Sandra Trattnigg (born 14 November 1976, Klagenfurt) is an Austrian opera and concert soprano.

Life

Trattnigg was born in Klagenfurt in South Carinthia in 1976 and has been living in Zürich since 2005. She received her musical training at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna at Helena Lazarska (vocal coach) as well as

Edith Mathis Edith Mathis (born 11 February 1938) is a Swiss soprano and a leading exponent of the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart worldwide. She is known for parts in Mozart operas, but also took part in premieres of operas such as Henze's ''Der junge Lord' ...

(song and oratorio). In 2001, she won the Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg competition (Berlin). In 2002, she was the laureate of the Musica Juventutis competition of the Konzerthaus, Vienna, and received a sponsorship award from the Mozarteum University Salzburg in 2003. Trattnigg made her opera debut at the Schlosstheater Schönbrunn, singing Euridice in Gluck's ''

Orfeo ed Euridice ' (; French: '; English: ''Orpheus and Eurydice'') is an opera composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck, based on Orpheus, the myth of Orpheus and set to a libretto by Ranieri de' Calzabigi. It belongs to the genre of the ''azione teatrale'', mea ...

''. She then continued to sing Cleopatra in Handel's ''

Giulio Cesare in Egitto ''Giulio Cesare in Egitto'' (; , Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis, HWV 17), commonly known as ''Giulio Cesare'', is a dramma per musica (''opera seria'') in three acts composed by George Frideric Handel for the Royal Academy of Music (company), Royal ...

'' in Vienna, Donna Elvira in Mozart's ''

Don Giovanni ''Don Giovanni'' (; K. 527; Vienna (1788) title: , literally ''The Rake Punished, or Don Giovanni'') is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. Its subject is a centuries-old Spanis ...

'' at the chamber opera at Schloss Rheinsberg, Pamina in his '' Die Zauberflöte'', Mařenka in Smetana's '' The Bartered Bride'' and Antonia in Offenbach's '' The Tales of Hoffmann'' at the opera Klosterneuburg as well as Micaëla in Bizet's ''

Carmen ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the Carmen (novella), novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first perfo ...

'' at the municipal theatre of Klagenfurt. She was then engaged at the Zürich Opera by

Nikolaus Harnoncourt Johann Nikolaus Harnoncourt or historically Johann Nikolaus Graf de la Fontaine und d'Harnoncourt-Unverzagt; () (6 December 1929 – 5 March 2016) was an Austrian conductor, particularly known for his historically informed performances of music ...

, where she has performed in roles such as Pamina, First Lady, Drusilla, Celia, Anna Geppone, First Flower Girl, The Duchess of Parma, Solveig, Marzelline, Micaëla, Vitellia, Rosalinde, Elisabeth und Gutrune. She sang in the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia as Marzelline ('' Fidelio'') conducted by Zubin Mehta and performed as the main part in the premiere of

Anno Schreier Anno Schreier (born 1979 Aachen Aachen ( ; ; Aachen dialect: ''Oche'' ; French and traditional English: Aix-la-Chapelle; or ''Aquisgranum''; nl, Aken ; Polish: Akwizgran) is, with around 249,000 inhabitants, the 13th-largest city in Nort ...

's ''Die Stadt der Blinden'' as well as Regina in Hindemith's ''

Mathis der Maler ''Mathis der Maler'' (''Matthias the Painter'' is an opera by Paul Hindemith. The work's protagonist, Matthias Grünewald, was a historical figure who flourished during the Reformation, and whose art, in particular the Isenheim Altarpiece, ...

'' in Zürich. In the Summer of 2012, she sang in ''The Magic Flute'' at the Salzburg Festival and performed as Freia in '' Das Rheingold'' in Leipzig. Trattnigg is also a concert singer. Appearances in all important European musical centers reflect her broad repertoire, her frequent engagements as well as her musical versatility: The Salzburg Festival, the Carinthian Summer, Konzerthaus and Musikverein Vienna, Tonhalle Zürich or the Gewandhaus in Leipzig being only some of her various stations in Europe. 2011 she sang the '' St Luke Passion'' of Krzysztof Penderecki with the Dresden Philharmonic. Conducted by Ingo Metzmacher, Trattnigg also sung Martha in a rendition of Schubert's '' Lazarus'' with the German Symphony Orchestra Berlin. Up to now, Trattnigg has worked with conductors such as

, Zubin Mehta, Franz Welser-Möst, Fabio Luisi, Bernard Haitink, Nello Santi, Christian Thielemann,

Marc Minkowski Marc Minkowski (born 4 October 1962) is a French conductor of classical music, especially known for his interpretations of French Baroque works, and is the current general director of Opéra national de Bordeaux. His mother, Mary Anne (Wade), i ...

Thomas Rösner Thomas Rösner (born 12 June 1973) is an Austrian conductor. Life Born in Mödling, Rösner studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and attended master classes with Ilya Musin (conductor), Ilya Musin, Myung-Whun Chung an ...

, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Ivor Bolton, Christoph von Dohnányi, Philippe Jordan, Ingo Metzmacher, Daniele Gatti, Ulf Schirmer, Plácido Domingo and Krzysztof Penderecki.

Repertoire (selection)

Opera repertoire

* Ludwig van Beethoven: '' Fidelio'' – Marzelline *

Georges Bizet Georges Bizet (; 25 October 18383 June 1875) was a French composer of the Romantic music, Romantic era. Best known for his operas in a career cut short by his early death, Bizet achieved few successes before his final work, ''Carmen'', whi ...

: ''

'' – Michaela *

Ferruccio Busoni Ferruccio Busoni (1 April 1866 – 27 July 1924) was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor, writer, and teacher. His international career and reputation led him to work closely with many of the leading musicians, artists and literary ...

: '' Doktor Faust'' – Herzogin von Parma *

Christoph Willibald Gluck Christoph Willibald (Ritter von) Gluck (; 2 July 1714 – 15 November 1787) was a composer of Italian and French opera in the early classical period. Born in the Upper Palatinate and raised in Bohemia, both part of the Holy Roman Empire, he g ...

: ''

'' – Euridice * HK Gruber: ''Der Herrr Nordwind'' – Anna Geppone * Paul Hindemith: ''

'' – Regina *

Claudio Monteverdi Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (baptized 15 May 1567 – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, choirmaster and string player. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera, he is considered ...

: '' L'incoronazione di Poppea'' – Drusilla * Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: '' The Magic Flute'' – Pamina / Erste Dame * Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: ''

'' – Donna Elvira * Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: ''

Così fan tutte (''All Women Do It, or The School for Lovers''), K. 588, is an opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was first performed on 26 January 1790 at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte w ...

'' – Fiordiligi * Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: '' La clemenza di Tito'' – Vitellia * Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: '' Il re pastore'' – Tamiri * Jacques Offenbach: '' Les Contes d'Hoffmann'' – Antonia *

: ''Die Stadt der Blinden'' – Frau des Augenarztes * Bedřich Smetana: '' The Bartered Bride'' – Marie *

Johann Strauss II Johann Baptist Strauss II (25 October 1825 – 3 June 1899), also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son (german: links=no, Sohn), was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed ov ...

: '' Die Fledermaus'' – Rosalinde *

Richard Strauss Richard Georg Strauss (; 11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a German composer, conductor, pianist, and violinist. Considered a leading composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras, he has been described as a successor of Richard Wag ...

: '' Ariadne auf Naxos'' – Echo * Richard Strauss: '' Die Frau ohne Schatten'' – Stimme des Falken / Hüter der Schwelle *

Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ...

: '' Tannhäuser'' – Elisabeth * Richard Wagner: '' Götterdämmerung'' – Gutrune / III Norne * Richard Wagner: '' Parsifal'' – 1. Blumenmädchen * Richard Wagner: '' Die Walküre'' – Ortlinde * Richard Wagner: '' Das Rheingold'' – Freia * Carl Maria von Weber: '' Der Freischütz'' – Agathe * Riccardo Zandonai: ''

Francesca da Rimini Francesca da Rimini or Francesca da Polenta (died between 1283 and 1286) was a medieval noblewoman of Ravenna, who was murdered by her husband, Giovanni Malatesta, upon his discovery of her affair with his brother, Paolo Malatesta. She was a co ...

'' – Garsenda

Concert repertoire

* Johann Sebastian Bach: '' Christmas Oratorio'' * Johann Sebastian Bach: ''

St Matthew Passion The ''St Matthew Passion'' (german: Matthäus-Passion, links=-no), BWV 244, is a '' Passion'', a sacred oratorio written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1727 for solo voices, double choir and double orchestra, with libretto by Picander. It sets ...

'' * Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas BWV 21, 89, 93,

155 Year 155 ( CLV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 908 ''Ab urbe condita'' ...

163 Year 163 ( CLXIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Laelianus and Pastor (or, less frequently, year 916 ''Ab urbe cond ...

193 Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condit ...

199 Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the ...

* Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 * Ludwig van Beethoven: ''

Egmont Egmont may refer to: * Egmont Group, a media corporation founded and rooted in Copenhagen, Denmark * Egmond family (often spelled "Egmont"), an influential Dutch family, lords of the town of Egmond ** Lamoral, Count of Egmont (1522–1568), the bes ...

'', Op. 84 * Ludwig van Beethoven: Mass in C major *

Anton Bruckner Josef Anton Bruckner (; 4 September 182411 October 1896) was an Austrian composer, organist, and music theorist best known for his symphonies, masses, Te Deum and motets. The first are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-Germ ...

: Mass No. 3 in F minor *

Gabriel Fauré Gabriel Urbain Fauré (; 12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers ...

Requiem A Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead ( la, Missa pro defunctis) or Mass of the dead ( la, Missa defunctorum), is a Mass of the Catholic Church offered for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, ...

* Edvard Grieg: ''

Peer Gynt ''Peer Gynt'' (, ) is a five- act play in verse by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen published in 1876. Written in Norwegian, it is one of the most widely performed Norwegian plays. Ibsen believed ''Per Gynt'', the Norwegian fairy tale on wh ...

'' – Solveig *

George Frideric Handel George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque music, Baroque composer well known for his opera#Baroque era, operas, oratorios, anthems, concerto grosso, concerti grossi, ...

Solomon Solomon (; , ),, ; ar, سُلَيْمَان, ', , ; el, Σολομών, ; la, Salomon also called Jedidiah (Hebrew language, Hebrew: , Modern Hebrew, Modern: , Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: ''Yăḏīḏăyāh'', "beloved of Yahweh, Yah"), ...

– The Queen of Sheba *

Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...

: "Berenice, che fai", (scena di Berenice) *

Gustav Mahler Gustav Mahler (; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and the modernism ...

: Symphony No. 4 – Die himmlischen Freuden * Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 8 – Mater Gloriosa * Gustav Mahler: '' Des Knaben Wunderhorn'' *

Felix Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include sy ...

: '' Elijah'' * Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:

* Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Missa brevis D major, K. 194 * Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: '' Coronation Mass'' * Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: ''Great Mass in C minor'', K. 427 – Sopran I * Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: ''

Vesperae solennes de confessore ''Vesperae solennes de confessore (Solemn Vespers for a Confessor)'', K. 339, is a sacred choral composition, written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1780. It is scored for SATB choir and soloists, violin I, violin II, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones ''coll ...

'' * Krzysztof Penderecki: Symphony No. 7 ("Seven Gates of Jerusalem") * Krzysztof Penderecki: '' St Luke Passion'' *

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Giovanni Battista Draghi (; 4 January 1710 – 16 or 17 March 1736), often referred to as Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (), was an Italian Baroque composer, violinist, and organist. His best-known works include his Stabat Mater and the opera ''L ...

Stabat mater The Stabat Mater is a 13th-century Christian hymn to Mary, which portrays her suffering as Jesus Christ's mother during his crucifixion. Its author may be either the Franciscan friar Jacopone da Todi or Pope Innocent III.Sabatier, Paul ''Life o ...

* Franz Schmidt: ''

Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln ''The Book with Seven Seals'' (''Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln'') is an oratorio in German by the Austrian composer Franz Schmidt, on themes from the biblical Book of Revelation of Saint John. It was completed in 1937 and first presented in 1938 in ...

'' * Franz Schubert: Mass No. 2 * Franz Schubert: Mass No. 5 * Franz Schubert: various

Lied In Western classical music tradition, (, plural ; , plural , ) is a term for setting poetry to classical music to create a piece of polyphonic music. The term is used for any kind of song in contemporary German, but among English and French s ...

er with orchestra * Franz Schubert: '' Lazarus'' – Martha *

: ''

Vier letzte Lieder The ''Four Last Songs'' (german: Vier letzte Lieder, link=no), Op. posth., for soprano and orchestra are – with the exception of the song "Malven" (Mallows), composed later the same year – the final completed works of Richard Strauss. They ...

'' * Richard Strauss: various Lieder with orchestra * Alexander Zemlinsky: '' Lyrische Symphonie''

Discography (selection)

CD recordings

* 2006 Franz Schubert – Messe in As-Dur * 2006 Gustav Mahler – 4. Symphonie, Fabio Luisi (Conductor) and

MDR Sinfonieorchester The MDR-Sinfonieorchester (in English, MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra) is a German radio orchestra based in Leipzig. It is the radio orchestra of Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, the public broadcaster for the German states of Thuringia, Saxony a ...

* 2008 Franz Schmidt – Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln

DVD recordings

* 2006 Ferruccio Busoni – Doktor Faust, Philippe Jordan (Conductor) * 2007 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Die Zauberflöte,

(Conductor) * 2007 Franz Schubert – Fierrabras, Franz Welser-Möst (Conductor) * 2007 Richard Wagner – Parsifal, Bernard Haitink (Conductor) * 2007 Richard Strauss – Ariadne auf Naxos, Christoph von Dohnányi (Conductor) * 2007 Benjamin Britten – Peter Grimes, Franz Welser-Möst (Conductor) * 2010 Ludwig van Beethoven – Fidelio, Bernard Haitink (Conductor) * 2014 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Die Zauberflöte,

(Conductor)

Awards

* 2005 Women's Culture Award for Music in Carinthia ("Frauenkulturpreis für Musik des Landes Kärnten (Austria)" in German)

External links

Operabase

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