Elisabeth Scholl

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Elisabeth Scholl (* 1966 in Kiedrich ) is a German soprano who specializes in baroque music .

Life

Elisabeth Scholl was the first girl to sing in the boys' choir of her home town, with the Kiedricher Chorbuben . The role of the first boy in Mozart's Magic Flute (1982 / 1983–1987) at the Hessian State Theater in Wiesbaden reinforced the desire to become a singer. After graduating from high school, she first studied musicology, English and art history at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz and received private singing lessons from Eduard Wollitz . She then completed postgraduate studies in early music at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis with René Jacobs and Richard Levitt and the opera studio of the Basel Music Academy . Since then she has sung with renowned early music ensembles such as the Freiburger Barockorchester , the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin , Concerto Köln , Anima Eterna and Cantus Cölln .

Elisabeth Scholl is the sister of the countertenor Andreas Scholl .

Performances and repertoire

Elisabeth Scholl has been invited as a soloist at many major European festivals ( Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival , Rheingau Music Festival , Lufthansa Festival London, Festwochen Luzern , Festival van Vlaanderen , Handel Festival in Halle , Göttingen and Karlsruhe, BBC Proms, etc.) and works with them Conductors such as René Jacobs , Jos van Immerseel , Frieder Bernius , Enoch zu Guttenberg , Bruno Weil , Nicholas McGegan, Sir Neville Marriner together. Her repertoire and numerous CD recordings with works from Alessandro Grandi to the Romantic era reflect her stylistic versatility. In addition to her concert activities in the field of early music , she gives recitals and was engaged as a guest at various European opera houses with roles from Handel and Vivaldi to Mozart.

In the 2009/2010 winter semester she was appointed professor for baroque singing at the Nuremberg University of Music and has been professor for singing at the Mainz University of Music since the 2018 summer semester .

Discography (selection)

Web links

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  1. ^ Elisabeth Scholl. Mainz University of Music, accessed on November 19, 2019 . }
  2. ↑ Vita. Elisabeth Scholl, accessed on November 19, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Scholl, Elisabeth
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German soprano
DATE OF BIRTH 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Kiedrich