Anna Prohaska

Anna Prohaska (born 1983) is an Austrian lyric soprano. She lives in Berlin.[1]

Anna Prohaska
Prohaska in a recital at Centre cultural l'Atlàntida (Vic, Spain). May 2016
Background information
Born1983 (age 37–38)
Neu-Ulm, Germany
Occupation(s)lyric soprano
Years active2002–present
LabelsDeutsche Grammophon
Websitewww.annaprohaska.com

Career

Born in Neu-Ulm, Germany, Anna Prohaska studied in Berlin at the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music.[2][3] Prohaska made her debut in 2002 at the Komische Oper in Harry Kupfer’s production of Britten’s Turn of the Screw.[4][5] In 2003 she was selected for the Académie européenne de musique in Aix-en-Provence, and in 2006 for the Internationale Händelakademie Karlsruhe. In 2006 she was engaged as a member of the permanent ensemble at the Berlin State Opera under Daniel Barenboim.[1] Since 2007, she has worked closely with the Berliner Philharmoniker.[6] Beside her wide standard repertoire, she is a modern and early music specialist.[7] Prohaska performed the world premiere of Rihm's Mnemosyne in 2009 with the Scharoun Ensemble,[8][9] and Requiem-Strophen in 2017 with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.[9] She appeared as Inanna in the world premiere of Jörg Widmann's Babylon in October 2012, with the Bavarian State Opera conducted by Kent Nagano.[10]

Awards

Discography

References
  1. Brug, Manuel (22 May 2011). "Die zwei Seiten der Anna Prohaska". Die Welt (in German). Hamburg. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  2. Kuhn, Annette (22 December 2014). "Sängerin Anna Prohaska - Singen, bis die Nachbarn klingeln". Berliner Morgenpost (in German). Berlin. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  3. Blech, Volker (27 October 2013). "Mit Sopranistin Anna Prohaska im goldenen Käfig". Berliner Morgenpost (in German). Berlin. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  4. Hamdorf, Laura (16 July 2011). "Oper frei Schnauze". Der Spiegel (in German). Hamburg. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  5. "Harry Kupfer inszenierte Brittens "The Turn of the Screw"". neue musikzeitung (in German). 12 March 2002. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  6. Primus, Juliane (9 September 2009). "Lacht schmutzig, spielt intensiv". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Berlin. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  7. Mahlke, Sybill (14 February 2016). "Die Nahrung der Liebe". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Berlin. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  8. Wilkening, Martin (25 May 2009). "Claudio Abbado dirigierte wieder in Berlin und wurde zuvor durch ein Konzert geehrt: Eine Feier des Augenblicks". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Berlin. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  9. Braunmüller, Robert (28 March 2017). "Anna Prohaska über die "Requiem-Strophen" von Wolfgang Rihm". Abendzeitung (in German). Munich. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  10. Loomis, George (6 November 2012). "Carnal Knowledge in a Modern Metropolis: Babylon". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  11. "Anna Prohaska erhält den Schneider-Schott-Musikpreis Mainz 2010". nmz online (in German). neue musikzeitung. 30 March 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  12. "ECHO Klassik Prizewinners 2012" (PDF). ECHO Klassik. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  13. Pirich, Carolin (11 September 2014). "Zwischen den Fronten". Die Zeit (in German). Hamburg. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
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