Verena Keller (singer)
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Verena Keller (* 1942 in Schwerin ) is a German opera singer ( mezzo-soprano ).
Life
Keller, daughter of the Swiss opera singer Jakob Keller (1911–1992), studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and is a lecturer at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Frankfurt am Main and at the Mainz Conservatory . She has appeared at the Grand Théâtre de Genève , the Deutsche Oper Berlin , the State Opera Hamburg , the Opernhaus Düsseldorf , the Paris Opera , the Teatro Massimo in Palermo, the Teatro San Carlo in Naples and the Vancouver Opera .
Keller was awarded the 2002 Culture Promotion Prize for her opera workshop and took part in the documentary Opernfieber by Katharina Rupp (Hessian Film Prize 2005 as best documentary film). Her opera studio took place in 2015 in the Stadtcasino Basel .
Repertoire (selection)
- Wozzeck - Marie
- Il trovatore - Azucena
- Tristan and Isolde - Brangäne
- Jenůfa - sexton
- Don Carlos - Eboli
- Un ballo in maschera - Ulrica
- Lohengrin - Ortrud
- Katja Kabanova - Kabanicha
Fonts (selection)
- Concerto no.5 for piano and orchestra. Ludwig van Beethoven . Berlin, Pool Music Production, 1998.
- Lirica & l'intimiste . Xavier Delisle. Munich, Koka Media, 1998.
- Mass in D major op.86 . Antonín Dvořák . Stuttgart, Carus-Verlag , 1987.
- Mass in D major Opus 86 for solos, choir and organ. Antonín Dvořák . Stuttgart, Carus-Verlag , 1976.
literature
- Large song dictionary . Saur, Bern / Munich 1997, 3rd edition. ISBN 978-3-598-11250-8
Web links
- Verena Keller at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
- Verena Keller in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
- Literature by and about Verena Keller in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Biography of Verena Keller
- ↑ http://www.verena-keller.de/index.php?id=26
- ↑ Elena Manuel, young opera singers have to prove themselves in the Stadtcasino In: Basellandschaftliche Zeitung , October 9, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Keller, Verena |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (mezzo-soprano) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwerin |