Christine Schäfer

Person · Open Library

Works

6

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Film & TV

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Christine Schäfer is a German operatic soprano. She studied from 1984 until 1991 at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin. Her repertoire contains several baroque operas, Bach cantatas, and many of the great Mozart roles, along with modern pieces. In 1995, she performed to great acclaim during the Salzburg Festival as Lulu in Berg's opera of that name, a part she would later sing at The Met and at…

Known for

• Rigoletto — Gilda2013
• Meisterwerke der Klassik — Self2012
• Square — Self2012
• The Met — Der Rosenkavalier — Sophie2010
• Haendel: Theodora — Theodora2009
• The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel — Gretel2008
• The Marriage of Figaro — Cherubino2006
• Don Giovanni — Donna Anna2006
• Pierre Boulez Conducts Modern Classics — Self - Soprano2006
• An Advent Concert of Music by Bach — Soprano 12003

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Country

DE

Active from

1965-03-03

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Listeners

5,154

Total plays

34,505

Christine Schäfer (born May 3, 1965) is a German soprano. Born in Frankfurt in 1965, she studied from 1984 until 1991 at the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin, where her teachers were Ingrid Figur and Aribert Reimann. She also followed masterclasses with Arleen Augér and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. After finishing her studies in 1992, Schäfer began singing at the opera house in Innsbruck. The next year she made her debut in the United States, singing Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier in San Francisco. <a

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Christine

Family name

Schäfer

Gender

female

Citizenship

Germany

Place of birth

Frankfurt

Occupation

musician

Educated at

Berlin University of the Arts

Languages spoken

German

Student of

Ingrid Figur

Field of work

performing arts

Instrument

voice

Official website

www.christine-schaefer.com

Voice type

coloratura soprano

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