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Christine Schäfer

Christine Schäfer

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 Glyndebourne.

Known for

Rigoletto
Rigoletto
2013 • Gilda
The Met — Der Rosenkavalier
The Met — Der Rosenkavalier
2010 • Sophie
Haendel: Theodora
Haendel: Theodora
2009 • Theodora
The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel
The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel
2008 • Gretel
Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni
2006 • Donna Anna
The Marriage of Figaro
The Marriage of Figaro
2006 • Cherubino
Pierre Boulez Conducts Modern Classics
Pierre Boulez Conducts Modern Classics
2006 • Self - Soprano
An Advent Concert of Music by Bach
2003 • Soprano 1

Full filmography

Rigoletto
Rigoletto
2013 • Gilda
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Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni
2006 • Donna Anna
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Rigoletto
Rigoletto
2001 • Gilda
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Lulu
Lulu
1996 • Lulu
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