Kathryn Lewek

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Kathryn Lewek (born October 25, 1983 ) is an American coloratura soprano .

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Kathryn Lewek studied singing at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester (New York) .

Her repertoire includes roles such as the Queen of the Night ( Die Zauberflöte ), "Gilda" ( Rigoletto ), "Teresa" ( Benvenuto Cellini ), "Poppea" Agrippina and "Rosina" ( Il barbiere di Siviglia ) as well as the title roles in Maria Stuarda and Lucia di Lammermoor .

She sang at the Metropolitan Opera , the Deutsche Oper Berlin , the Vienna State Opera , the Teatro Real in Madrid, the English National Opera , the Lyric Opera of Chicago as well as at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence and the Bregenz Festival . In 2019 she sang “Eurydice” in Orphée aux enfers at the Salzburg Festival .

A few weeks after Kathryn Lewek gave birth to her child by caesarean section, Kathryn Lewek was exposed to a body shaming attack by several opera critics in August 2019 as part of her role as Eurydice at the Salzburg Festival . She countered the public criticism of her body courageously and openly. The American soprano became the point of contact for other singers who were victims of bodyshaming.

Lewek was a member of the ensemble at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and also gives concerts with numerous international orchestras.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Bavarian State Opera: Lewek Kathryn. Accessed August 31, 2019 .
  2. ↑ OPERA NEWS - Sound Bites: Kathryn Lewek. Accessed August 31, 2019 .
  3. ^ Kathryn Lewek • Salzburg Festival. Accessed August 30, 2019 (German).
  4. ↑ How can you talk about fat bodies on stage? September 3, 2019, accessed September 20, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Salzburger Nachrichten: After Bodyshaming-outcry: opera star Lewek in SN interview. Accessed August 31, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Mark Savage: US soprano shames 'body-shaming' critics . August 30, 2019 ( bbc.com [accessed August 31, 2019]).
personal data
SURNAME Lewek, Kathryn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lewek, Kathryn Louise (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American coloratura soprano
DATE OF BIRTH October 25, 1983