Singing Technique

During my long operatic career, my voice has changed several times and steadily developed. At different stages of my life, I have sung from high coloratura to drama parts, from the Queen of the Night in “Die Zauberflöte” by Mozart to the Abigaille in “Nabucco” by Verdi. Because of the constant work on my own voice, I can now pass on the knowledge I have acquired in the field of vocal technique to my students.

Our lessons will be mainly focused on the following aspects of vocal technique:

— singing position and singing tone
— breathing
— head resonator
— sound attack
— vowel in singing and the difference to a vowel in everyday speech
— legato
— vocal range
— sound shades and dynamics
— coloratura technique

Style and Language Skills

In addition, we will focus on style and language skills. In the last couple of years, I had the wonderful opportunity to sing in Italy Belcanto (Rossini and Donizetti), in Germany Baroque music, Mozart and Wagner and in Russia Tchaikovsky and Glinka in large opera houses under famous conductors, including major and even title roles. Therefore, I can give my students extensive expert knowledge regarding style and language.

I do not only consider the work on the pronunciation of the words to be essential, but also the work on the feeling for the language in connection with the meaning of the text.

Stage Presence

During my career I had the privilege of working with various famous directors. Thanks to this experience, I also have the ability to teach my students the importance of presentation and performance, the feeling and charisma, the gestures and facial expressions that singers have to bring with them, when performing on stage.

Individual Approach

My specialty is the individual approach of every single student, from warm-up exercises to psychological support. We will focus especially on building an individual repertoire, that unfolds the voice of the student to its fullest extent and brings out the best in you.