Golda Schultz
Golda Schultz (* around 1984 in South Africa ) is a South African opera singer ( soprano ).
Life
Origin and education
Golda Schultz, daughter of a mathematics professor, grew up in Bloemfontein . She completed a vocal degree at the University of Cape Town and the Juilliard School in New York. She was also tutored by Johan Botha , Kiri Te Kanawa and Michelle Breedt .
Career as an opera singer
From 2011 to 2013 she was a member of the Opera Studio and from 2014 to 2018 of the ensemble of the Bavarian State Opera . In addition, she had several roles at the Klagenfurt City Theater from 2013 to 2015 and appeared for the first time at the Salzburg Festival in 2015 , where she was Sophie in Rosenkavalier .
In 2016, Schultz sang in the role of Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro at La Scala in Milan . In 2017 she could be seen again at the Salzburg Festival, this time as Vitellia in La clemenza di Tito . In October 2017 she made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York as "Pamina" in Die Zauberflöte .
Roles (selection)
- Dido (Purcell: Dido and Aeneas)
- Contessa Almaviva (Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro)
- Donna Elvira (Mozart: Don Giovanni)
- Pamina (Mozart: The Magic Flute)
- Susanna (Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro)
- Ines (Verdi: Il trovatore)
- Anna (Verdi: Nabucco)
- Mrs. Alice Ford (Verdi: Falstaff)
- Liù (Puccini: Turandot)
- Sophie (Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier)
- Freia (Wagner: Das Rheingold)
- Ortlinde (Wagner: Die Walküre)
- Elisabeth Zimmer (Henze: Elegy for Young Lovers)
Web links
- Golda Schultz portrait in the Munich TZ, article from February 15, 2014, accessed on April 13, 2015
- Golda Schultz at Operabase (engagements and dates)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Golda Schultz. In: Bavarian State Opera. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schultz, Golda |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African opera singer (soprano) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1984 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | South Africa |