Verena Keller (born in 1942) is a German operatic
mezzosoprano.
Life
Keller, born in
Schwerin daughter of the Swiss opera singer Jakob Keller (1911-1992), studied at the
Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien
The University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (german: link=no, Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, abbreviated MDW) is an Austrian university located in Vienna, established in 1817.
With a student body of over three thous ...
and is a lecturer at the
Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main and the
Peter Cornelius Conservatory
The Peter Cornelius Conservatory (''Peter-Cornelius-Konservatorium der Stadt Mainz'', PCK) is the conservatory in Mainz, the capital of the German state Rhineland-Palatinate. It dates back to a first conservatory founded around 1882. It is named ...
.
[Verena Keller]
Biografie Among others, she played in 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
Deutsche Oper Berlin, the
Hamburg State Opera
The Hamburg State Opera (in German: Staatsoper Hamburg) is a German opera company based in Hamburg. Its theatre is near the square of Gänsemarkt. Since 2015, the current ''Intendant'' of the company is Georges Delnon, and the current ''General ...
, the
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
Opernhaus Düsseldorf ( en, Düsseldorf Opera House) is a venue and administrative headquarters of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein.
The original opera house was constructed between 1873 and 1875 as the Stadttheater Düsseldorf, designed by Ernst Gie ...
, at the
Opera de Paris, the
Teatro Massimo of Palermo, the
Teatro San Carlo of Naples and at the
Vancouver Opera auf.
[
Keller was awarded with the 2002 "Kulturförderpreis" 2002 for her ''Opernwerkstatt'' and took part in the documentary ''Opernfieber'' by (Hessian Film Prize 2005 as best documentary film). Her opera studio took place in Stadtcasino Basel in 2015.][Elena Manuel]
''Nachwuchs-Opernsänger müssen sich im Stadtcasino beweisen''
In '' Basellandschaftliche Zeitung'', 9 October 2015.
Repertoire
* '' Wozzeck'' – Marie
* '' Il trovatore'' – Azucena
* '' Tristan und Isolde'' – Brangäne
* '' Jenůfa'' – Küsterin
* '' Don Carlos'' – Eboli
* '' Un ballo in maschera'' – Ulrica
* '' Lohengrin'' – Ortrud
* '' Katja Kabanowa'' – Kabanicha
Publications
* ''Concerto no. 5 pour piano et orchestre.'' Ludwig van Beethoven. Berlin, Pool-Musikproduktion, 1998.
* ''Lirica & l’intimiste''. Xavier Delisle. Munich, Koka Media, 1998.
* ''Messe D-dur op. 86''. Antonín Dvořák
Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( ; ; 8 September 1841 – 1 May 1904) was a Czechs, Czech composer. Dvořák frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of the folk music of Moravian traditional music, Moravia and his native Bohemia, following t ...
. Stuttgart, Carus-Verlag, 1987.
* ''Messe in D-dur Opus 86 für Soli, Chor und Orgel.'' Antonín Dvořák
Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( ; ; 8 September 1841 – 1 May 1904) was a Czechs, Czech composer. Dvořák frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of the folk music of Moravian traditional music, Moravia and his native Bohemia, following t ...
. Stuttgart, Carus-Verlag, 1976.
Further reading
* '' Großes Sängerlexikon.'' Saur, Bern/München 1997, 3rd edition.
References
External links
Verena Keller
on Operissimo
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German operatic mezzo-sopranos
1942 births
Living people
People from Schwerin