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Gerlinde Sämann (* 1969 in Nuremberg ) is an internationally known German soprano . Her repertoire includes compositions from the 9th to the 20th century.

biography

Gerlinde Sämann was born in Nuremberg. She studied piano and singing at the Richard Strauss Conservatory in Munich and also completed a course in respiratory therapy based on the method of Ilse Middendorf .

Directed by Arila Siegert , the blind singer embodied La voix humaine by Francis Poulenc at the Rheinsberg Castle Chamber Opera in 1999, and then at the Theater Aachen the following season . In the 2002–2003 season, Sämann appeared in Pergolesi's Stabat mater at the Theater am Neumarkt in Zurich , conducted by Otto Kukla. In 2004 she sang the role of Eurydice in Gluck's Orpheus and Eurydice in the Rostock Opera and had other appearances in Saint Petersburg and Moscow. As a soloist she has been accompanied by the Dresden Kreuzchor , the Ensemble Estampie, Armonico Tributo Austria, Arsys Bourgogne and other ensembles and has performed at numerous festivals such as Styriarte , La Folle Journée in Nantes , Festa da Musica in Lisbon and Festival de Vézelay in Vézelay .

Gerlinde Sämann focuses on the maintenance of works from the Baroque period , also according to the principles of historical performance practice . In performances with Sigiswald Kuijken , the La Petite Bande orchestra and the Thomanerchor Leipzig, she took over the soprano part in the Bach cantatas, among others, whoever sacrifices thanks, he praises me , see that your fear of God is not hypocrisy , whoever exalts himself should be humiliated are , in Bach's St. Matthew Passion and the B minor Mass . With the participation of Jörg Dürmüller , Klaus Mertens and the Cologne Philharmonic Choir , she recorded Bach's St. Matthew Passion in 1997 under the direction of Horst Meinardus . She recorded Bach's St. John Passion in 2006 under the direction of Michaela Prentl , with Hubert Nettinger as evangelist. With the orchestra and choir of the JS Bach Foundation under Rudolf Lutz , several Bach cantatas were recorded in the Trogen church , including Sweet Consolation, My Jesus is Coming , Oh God, how many a heartache and our mouth is full of laughter .

In the Eberbach monastery she performed the Handel oratorios Hercules , The Alexanderfest , Ode for St. Cecilia's Day and Messias with the Junge Kantorei choir . On the Rheingau Musik Festival in Kloster Eberbach 2010 she performed Monteverdi's Vespers , with the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and the RIAS Chamber Choir under Hans-Christoph Rademann , with whom she also Auferstehungshistorie of Heinrich Schütz has taken. Since 2010 Gerlinde Sämann has also performed with the vocal ensemble VocaMe , which specializes in early music, with a focus on the Byzantine composer Kassia from the 9th century.

When asked: “How do you do it, you can't see the conductor?” Gerlinde Sämann answers: “I can feel him. I adjust myself, look for a connection, through breath and body movement. The music is the bridge. "

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gerlinde Sämann (Soprano) in: Bach Cantatas Website
2. ^ Bach Cantata's website
3. ↑ Concert reviews, Junge-kantorei-de
4. ↑ From the homepage

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