Romelia Lichtenstein
German opera singer
Romelia Lichtenstein, also Romelia Assenowa-Lichtenstein (12 March 1962 in Sofia) is a German opera, operetta, oratorio, lied and concert soprano. After an apprenticeship as children's nurse she studied vocals at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig.[1] In June 2012 she was appointed Kammersängerin by the city of Halle.[1]
Awards
- 1990: First prize in the Young Opera Singers competition[1]
- 1998: best opera singer by magazine Opernwelt[1]
- 2016: Handel Prize der Stadt Halle an der Saale.[2]
Discography
- Georg Friedrich Händel, Admeto, 2 DVDs + 2 CDs, Arthaus Musik
- Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Giob (Oratorium), CD, cpo
- Engelbert Humperdinck, Hänsel und Gretel, DVD, NCA*
References
- ^ a b c d "Von der Kinderkrankenschwester zum Opernstar: Romelia Lichtenstein". Ostholsteiner Anzeiger (in German). Flensburg. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ Lange, Joachim (24 May 2016). "Bezaubernde Stimme. Sängerin Romelia Lichtenstein erhält Händel-Preis". Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (in German). Halle. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
External links
- Romelia Lichtenstein on Operissimo
- Official website
- Bühnen Halle – Theater, Oper und Orchester Halle GmbH
- Feuilleton: Romelia Lichtenstein im Interview / Online Musik Magazin
- Literature by and about Romelia Lichtenstein in the German National Library catalogue
- Romelia Lichtenstein discography at Discogs
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Handel Prize Laureates
- Nicholas McGegan (1993)
- Axel Köhler (1994)
- Winton Dean (1995)
- Howard Arman (1996)
- Emma Kirkby (1997)
- Helmut Gleim (1998)
- Trevor Pinnock (1999)
- Donald Burrows (2000)
- John Eliot Gardiner (2001)
- Jean-Claude Malgoire (2002)
- Marc Minkowski (2003)
- Wolfgang Katschner (2004)
- Stanley Sadie (2005)
- Klaus Froboese (2006)
- Paul Goodwin (2007)
- Christopher Hogwood (2008)
- Jordi Savall (2009)
- Cecilia Bartoli (2010)
- Wolfgang Ruf (2011)
- Ragna Schirmer (2012)
- Magdalena Kožená (2013)
- Philippe Jaroussky (2015)
- Romelia Lichtenstein (2016)
- Vivica Genaux (2017)
- Joyce DiDonato (2018)
- Silke Leopold (2019)
- Valer Barna-Sabadus (2020)
- Andrea Marcon (2021)
- Wolfgang Hirschmann (2022)