Dorothea Röschmann

Dorothea Röschmann (born 17 June 1967) is a German soprano. She is famous for her performances in operas by Mozart as well as Lieder.

Dorothea Röschmann
Born (1967-06-17) 17 June 1967
Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
Alma materHochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg
OccupationSoprano singer
Years active1986–present
OrganisationBerlin State Opera
TitleKammersängerin
Spouse(s)Christoph Bantzer
AwardsGrammy Awards

Early life

Röschmann was born in Flensburg, and sang with the Flensburg Bach Choir by the age of seven. She studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg, under Barbara Schlick at the Akademie für Alte Musik in Bremen, and subsequently in Los Angeles, New York, Tel Aviv, and under Vera Rózsa in London.

Career

Röschmann has been working as a Lieder and concert singer, both in Germany and abroad since 1986. From 1994 to 2000, she was a member of the ensemble at the Berlin State Opera, where she had great success in roles such as Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Ännchen in Der Freischütz (conducted by Zubin Mehta),[1] Nannetta in Falstaff (conducted by Claudio Abbado),[2] Micaëla in Carmen, Pamina in The Magic Flute, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte. She still returns frequently as a guest singer.

She gained international recognition in 1995 with her debut at the Salzburg Festival, where she sang Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro staged by Luc Bondy, conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt. She became a regular guest soloist in Salzburg, returning to consecutive seasons in The Marriage of Figaro (Susanna), La clemenza di Tito (Servilia), The Magic Flute (Pamina), Idomeneo (Ilia). In 1998, she performed the role of Ännchen in the premiere of new production of Der Freischütz at the Bavarian State Opera, also conducted by Mehta.[3] In 2000, she debuted at the Paris Opera in The Magic Flute staged at the Palais Garnier.[4]

In 2003, she made her debut at the Royal Opera, London as Pamina in David McVicar's new Magic Flute production. Later in the year, she debuted at the Metropolitan Opera as Susanna,[5] and at the Vienna State Opera in the same role.[6]

She debuted in the role of Contessa d'Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro at the Ravinia Festival in 2004.[7] In 2006 she appeared as the role at the Royal Opera House (director: David McVicar; conductor: Antonio Pappano) and the Salzburg Festival (again with Harnoncourt conducting, and staged by Claus Guth). She also sang it at La Scala in Milan in March 2012.

As a concert singer she took part in the project of Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir to record the complete vocal works of Johann Sebastian Bach.

On 10 September 2011, she took part in the performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 2, in a New York Philharmonic concert at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center. The free concert, presented to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack on New York City, was conducted by Alan Gilbert and telecast on PBS on that anniversary.[8]

She debuted the role of Desdemona in Verdi's Otello in March 2016 at the Salzburg Easter Festival under Christian Thielemann.[9][10]

Personal life

Röschmann is married to Thalia Theater actor Christoph Bantzer. They live together in Hamburg with their daughter Clara, who was born in 2005.[11]

Discography

Awards and honours

References
  1. Moor, Paul (1997-05-14). "A Remodeled 'Freischuetz'". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  2. Moor, Paul (1998-02-18). "And a Thunderous Ovation for Abbado in Berlin : Rare Compassion for 'Falstaff'". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  3. Mahlke, Sybill (1998-11-02). "Ein Häuslein steht im Walde". Der Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  4. Macia, Jean-Luc (2000-11-25). "« La Flûte » retrouve sa magie à l'Opéra Garnier". La Croix. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  5. Kozinn, Allan (2003-10-03). "OPERA REVIEW; A Lively, Youthful 'Figaro' Of (Mostly) Opulent Sets". The New York Times.
  6. Troger, Dominik (2003-11-06). "Le nozze di Figaro - Wiener Staatsoper". Operinwien.at (in German).
  7. von Rhein, John (2004-06-13). "'Marriage of Figaro' a nod to a golden age at Ravinia". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  8. "A Concert for New York". pbs.org. 2011-09-10. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  9. "Finsternis der Herzen" [Darkness of Hearts]. Wiener Zeitung (in German). 21 March 2016.
  10. Arnold, Christine (21 March 2016). "Salzburger Osterfestspiele starten mit minimalistischem Otello" [Salzburg Easter Festival starts with minimalist Otello]. Bachtrack (in German).
  11. Mischke, Joachim (2006-05-27). "Ich war nie eine Jetset-Sängerin". Hamburger Abendblatt. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  12. Echo Klassik Deutscher Musikpreis Archived October 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  13. "Dorothea Röschmann wird "Berliner Kammersängerin"". Berlin.de (in German). 17 May 2016.
  14. "Grammy Awards 2017: The Full List Of Winners". NPR. 2017-02-12. Retrieved 2017-02-12.

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