Rita Kapfhammer (born 9 February 1964) is a German opera, operetta, concert and lieder singer mezzo-soprano- alto.
Life
Born in Bad Tölz, Kapfhammer grew up in Bad Heilbrunn. She attended the Erzbischöfliches St.-Ursula-Gymnasium Schloss Hohenburg Lenggries and then initially trained as a hotel manager. [1] From 1988 to 1995 she studied singing with Reri Grist and Jan-Hendrik Rootering as well as in the Lied class with Helmut Deutsch and in the Oratorio class with Diethard Hellmann at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. [2]
Kapfhammer was a member of the ensemble at Theater Ulm from 1997 to 2007, where she sang roles such as Santuzza ( Cavalleria rusticana), Jane Seymour ( Anna Bolena), Amneris ( Aida), Dalila ( Samson et Dalila), Adalgisa ( Norma), Suzuki ( Madama Butterfly), Azucena ( Il trovatore), Josepha Vogelhuber ( Im weißen Rößl), Dolly Gallagher ( Hello, Dolly! ), Leokadja Begbick ( Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny) and Mrs. Lovett ( Sweeney Todd).
This was followed by an engagement as an ensemble member at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz from 2007 to 2012, where she made her debut as Marcellina ( the marriage of Figaro) and Carmen) Other roles included Marzelline ( Il barbiere di Siviglia), Frau Reich ( The Merry Wives of Windsor), Third Lady ( the magic flute), Gertrud ( Hänsel and Gretel), Nancy ( Martha) and Pamela ( Fra Diavolo).
She has made guest appearances at the Opera Baltica in Gdansk, the Mallorca Festival, the Theater Koblenz, the Staatstheater Nürnberg, the Meiningen Court Theatre, [2] the Theater Regensburg [1] and the Historisches Stadttheater Weißenhorn. [3] Since 2012, she has been an ensemble member at the Anhaltisches Theater in Dessau. [2]
Zudem ist Kapfhammer auch als Konzert- und Liedsängerin [4] tätig. Sie konzertierte u. a. in der Berliner Philharmonie, [5] in Herkulessaal, [6] im Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, [7] and in the Vöhlinschloss in Illertissen. [4] She sang in the Messiah by Händel, in Bach's St John and St Matthew Passion, the Mass in B minor, as well as in the Christmas Oratorio by J. S. Bach, in Dvořák's Stabat Mater, Beethoven's Missa Solemnis and Frank Martin's Golgatha.
External links
- Literature by and about Rita Kapfhammer in the German National Library catalogue
- Rita Kapfhammer on Operabase
- Rita Kapfhammer on the website of the Anhaltisches Theater
- Official website
References
- ^ a b Laura Geigenberger (10 January 2019). "Die Wandlungsfähige". Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ a b c Anhaltisches Theater Dessau. "Rita Kapfhammer". Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Opera Soirée, 29 May 2011, Historisches Stadttheater Weißenhorn". Nachtgedanken. Notes from Munich and elsewhere. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Illertisser Vöhlinschloss - Rita Kapfhammer präsentierte einen Lieder- und Arienabend der Extraklasse". Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Berliner Oratorien-Chor am 11.11.2012 um 16:00 Uhr in Berlin". TwoTickets.de. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ Meininger Staatstheater. "Rita Kapfhammer". Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ Theater Ulm, Archiv. "Rita Kapfhammer". Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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Rita Kapfhammer (born 9 February 1964) is a German opera, operetta, concert and lieder singer mezzo-soprano- alto.
Life
Born in Bad Tölz, Kapfhammer grew up in Bad Heilbrunn. She attended the Erzbischöfliches St.-Ursula-Gymnasium Schloss Hohenburg Lenggries and then initially trained as a hotel manager. [1] From 1988 to 1995 she studied singing with Reri Grist and Jan-Hendrik Rootering as well as in the Lied class with Helmut Deutsch and in the Oratorio class with Diethard Hellmann at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. [2]
Kapfhammer was a member of the ensemble at Theater Ulm from 1997 to 2007, where she sang roles such as Santuzza ( Cavalleria rusticana), Jane Seymour ( Anna Bolena), Amneris ( Aida), Dalila ( Samson et Dalila), Adalgisa ( Norma), Suzuki ( Madama Butterfly), Azucena ( Il trovatore), Josepha Vogelhuber ( Im weißen Rößl), Dolly Gallagher ( Hello, Dolly! ), Leokadja Begbick ( Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny) and Mrs. Lovett ( Sweeney Todd).
This was followed by an engagement as an ensemble member at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz from 2007 to 2012, where she made her debut as Marcellina ( the marriage of Figaro) and Carmen) Other roles included Marzelline ( Il barbiere di Siviglia), Frau Reich ( The Merry Wives of Windsor), Third Lady ( the magic flute), Gertrud ( Hänsel and Gretel), Nancy ( Martha) and Pamela ( Fra Diavolo).
She has made guest appearances at the Opera Baltica in Gdansk, the Mallorca Festival, the Theater Koblenz, the Staatstheater Nürnberg, the Meiningen Court Theatre, [2] the Theater Regensburg [1] and the Historisches Stadttheater Weißenhorn. [3] Since 2012, she has been an ensemble member at the Anhaltisches Theater in Dessau. [2]
Zudem ist Kapfhammer auch als Konzert- und Liedsängerin [4] tätig. Sie konzertierte u. a. in der Berliner Philharmonie, [5] in Herkulessaal, [6] im Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, [7] and in the Vöhlinschloss in Illertissen. [4] She sang in the Messiah by Händel, in Bach's St John and St Matthew Passion, the Mass in B minor, as well as in the Christmas Oratorio by J. S. Bach, in Dvořák's Stabat Mater, Beethoven's Missa Solemnis and Frank Martin's Golgatha.
External links
- Literature by and about Rita Kapfhammer in the German National Library catalogue
- Rita Kapfhammer on Operabase
- Rita Kapfhammer on the website of the Anhaltisches Theater
- Official website
References
- ^ a b Laura Geigenberger (10 January 2019). "Die Wandlungsfähige". Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ a b c Anhaltisches Theater Dessau. "Rita Kapfhammer". Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Opera Soirée, 29 May 2011, Historisches Stadttheater Weißenhorn". Nachtgedanken. Notes from Munich and elsewhere. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Illertisser Vöhlinschloss - Rita Kapfhammer präsentierte einen Lieder- und Arienabend der Extraklasse". Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Berliner Oratorien-Chor am 11.11.2012 um 16:00 Uhr in Berlin". TwoTickets.de. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ Meininger Staatstheater. "Rita Kapfhammer". Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ Theater Ulm, Archiv. "Rita Kapfhammer". Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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