German opera singer (1970– )
Sybille Specht
Born (1970-10-12 ) 12 October 1970 (age 53) Other names Sybille Philippin Education Occupations
Operatic mezzo-soprano
Choral conductor
Voice teacher
Organizations Website www .sybillespecht .com
Sybille Specht , also Sybille Philippin , (born 12 October 1970) is a German operatic mezzo-soprano .[1] She was a member of the Theater Bremen and the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich and has appeared internationally. Since 2010 she has worked freelance, also as a choral conductor and voice teacher.
Career
Born in Mannheim , Specht grew up in Denmark, Bavaria, and Oldenburg . She took piano and violin lessons as a child.[1] She studied at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber with Helga Köhler-Wellner, graduating with distinction[2] in 1999.[3] She studied further, on a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service , at the Indiana School of Music in Bloomington with Costanza Cuccaro.[2] She took master classes with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf , Grace Bumbry , Carlo Bergonzi and Elio Battaglia , among others.[1]
From 2001 to 2007, Specht was a member of the Theater Bremen .[2] She appeared in roles such as Eliza Doolittle in Loewe's musical My Fair Lady , Rosina in Rossini's Der Barbier von Sevilla , Flora in Verdi's La Traviata , Ida in Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss, and the Composer in Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss.[1]
From the 2007/08 season to 2010,[2] she was a member of the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich, where her roles included the Second Lady in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte , Giovanni in Suppé's Boccaccio , the Weaver in Das Märchen vom Zaren Saltan , Hänsel in Hänsel und Gretel , and La Belle in the chamber opera Die Schöne und das Biest by Philip Glass [3] in its first production in Munich.[4] She took part, in the role of Nisa, in the 2008 world premiere of E. T. A. Hoffmann's Liebe und Eifersucht , which was first shown at the Ludwigsburg Festival where it was recorded, receiving international attention.[5] Her roles also include Sextus in Mozart's Idomeneo , Cherubino in Die Hochzeit des Figaro , Dorabella in Così fan tutte , and Mélisande in Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande .[3]
She is also active in Lied and concert, including performances at the Moscow Philharmonie, the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, and in Santiago , Chile. She is a member of the vocal ensemble Stimmkunst, conducted by Kay Johannsen [de ] .[6] She has also worked as a choral conductor and a voice teacher.[2]
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