Lioba braun biography

Lioba Braun (born 4 September 1957) is a German opera singer and academic teacher at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln and the Hochschule für Musik und.
The mezzo soprano Lioba Braun began her artistic path as local cantor at the Kathedral in Würzburg – the city in which she grew up and where she completed her.
Lioba Braun is a German opera singer and academic teacher at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln and the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München.

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Die Mezzosopranistin Lioba Braun begann ihren künstlerischen Weg zunächst als Regionalkantorin am Dom zu Würzburg - die Stadt, in der sie aufwuchs und ihre Ausbildung zur A-Kirchenmusikerin erhielt. Die internationale Karriere als Sängerin begann 1994, als sie bei den Bayreuther Festspielen in der Rolle der Brangäne kurzfristig einsprang. Neben mehreren Auftritten bei den Bayreuther Festspielen in den darauffolgenden Jahren, sang Lioba Braun seitdem diese und andere Wagner-Partien (Kundry/Parsifal, Ortrud/Lohengrin, Fricka und Götterdämmerungs-Waltraute/Ring, Venus/Tannhäuser, neuerdings auch Isolde/Tristan, u.a. unter Andris Nelsons in Birmingham und Paris), u.a. an der Mailänder Scala, dem Teatro Real in Madrid und am Liceu in Barcelona ebenso wie in Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig, München, Stuttgart, Zürich, Rom, Los Angeles, und an der Wiener Staatsoper.

Ihre Opernrollen, neben Wagner und Verdi (Eboli, Azucena) u.a. auch von Bartok (Judith/Blaubart), Strauss (Amme/Frau ohne Schatten, Herodias/Salome, Klytämnestra/Elektra) wie auch die großen Solopartien in

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Lioba Braun on Brangäne, Bayreuth and Wagner

By Per-Erik Skramstad and Erling E. Guldbrandsen

As this interview is being published (February 2009), Lioba Braun sings Brangäne in Patrice Chéreau's production of Tristan und Isolde in Milan. It was when she stepped in at the Bayreuth Festival in 1994 in this very role that her career accelerated. Now Lioba Braun is a regular guest at major opera houses all over the world.

Lioba Braun, a look at your future engagements shows that you will perform almost only Wagner. Why this specialization in Wagner?

I have to correct you there, since I have just performed Bluebeard's Castle two times in concert, and in the autumn I’ll sing my first Donna Elvira. Then, in spring next year, I will sing my first Amme (Die Frau ohne Schatten) in Maggio Musicale in Florence. In my calendar there is always a great variety of concerts with Romantic and Late Romantic repertoire, both with symphonies, oratorios and Lieder by Mahler, Berg, Reger and Strauss. Wagner is certainly an important part of my repertoire, but only a part of the w

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Overview of Opera musician Lioba Braun

German native Lioba Braun is a well-known performer in the classical and operatic music genres. She has made a lasting impact on audiences all across the world with her amazing voice and talent. Braun's expressive delivery and remarkable vocal range are highlighted by her command of the classical genre.

Braun's performances are nothing short of astounding in the operatic genres. She is unmatched in her ability to live up to the roles she plays on stage. She draws listeners into the depths of the operatic plots with her nuanced interpretation and flawless technique, expressing a spectrum of emotions from joy to grief.

Braun is a talented musician in addition to being a vocalist. She has a thorough awareness of the cultural and historical backgrounds of the compositions that she performs. She is able to give the music life and a sense of authenticity and depth because of her understanding.

Each and every note she sings demonstrates her commitment to her trade. It is quite admirable how dedicated Braun is to developing her a