Kerstin Descher

Kerstin Descher (* 1969 in Bonn ) is a German opera , operetta and concert singer with a mezzo-soprano voice .

Life

Kerstin Descher grew up in Bonn. She completed her singing studies at the Cologne Music Academy with Monica Pick-Hieronimi and attended master classes with Brigitte Fassbaender , Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau , Irwin Gage and Tom Krause . Between 1998 and 2001 she played at the Pforzheim Theater and had many guest appearances, e.g. B. at the Gewandhaus Leipzig and in the Beethovenhalle Bonn. Until 2007 she had an engagement at the Theater Vorpommern . She then moved to the Augsburg Theater, where she was a member of the ensemble until 2017.

Roles (selection)

• Voice of the mother in Hoffmann's stories
• "Gertrud" in Hansel and Gretel
• “Sexton Buryja” in Jenůfa
• "Ortrud" in Lohengrin
• “Margret” in Wozzeck
• "Carmen" in Carmen
• More information:

CD

• Jacob de Haan Markus-Passion for mezzo-soprano, baritone, label: Bauer Studios 2016

Web links

• Kerstin Descher at Operabase (engagements and dates)
• Kerstin Descher's website
• Kerstin Descher on the website of the Theater Augsburg

Individual evidence

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2. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.