Petra Hoffmann
Petra Hoffmann (* in Schwäbisch Gmünd ) is a German opera singer ( soprano ) and interpreter of contemporary works.
Life
She received her vocal training from Elsa Cavelti at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts . In addition, she studied with Charles Spencer , Paul Esswood and Sir John Eliot Gardiner .
In guest contracts among others as Blondchen ( Die Entführung aus dem Serail ), Frasquita ( Carmen ), Lenio ( Greek Passion ), Zerlina ( Don Giovanni ), Queen of the Night ( The Magic Flute ) she was at the Opéra de la Monnaie Bruxelles, the theater Basel , the Opera Real Madrid, the Teattro Nacional de São Carlos, Lisbon, the Stuttgart State Opera , the Bayrische Staatsschauspiel Marstall and the Teatro La Fenice , Venice. As an interpreter of contemporary works, Hoffmann has appeared at the Salzburg Festival , La Biennale di Venezia , Styrian Autumn, Lucerne Festival, Wien Modern, “musica viva” Munich, Ruhrtriennale , Milano Musica and in Japan.
She has given concerts with Maurizio Pollini and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra , the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra , Klangforum Wien, Ensemble Modern and ensemble recherche under the conductors Claudio Abbado , Ingo Metzmacher , Péter Eötvös , Frieder Bernius , Antonio Pappano , Kwamé Ryan , Emilio Pomàrico , Sylvain Cambreling and Mark Foster .
Discography
- Feldman: Neither (musica viva)
- Feldman: Three Ghostlike songs ( Witten Days for New Chamber Music , 2001)
- Furrer: Narcissus (MGB)
- Furrer: Aria (Kairos)
- Furrer: Desire (DVD)
- Furrer: Invocation
- Nono: Diario Polacco (25 vears experimental studio)
- Nono: Io frammento dal Prometeo (Col legno)
- Staud: Berenice, Song of Disappearance (Kairos)
Web links
- Works by and about Petra Hoffmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Petra Hoffmann at Operabase (engagements and dates)
- Petra Hoffmann's website
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SURNAME | Hoffmann, Petra |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (soprano) and interpreter of contemporary works |
DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwäbisch Gmünd |