Esther Hilsberg

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Esther Hilsberg (born July 26, 1975 in Berlin ) is a German opera, operetta, lied and concert singer with a coloratura soprano voice , conductor and composer .

Life and artistic work

Esther Hilsberg received her first singing lessons from Kaja Borris , an opera singer from the ensemble of the Deutsche Oper Berlin . This was followed by studies at the Cologne University of Music , where she studied singing with Hans Sotin , composition with Johannes Schild and conducting with Volker Wangenheim and Michael Luig. In 2002 she completed her vocal studies with top marks.

She attended master classes for singing with KS Edda Moser , KS Julie Kaufmann , Charlotte Lehmann, Klesie Kelly, Peter Hechfellner and Monika Bürgener.

Hilsberg was a member of the ensemble at the Nordharzer Städtebundtheater Halberstadt and also made guest appearances at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf, the Bonn Opera , the Landestheater Detmold , the Theater Nordhausen , the Eduard-von-Winterstein-Theater Annaberg-Buchholz, the Mainfranken Theater Würzburg and the theater Magdeburg (as Queen of the Night ), at the Meininger Theater (as Susanna in The Wedding of Figaro , Karolka in Jenufa and Eva in The Creation ), at the Plauen- Zwickau Theater as Zeitel in Anatevka , as the Snow Queen in the Andersen fairy tale concert and at the Klassik Festival Monschau (as Adele in Die Fledermaus and Pamina in Die Zauberflöte ).

Hilsberg had appearances as a singer a. a. in Cologne Philharmonic , Herkulessaal Munich, Berlin Philharmonic , Liederhalle Stuttgart as well as several radio productions (including live broadcasts with the SWR radio orchestra) and CD productions (including Poulenc's “Gloria” and Haydn's “Nelson-Messe”). The soprano was heard in the main roles in opera, as Gretel, as Anna (in Nicolai's “Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor” together with Kurt Moll as Falstaff), as Pamina (in “Die Zauberflöte”, among others as part of a tour of the “Junge Chamber Opera Cologne "at the Bregenz Festival), as Adele (" Die Fledermaus ") and Countess (" The Marriage of Figaro "). She appeared in the title role at the world premiere of the family opera "Mio, mein Mio" at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

Until 2008 she was engaged at the Freiberg Theater. Her roles included a. the nightingale ("The Birds" by Walter Braunfels ), Rosina ("Barber of Seville") and Ilia ("Idomeneo"). Since then, engagements and a. at the Annaberg-Buchholz Theater as “Queen of the Night”, at the Freiberg Theater as “Woman” in a scenic “Carmina burana”, at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden as a nightingale in the children's opera “The Chinese Nightingale” composed by her, at the Chamber Opera in Cologne as "Hanna Glawari" and "Mimi", as well as at the Seoul Opera House (South Korea) as Pamina, and also at the Aachen Theater as Pamina in "The Magic Flute". Most recently she appeared at the Coburg Theater as a nightingale in “The Chinese Nightingale”, at the Aachen Theater as Adele in “Die Fledermaus”, at the Opera Zuid as Queen of the Night in “The Magic Flute” and at the Gera Theater as Rosina in “The Barber of Seville".

Engagements

  • Theater Freiberg (season 2004/2005 to 2007/2008)
  • South Thuringian State Theater Meiningen (2003/2004 season)
  • Nordharzer Städtebundtheater Halberstadt (seasons 2001/2002 and 2002/2003)
  • State Theater Eisenach (2010/11 season)
  • State Theater Meiningen (season 2011/12)

Composer

Esther Hilsberg is also a successful composer. In addition to choral works, her focus is particularly on children's operas and musicals. Her operas "The Chinese Nightingale", "The Snow Queen" and the "Nutcracker" achieved over 250 performances. So far the following musical works have been published by her:

  • "BARRICADE" - musical based on the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo (world premiere on November 5, 2016 with the Deutsche Musical Company)
  • "Nice places to die" - film music / movie (director: Bernd Schaarmann, world premiere on January 25, 2015 at the Max-Ophüls-Filmfestival)
  • "Max und Moritz" - children's opera, line-up: 6 singers, chamber orchestra or piano (premiere on November 9, 2013 in the Cologne Chamber Opera)
  • "Christmas Oratorio" - instrumentation: soloists (S / T / B), choir, large orchestra, (world premiere on December 11, 2010 in the Konzerthaus Berlin)
  • "The Chinese Nightingale" - children's opera, line-up: 6 singers, piano or chamber orchestra (world premiere on June 27, 2009 in the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden)
  • "The Nutcracker" - children's opera, line-up: 6 singers, piano or orchestra (world premiere on November 1, 2007 in the Cologne Chamber Opera)
  • "Wurst-Arie", scoring: baritone, piano or orchestra (world premiere on August 18, 2007 in the Cologne Chamber Opera)
  • "Dante's Inferno and the Path to Paradise" oratorio in 2 parts, instrumentation: soloists (S / A / T / B), choir, large orchestra, (world premiere on September 18, 2005 in the Konzerthaus Berlin)
  • “Die Schneekönigin” children's opera in 7 pictures, cast: 6 singers, piano, flute, (world premiere on September 9, 2003 at the Hohenloher Kultursommer)
  • "My kisses are colder than ice" Aria of the Snow Queen with orchestra, instrumentation: coloratura soprano, large orchestra, (world premiere on September 26, 2003 in Oberursel)
  • "I know, love" Instrumentation: baritone, large orchestra, (world premiere in June 2004 at the Hohenloher Kultursommer)
  • 7 songs, instrumentation: vocals, piano, (premiere in January 2002 at the recital)

Her children's operas have now been performed at several large theaters, for example “The Snow Queen” was on the program at the Halberstadt Theater and “The Chinese Nightingale” was on the program in the 2010/11 and 2011/12 seasons at the Coburg Theater. In the 2012/13 season “The Chinese Nightingale” was shown at the Lüneburg Theater.

The musical “Barricade” composed by her, which is in part marketed as “Les Misérables”, met with divided opinion from the audience.

Awards

  • 2009 special prize at the International Singing Competition Festival City Passau
  • 2006 Freiberg Art Prize
  • 2004 sponsorship award at the podium for young singers

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Südkurier Medienhaus: Friedrichshafen -: "Barricade" doesn't need to hide | SÜDKURIER Online . In: SÜDKURIER Online . ( suedkurier.de [accessed on January 23, 2017]).
  2. ↑ Ulrike Weinert: Musical "Barricade": Cologne Chamber Opera celebrates its premiere in the Pulheimer Walzwerk . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . ( ksta.de [accessed on January 23, 2017]).
  3. ↑ Neue Presse, Germany: Not at all miserable this musical. Retrieved March 23, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Andreas Gundelach, Robin Jantos, Claudia Leonhardt, Jan-M. Studt: musicalzentrale - Barricade - Lessingtheater Wolfenbüttel. Retrieved March 13, 2017 .
  5. ^ Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany: How much "Les Misérables" is in "Les Misérables"? - HAZ - Hannoversche Allgemeine. Retrieved February 19, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Hilsberg, Esther
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German opera singer, conductor and composer
DATE OF BIRTH July 26, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin