Iris Vermillion
Iris Vermillion (* 1960 in Bielefeld ) is a German opera singer ( mezzo-soprano ).
Life
Iris Vermillion studied flute and singing at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold and the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg with Mechthild Böhme and Judith Beckmann . She also attended master classes with Erik Werba , Christa Ludwig and Hermann Prey .
She initially worked at the Braunschweig State Theater and was appointed to the Deutsche Oper Berlin in 1988 by Götz Friedrich . She achieved international success under Nikolaus Harnoncourt in Amsterdam and in 1991 in Richard Strauss ' Capriccio under Horst Stein at the Salzburg Festival . In 2000 she sang Gustav Mahler's Kindertotenlieder at the Salzburg Easter Festival under Kurt Masur .
She worked u. a. with Georg Solti , Daniel Barenboim , Claudio Abbado , Giuseppe Sinopoli , Riccardo Chailly and René Jacobs .
Prices
- 1985: Prize at the International Brahms Competition in Hamburg
- 1986: First prize at the National Singing Competition in Berlin
- 2008 : German Theater Prize Der Faust
literature
- Vermillion, Iris . In: Karl-Josef Kutsch , Leo Riemens : Large singer lexicon . Directmedia digital library 33, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-89853-133-3 .
Web links
- Iris Vermillion at Bach Cantatas (English)
- WDR 3 Tonart from 03/30/2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vermillion, Iris |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (mezzo-soprano) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bielefeld |