Birgit Remmert

Birgit Remmert (born 4 September 1966)[1] is a German operatic mezzo-soprano and contralto who has appeared in major European opera houses, concert halls and festivals. She has performed title roles such as Dalila, Penthesilea, and Iokaste in an opera composed for her.

Birgit Remmert
Born (1966-09-04) 4 September 1966
Braunschweig, Germany
EducationHochschule für Musik Detmold
Occupation(s)Operatic mezzo-soprano and contralto
OrganizationsOpernhaus Zürich
Websitewww.birgit-remmert.com

Career

Born in Braunschweig, Remmert took voice lessons from age 17. She studied at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold with Helmut Kretschmar. As a student, she achieved several prizes at international competitions.[2]

Remmert was from 1992 to 1998 a member of the ensemble of the Opernhaus Zürich,[3] where she appeared as Farnace in Mozart's Mitridate, re di Ponto, as Ulrica in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera, as Mrs. Quickly in his Falstaff, in the title role of Samson et Dalila by Saint-Saëns, as Suzuki in Puccini's Madama Butterfly, as Zita in his Gianni Schicchi, and as Orlofski in Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss, among others.[1]

She performed at the Salzburg Festival the role of the Nutrice in Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea in 1993, in Purcell's King Arthur in 2004, and as Ježibaba in Dvořák's Rusalka in 2008.[3] She appeared in Europe, at the Festival Montpellier in 1998, singing the title role of Schoeck's Penthesilea in a concert version,[1] at the Bayreuth Festival in 2000 and 2001 in the role of Fricka in Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, at the Semperoper in Dresden where she was Fricka, Erda and Waltraute in the Ring Cycle of 2001 to 2004, at the Teatro Real Madrid as Ortrud in his Lohengrin in 2005), and at La Fenice in Venice as Gaea in Daphne by Richard Strauss the same year.[3]

In Zurich, she appeared as Juno in a new production of Handel's Semele in 2009.[3] The same year, she was the Nurse in Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Straussstaged by David Pountney and conducted by Franz Welser-Möst. Composer Stefan Heucke wrote an opera for her, Iokaste, which premiered at the Ruhrfestspiele in June 2014.[3][4] The only character, Iocaste, mother and wife of Oedipus, is portrayed by an actress and a singer, to present Iocaste's view on the tragic development as an inner monologue.[5]

Awards

References
  1. Kutsch, Karl-Josef; Riemens, Leo, eds. (2004). Remmert, Birgit. ISBN 978-3-59-844088-5. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. "Birgit Remmert" (in German). Bayreuth Festival. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  3. "Biografie / Birgit Remmert" (in German). Salzburg Festival. 2015. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  4. "Iokaste" (in German). Schott Music. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  5. Obiera, Pedro (11 June 2014). "Die doppelte Iokaste der Ruhrfestspiele". Der Westen (in German). Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  6. Stipendienstiftung richard-wagner.org
  7. Artist Biography by Joseph Stevenson: Artist Biography AllMusic
  8. Übersicht: / Die Bundesauswahlen musikrat.de p. 25
  9. Franz Liszt (1811-1886) "Christus" bonitz-music-network.eu
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