Heidi Brunner (born 1966) is a Swiss
opera singer. She began her career as a
mezzo-soprano
A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (; ; meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types. The mezzo-soprano's vocal range usually extends from the A below middle C ...
at the
Anhaltisches Theater
Anhaltisches Theater Dessau is a theatre in Dessau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, which was called Landestheater Dessau until 1984. It is offering drama, musical theatre (operas, operettas, musicals), ballets, concerts of the orchestra, and pup ...
in
Dessau
Dessau is a town and former municipality in Germany at the confluence of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the '' Bundesland'' (Federal State) of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 July 2007, it has been part of the newly created municipality of Dessau-Roßlau ...
in 1993. After making appearances at the
opera houses in Basel, Innsbruck, and Biel, she was a member of both the
Vienna State Opera and
Vienna Volksoper from 1996 to 1999. Among the roles she sang in Vienna were Adalgisa in ''
Norma'', Annio in ''
La clemenza di Tito'', and the title role in ''
La Cenerentola''. She then sang as a guest artist with theatres throughout Europe, including making appearances at the
Bavarian State Opera, the
Grand Théâtre de Genève
Grand Théâtre de Genève is an opera house in Geneva, Switzerland.
As with many other opera houses, the Grand Théâtre de Genève is both a venue and an institution. The venue is a majestic building, towering over Place Neuve, official ...
, the
Komische Oper Berlin, the
Liceu, and the
Salzburg Festival. In the 2004-2005 season she began performing roles from the soprano repertoire, beginning with a performance of
Franz Schreker
Franz Schreker (originally ''Schrecker''; 23 March 1878 – 21 March 1934) was an Austrian composer, conductor, teacher and administrator. Primarily a composer of operas, Schreker developed a style characterized by aesthetic plurality (a mixture ...
's ''
Irrelohe
''Irrelohe'' is an opera in three acts by the Austrian composer Franz Schreker, libretto by the composer.
Composition history
Schreker wrote the libretto in a very short time (just a few days) in 1919.Christopher Hailey: ''Franz Schreker, 1878–1 ...
''.
References
External links
Official Website of Heidi BrunnerHeidi Brunner at the Deutsche National Bibliothek
1966 births
Living people
Operatic mezzo-sopranos
Swiss operatic sopranos
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