Oper

Ulrike Schneider

Biography

Mezzo-soprano in the ensemble of the Oper Leipzig since 2022/23

2022/23 - Emilia in "Otello", Cornelia in "Giulio Cesare in Egitto".

HOMETOWN - Hamm, Westphalia

EDUCATION - Cologne, Basel and Berlin as well as privately with Ingrid Bjoner, Margreet Honig and Dunja Vejzovic, among others, member of the Opera Studio of the Bavarian State Opera Munich

STATIONS BEFORE - Lucerne Theatre; Halle Opera; Kassel State Theatre, where she appeared as Amme in "Die Frau ohne Schatten", Judith in "Herzog Blaubart", Küsterin in "Jenufa", Fricka in "Rheingold" and "Walküre" and Waltraute in "Götterdämmerung", among other roles.

IMPORTANT DIRECTORS - Marek Janowski, Jun Märkl, Ingo Metzmacher, Fabio Luisi, Thomas Dausgaard, Jonathan Nott, Howard Arman, Marcus Creed, Laurence Cummings, Michael Schneider and Tomas Hanus

IMPORTANT DIRECTORS - Jean- Claude Auvray, Peer Boysen, Michael Schulz, Anthony Pilavachi, Lotte de Beer, Markus Dietz

GUEST ROLES- Bavarian State Opera, Hamburg State Opera, Theater an der Wien, Teatro Massimo, Theater Lübeck, Theater Bremen

OTHER MAJOR ROLES - Erda in "Das Rheingold" and "Siegfried", Fricka in "Das Rheingold" and "Die Walküre", Waltraute in "Götterdämmerung", Küsterin in "Jenufa".

FURTHER ENGAGEMENTS - Concert activity in Ireland, Italy, the Vatican, England, Spain, the Netherlands, France, Luxembourg and Switzerland; in the Vatican as vocal soloist in Handel's "Messiah" for Pope Benedict with radio and television; radio productions with the MDR Rundfunkchor, RTE Dublin, RTE Madrid

HONORS / AWARDS - Honorary title "Kammersängerin" 2021; Irma Jansa Prize Kassel 2017; Volksbühnen Prize 2014, Kassel; twice nominated as Singer of the Year; title character in the "Agrippina" production at the Göttingen Handel Festival, which won the Helpman Award several times.

CD - Agrippina, Händel (NDR, Accent, Händelfestspiele Göttingen); Sonnenflammen, Siegfried Wagner (MDR, Deutschlandfunk); Ferenc Farcas, Fruchtkorb, Lieder mit Bläserquintett (Toccata Classics, Phoebus-Quintett); D. Schostakowitsch, Aus jüdischer Volkspoesie (Label Harp); Der Ring des Nibelungen (Musicaphon, DVD)

Which fictional character would you like to invite to dinner one day?
Hans Sachs, because he is so incredibly vital, inconspicuously wise and then I could ask him how the doggerel verses came about.

Favourite quote from a work, an opera, a book, a Netflix series ...?
"Do not say everything you know, but always know what you say." (Matthias Claudius, letter to his son Johannes)

Favourite moment on the night of a performance?
My favourite moment of the performance is the sound of the orchestra.

Events

    • Richard Wagner

    The Flying Dutchman

    Oper Sun 20.10.2024 | 17:00 | Opernhaus

    Einführung 30 Min. vor Vorstellungsbeginn im Konzertfoyer.

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Magic Flute

    Oper Sat 30.11.2024 | 19:00 | Opernhaus

    Einführung 30 Min. vor Vorstellungsbeginn im Konzertfoyer

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Magic Flute

    Oper Sun 08.12.2024 | 17:00 | Opernhaus

    Einführung 30 Min. vor Vorstellungsbeginn im Konzertfoyer

    • Engelbert Humperdinck
    • Resume

    Hänsel und Gretel

    Junge Oper Leipzig | Oper Fri 13.12.2024 | 11:00 | Opernhaus
    • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Hänsel und Gretel

    Junge Oper Leipzig | Oper Sun 22.12.2024 | 15:00 | Opernhaus
    • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Hänsel und Gretel

    Junge Oper Leipzig | Oper Thu 26.12.2024 | 15:00 | Opernhaus
    • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Hänsel und Gretel

    Junge Oper Leipzig | Oper Fri 27.12.2024 | 18:00 | Opernhaus
    • Richard Wagner
    • Resume

    Siegfried

    Oper Sat 11.01.2025 | 16:00 | Opernhaus

    Introduction 45 minutes before the performance in the concert foyer

    • Richard Wagner
    • Resume

    Das Rheingold

    Oper Fri 07.02.2025 | 18:00 | Opernhaus

    Introduction 45 minutes before the performance in the concert foyer

    • Richard Wagner

    Siegfried

    Oper Sat 08.02.2025 | 17:00 | Opernhaus

    Introduction 45 minutes before the performance in the concert foyer