Merav Barnea

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Merav Barnea (born March 1971 in Kfar Saba , Israel ) is an Israeli opera, operetta and concert singer with a dramatic soprano voice .

Live and act

Merav Barnea gained his first stage experience in a vocal group with Israeli folk music at the age of 15, with Shoshana Damari and Esther Ofarim as artistic role models. After completing her military service, she studied singing with Tamar Rachum at the Rubin Music Academy Tel Aviv from 1992–1996 , final grade “with distinction”, 1996–1999 at the Berlin University of the Arts with Ingrid Figur , further teachers Aribert Reimann , Axel Bauni and Peter Raski , Final grade “With distinction”. In recognition of her performance in singing competitions, Merav Barnea accepted an invitation in 1999 to sing Olivier Messiaen's “Chants de Terre et de Ciel” in the Berlin Philharmonic .

Merav Barnea made his debut at the Tel Aviv Opera House in 1999 as First Lady ( Magic Flute ). She also sang Rosalinde ( Fledermaus ), Micaela ( Carmen ), Leonore ( Fidelio ), Hanna Glawari ( Merry Widow ), Mother ( Hansel and Gretel ), Max (Max and Moritz, opera by Gil Shohat ), Lucy ( The Telephone ) , Margarete ( Faust ) and others.

From 2006 to 2009 Merav Barnea was a member of the ensemble at Theater Ulm . Here she made her debut as Marie ( Wozzeck ). Other roles: Fata Morgana ( The Love of the Three Oranges ), Poppea ( The Coronation of Poppea ), Agathe ( Freischütz ), Lady Macbeth ( Macbeth ), Tatjana ( Eugen Onegin ), Elisabeth ( Tannhäuser ), Rosalinde ( The Bat ) and Tosca in the opera of the same name.

The now freelance artist works as a concert singer in Europe and Israel. In addition to the classical repertoire, songs of the Jewish people and works from the 20th century are a focus, including several world premieres and CD productions Selection: Erich Eisner “Cantata Bolivia”, Tsippi Fleischer “Victoria and the Men”, Aharon Harlap “Pictures of the private collection of God "," My father will no longer bless the bread ", Ludvig Irgens-Jensen" Japanese Spring ", Frank Martin " In terra Pax ", G. Shohat" Michal "," Zor & Jerusalem ", 8. Symphony, Somtow Sucharitkul “Songs before Dawn”, Viktor Ullmann , Kurt Weill . For the 60th anniversary of Israel in 2008, Merav Barnea made guest appearances in several cities in Germany together with the pianist Adi Bar. Videos, television and radio appearances round off her artistic work.

As one of the leading classical singers in Israel, Merav Barnea enjoys the support of the Israel Vocal Arts Institute and the America-Israel Cultural Foundation . In addition to her diverse appearances, the soprano also taught classical singing at the Städt. Youth music school in Ehingen (Danube) .

The artist currently lives in Munich. She is married to Art Director Moshe Ushpiz and has three daughters.

Awards

  • 1998, 1999 and 2008: Scholarship from the Richard Wagner Foundation
  • 1999: Scholarship from the Paul Hindemith Society
  • 1999: Second Prize Songs by Holocaust Victim Composers Competition Jerusalem
  • 1999: Second Prize Paula Salomon Lindberg Singing Competition (Song of the 20th Century) Berlin (First Prize was not awarded)

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  • Konyen Kathrin: The Israeli Barnea-Ushpiz family has settled in . In: Südwest Presse . October 16, 2007

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.tageblatt.de/main.cfm?DID=1157109  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.tageblatt.de  
  2. ↑ http://www.ehingen.de/,Lde/758322.html  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.ehingen.de  
  3. ↑ http://www.juedische-allgemeine.de/article/view/id/21530f
personal data
SURNAME Barnea, Merav
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Israeli opera, operetta and concert singer with a dramatic soprano voice
DATE OF BIRTH March 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Kfar Saba , Israel