmar Schellenberger
Dagmar Schellenberger (born June 8, 1958 in Oschatz ) is a German opera , operetta , musical , lied and concert singer ( soprano ). From 2013 to 2017 she was the artistic director and artistic director of the Mörbisch Seefestspiele .
Life
Schellenberger studied singing at the Dresden University of Music with Ilse Hahn . While still a student, she won the International Antonín Dvořák Competition in Karlovy Vary . This was the beginning of her career. In 1983 she began her theater career at the Altenburg State Theater in Thuringia as Ännchen im Freischütz , directed by Peter Konwitschny . While still a student, she made her debut as Xenia in Boris Godunow at the Komische Oper Berlin , of which she was a member of the ensemble until 1997. At the beginning of her career there she sang in a series of productions by Harry Kupfer, mainly roles by Mozart and Georg Friedrich Handel , later her repertoire included works by Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss . From 2006 to 2009 she was a member of the ensemble at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein .
The artist sang at many major national and international music stages, for example in Dresden , Munich , Frankfurt , Hamburg , Zurich , New York , Milan , Brussels , Rome , Jerusalem and Tokyo . She worked with conductors such as Pierre Boulez , Yakov Kreizberg , Kurt Masur , Riccardo Muti , Rolf Reuter , Christian Thielemann and Franz Welser-Möst .
Schellenberger also appeared in many operettas. In 2004 she sang Countess Mariza at the Mörbisch Sea Festival ; a year later she made her debut as Hanna Glawari in The Merry Widow .
The Kammersängerin was director of the Mörbisch Seefestspiele from 2013 to 2017. She was followed by Peter Edelmann in the 2018 season .
Schellenberger is a member of the jury in various national and international singing competitions. From 2006 to 2012 she was visiting professor for singing at the Berlin University of the Arts .
Repertoire (selection)
- Xenia in Boris Godunov
- Arianna in Giustino
- Pamina in The Magic Flute
- Susanna and Countess in The Marriage of Figaro
- Olympia, Giulietta, Antonia, Stella in Hoffmann's stories
- Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte
- Agathe and Ännchen in Der Freischütz
- Donna Anna and Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni
- Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus
- Elisabeth in Tannhauser
- Eva in The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
- Countess in Capriccio
- Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier
- Iduna in The Fireworks
Discography (selection)
- Mozart arias, 1993
- Lullabies, 1994
- Eugen d'Albert The Dead Eyes 1999
- Robert Stolz Flower Songs, 2000
- Wilhelm Kienzl songs, 2002
- Countess Mariza , 2004
- The royal children , 2005
- The Heathen King , 2005
- Franz Lehár Gypsy love
Awards
1987 Art Prize of the GDR
Web links
- Dagmar Schellenberger Homepage
- Dagmar Schellenberger at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
- Entry about Dagmar Schellenberger in the Austria-Forum (biography)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Director of the Mörbisch Seefestspiele
- ↑ Frederik Hanssen: Ritt über den See , Der Tagesspiegel , April 24, 2013.
- ↑ Lake Festival: Edelmann instead of Pichowetz - burgenland.ORF.at. Retrieved May 31, 2017 .
- ↑ GDR Art Prize 1987 was awarded , In: Neues Deutschland , May 21, 1987, p. 6
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Harald Serafin | Director of the Mörbisch Seefestspiele 2013–2017 |
Peter Edelmann |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schellenberger, Dagmar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (soprano) and opera director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oschatz |