Sabina von Walther

Sabina von Walther (born in Rome ) is an Italian opera singer ( soprano ).

Life

First she studied flute at the Conservatory of Bolzano . She completed her vocal studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna a . a. with Helena Łazarska and Walter Berry . Master classes with Leone Magiera , Brigitte Fassbaender , Kurt Widmer and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau followed . The artist made her operatic debut in Bregenz as Contessa di Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro , where she also appeared as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni . This was followed by engagements at the Junge Oper Wien, the Festspielhaus St. Pölten , the Landestheater Innsbruck and the Zurich Opera House . In 2002/2003 she was a member of the ensemble at the State Theater in Nuremberg . Sabina Walther made her debut at La Scala in Milan in 2005 as Asterio in L'Europa riconosciuta . In the same year she gave a guest performance at the Bavarian State Opera . On December 27, 2012, the soprano interpreted the role of Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro at the opening of the New Festival Hall in Erl, conducted by Gustav Kuhn, with great success with audiences and the press . In June 2013 she sang Beethoven's 9th Symphony for Pope Francis I in the Sala Nervi in Rome with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai di Torino under the direction of Juraj Valčuha . In addition to her stage presence, Sabina von Walther is also active as a song, oratorio and concert singer. Her repertoire includes works by Mozart, Haydn, Handel, Mahler etc.

The artist works together with the great conductors of her time and a. with Riccardo Muti , Ádám Fischer , Gustav Kuhn , Dennis Russell Davies , Christoph Eberle and Howard Arman , Raffael Frühbeck de Burgos, Hartmut Hähnchen, Adam Fischer and Lothar Zagrosek.

1993 1st Prize and Erik Werba Memorial Prize at the Jugend musiziert singing competition

1997 International Competition "Franz Schubert and Modern Music" (Graz)

1997 3rd prize in the international competition Das Schubert-Lied (Vienna)

personal data
SURNAME	Walther, Sabina von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian opera singer (soprano)
DATE OF BIRTH	20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rome