- Gabriela Scherer
Gabriela Scherer (born
1981 inZurich ,Switzerland ) is a Swissmezzosoprano .Birth and education
Gabriela Scherer was born in
1981 inZurich, Switzerland . She grew up inSwitzerland where she was exposed to music at an early age. Having spent many years singing and learning music with the local choir she began her studies with Helen Keller (Smpv) in Zurich.Between 2002 and 2006, Gabriela continued her studies at the University of
Mozarteum Salzburg with Prof. Horiana Branisteanu and Prof. KS Elizabeth Wilke. She attended courses from Prof. Claudia Eder and Denia Mazzola-Gavazzeni (Milan).Career
During the year, the young
mezzosoprano worked as well with Prof. Irina Gavrilovici inVienna and still works with Bernhard Gärtner in (Stuttgart ). In addition intense co-operation with the Salzburger chamber soloists allowed her to take part in numerous concerts in Austria,Germany andSwitzerland . As part of her studies she had already sang in opera productions of "Hoffmanns Erzählungen" fromJacques Offenbach ,Engelbert Humperdinck "Hänsel und Gretel", "Momo" byMark Lothar and Mozart's "Le nozze di Figaro". Furthermore, apart from her commitment to being a young mezzosoprano, Gabriela applies herself to opera particularly the mass and oratories of Bach, Handel, Mozart and Haydn.At the beginning of 2005 she sang, in Switzerland, under the direction of
Urs Stäuble and with theWürttemberg ische Philharmonic Orchestra, in the "Le Laudi" fromHermann Suter .In spring 2006, she sang the “Second Lady” in the Magic Flute, directed by
Christof Escher in Dornach (Switzerland).Since September 2006 she is a member at the international Opernstudio in Zurich.
Further roles of their repertoire are: Orpheus from Gluck's "
Orfeo ed Euridice ", Olga from Tschaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin", Charlotte from Massenet's "Werther ", Sesto and Cornelia from Handel's "Julius Caesar", Orlofsky from the "Die Fledermaus " of Johann Strauß and particularly the mezzoparts from the operas of Mozart (Cherubino, Ramiro, Annio, Zerlina, Sesto, Dorabella, Farnace).Awards
In 2005, the young singer won the international singing competition “Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg” for the role of “Hänsel” and was presented a prize by Vera and Volker Doppelfeld. For the remaining year, the young singer also played the role of the "HΣnsel" at the theatres
Brandenburg ,Potsdam and Frankfurt an der Oder. She was laureate of the 9th International Mozart Competition 2006 in Salzburg.She is as well laureate of the "Armin-Weltner-Foundation" and the foundation "Lyra" of the Vontobel Bank.External links
* [http://www.gabrielascherer.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.opernhaus.ch/d/kuenstler/kuenstler_detail.php?bioID=82227 Opera Zurich]
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