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Katharina Bierweiler

Karlsruhe

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The young German mezzo-soprano Katharina Bierweiler (*2004) began her pre-college at the age of 17 at the Karlsruhe University of Music, where she enrolled in the vocal performance degree (B.M.) in April 2023 developing her vocal talent under the guidance of Prof. Christiane Libor and Stephan Klemm.
Katharina began her musical education with the renowned children's choir Cantus Juvenum Karlsruhe. As a member of the choir, she participated in numerous opera projects in the children's choir at the Badischen Staatstheater Karlsruhe (the State Theatre of Baden) and the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden from a young age, as well as in CD recordings and concerts.
 
At the 51st National Singing Competition in Berlin, Katharina was awarded the “Walter and Charlotte Hamel Foundation” Prize. In 2020, she was nominated as “Up-and-Coming Singer of the Year” in the critics’ choice of the Opernwelt (World of Opera) magazine. At the age of 14, Katharina gained her first solo experience on stage and on multiple occasions achieved first place at Germany’s national competition “Jugend musiziert” (Youth making Music). Additionally, her accolades to date include multiple “Sonderpreise” (special awards) from the “Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben” (German foundation for musical life), the “Johann Friedrich Reichardt Prize”, a scholarship from Rheinsberg Academy for Young Musical Theatre (BAJMT) as well as a sponsored concert tour to China in October 2023. She is a prizewinner of the Achterkerke Competition at the Usedom Music Festival and the Junior Handel Competition Karlsruhe.
 
Katharina has performed as a soloist in productions at the Freiburg Theater (Yniold in “Pelléas et Mélisande”/ Debussy and Flora in “The Turn of the Screw”/ Britten), the Badisches Staatstheater in Karlsruhe (Yniold in “Pelléas et Mélisande”), and the Rheinsberg Academy for Young Musical Theatre (Aricia in “Les Operás-Minute”/Milhaud) to name a few. Her debut as Flora in "The Turn of the Screw"/ Britten at the Théâtre Royal de La Monnaie/De Munt in Brussels in 2021, directed by Andrea Breth and musically conducted by Ben Glassberg, reached a worldwide audience via MEZZO's livestream despite the absence of a live audience due to the pandemic. In July 2022, Katharina performed as the "Slave" in "Salome"/Strauss under the direction of Andrea Breth and the musical direction of Ingo Metzmacher at the International Festival d'Aix-en-Provence at the Grande Théâtre de Provence. Her stage experience at the Karlsruhe University of Music also includes the Sandman in Humperdinck's "Hansel and Gretel" and the mezzo-soprano roles in Anno Schreier's contemporary children's opera "Wunderland".

In May 2024, Katharina will once again sing Flora in Britten's "The Turn of the Screw" at the Théâtre Royal de La Monnaie/De Munt under the musical direction of Antonio Méndez. In August 2024, she will be heard at the Saarpolygon Opera Festival as the 2nd Boy in Mozart's "The Magic Flute" under the direction of Stefano Poda and the musical performance of Marcus Bosch.

Dedicated to continuous improvement, Katharina regularly refines her musical prowess in masterclasses, most recently with Ks. Brigitte Fassbänder in the summer of 2023. For three successive years, she has been an honored scholarship holder of the Riemschneider Foundation.

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The Prologue Ed Lyon The Governess Sally Matthews Miles Thomas Heinen, Henri de Beauffort Flora Katharina Bierweiler Mrs. Grose Carole Wilson Peter Quint Julian…

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