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Diana Damrau
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Diana Damrau is a German opera singer and musician born on May 31, 1971, in Günzburg. She is a coloratura soprano who began her professional work period in 1995. Her primary field of work and genre is opera, and she performs using her voice as an instrument. She speaks and writes in German.
Damrau has received the Bavarian Order of Merit, the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art, and the International Opera Award. She is married to Nicolas Testé.
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Günzburg, Germany
Soprano Diana Damrau has been performing on the world’s leading opera and concert stages for two decades. Her vast repertoire spans title roles in Anna Bolena (Opera House Zurich, Vienna State Opera), I Masnadieri (Bavarian State Opera), Roméo et Juliette (La Scala, Metropolitan Opera), Lucia di Lammermoor (La Scala, Bavarian State Opera, Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House), Manon (Vienna…
Known for
- Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier @ Zurich Opera House — Die Feldmarschallin Fürstin Werdenberg2025
- For the drama — Self2024
- Johann Strauss - Die Fledermaus — Rosalinde2023
- Johann Strauss: Die Fledermaus @ Bavarian State Opera2023
- Metropolitan Opera At Home Gala — Self2020
- New Year’s Eve Concert 2019 - An Evening With Broadway Melodies — Soprano2020
- New Year's Eve Concert 2019 - Berlin Philharmonic2019
- The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert — Soprano2019
- Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2018 — Sopran2018
- The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata — Violetta Valéry2018
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- Germany
- Active from
- 1971
Discography
- Lieder2007
- COLORaturaS: Opera arias2010
- Lieder: Poesie (Münchner Philharmoniker feat. soprano: Diana Damrau, conductor: Christian Thielemann)2011
- Forever (Unforgettable Songs From Vienna, Broadway And Hollywood)2014
- Fiamma del Belcanto2015
- Tudor Queens2020
- My Christmas2022
- Operette. Wien, Berlin, Paris2023
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 8,035
- Total plays
- 103,851
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Diana Damrau (born May 31, 1971 in Günzburg an der Donau, Germany) is a coloratura soprano of the operatic stage. She began her studies with Carmen Hanganu at the Musikhochschule Würzburg then after graduating from the aforementioned conservatoire, worked in Salzburg with Hanna Ludwig. Her first operatic engagements were in Würzburg and subsequently the Nationaltheater Mannheim and Oper Frankfurt. Since then, she has sung throughout Europe at venues including the Vienna State Opera <a href="htt
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1971-05-31 ) 31 May 1971 (age 55) , Günzburg , Bavaria, West Germany
- Alma mater
- Hochschule für Musik Würzburg
- Occupation
- Opera singer ( soprano )
- Years active
- 1995–present
- Title
- Kammersängerin
- Spouse
- Nicolas Testé ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2010 )
- Awards
- Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art , Bavarian Order of Merit
- Website
- diana-damrau.com
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Official website
Diana Damrau - Soprano
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Diana
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Günzburg
- Spouse
- Nicolas Testé
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- opera
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.diana-damrau.com
- Image
- Nicolas Teste， Bariton； Diana Damrau， Sopran； David Gimenez， Dirigent (17138439596).jpg
- Voice type
- soprano
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1971-05-31
- Fach vocal classification
- coloratura soprano
- Commons category
- Diana Damrau
- name in native language
- Diana Damrau
- start of work period
- 1995-00-00
- social media followers
- 24500
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Encyclopedic overview
Diana Damrau ( German: [diːˈana ˈdamʁaʊ]; born 31 May 1971) is a German soprano who has achieved international fame for her performances, primarily in opera, but also in concert and lieder. She has been successful in coloratura soprano roles since her early career, and gradually proceeded into heavier roles of the 19th-century Italian bel canto repertoire. Her signature roles include the Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute, Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos, Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor, and Violetta in La traviata.
Educated at the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg, she had been engaged at the opera companies in Würzburg, Mannheim, and Frankfurt. Since beginning her freelance career in 2002, she has been performing on leading stages frequently, such as the Bavarian State Opera, Vienna State Opera, and Metropolitan Opera, where she appeared in 12 consecutive seasons since her debut in 2005/06. She also leads concert performances with French bass-baritone Nicolas Testé, whom she married in 2010.
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