Gabriele Schnaut
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Born in Mannheim, Germany on February 24, 1951, Gabriele Schnaut was a classical / opera singer who performed works by many 20th Century composers but is best known for her roles in Wagnerâs operas. Her musical journey began when she was young, studying violin and voice as a child. She studied violin at the Peter Cornelius Conservatory and musicology at the University of Mainz. Beginning in 1971, she studied voice under Swiss vocalist Elisa Cavelti at the Frankfort University of Music and Performing Arts. Gabriele Schnaut made her debut in 1976 as a mezzo soprano at the Staatsoper Stuttgart. The following year, she became a popular performer and appeared in many productions and at several festivals. She became a member of theater company Staastheater Darmstadt in 1978 and appeared for the first time at the Bayreuth Festival the following year. Gabriele Schnaut performed in Wagnerâs The Twilight of the Gods in 1980 and joined the Mannheim National Theatre and appeared as Ophelia in Wolfgang Rihmâs Die Hamletmaschine. After many years performing as a mezzo-soprano, she began to study dramatic soprano singing under Hanne-Lore Kuhse in 1985 and began to sing in that range during performances of Wagner operas at the Theater Dortmund, the Metropolitan Opera (New York), and the Vienna Opera. She also performed in Schönberg's Gurre-Lieder (1992) and Richard Strauss' Elektra at La Scala in Milan, Italy (1994), which was her favorite title role. In 2000, she performed in Wagnerâs Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Bayreuth Festival, as well as the title roles in Puccini's Tosca and Turandot at the Salzburg Festival in 2002. She began playing character roles in the mezzo-soprano range again in 2008 and appeared as Emilia Marty in JanáÄekâs VÄc Makropulos as well as roles in Elektra and Straussâ Salome. In 2012, she played the role of Euphrat in the premiere of Jörg Widmannâs Babylon (2012) and continued playing many other roles to critical acclaim. Gabriele Schnaut also served as a professor of voice between 2005 and 2014 at the Universität der Künste in Berlin, Germany. Her musical legacy was captured on releases such as Bach: Cantata 196 âDer Herr Denket An Unsâ / Cantata 18 âGleichwie Der Regen Und Schnee Vom Himmel Falltâ (1978), Hindemith: Cardillac (1988), Wagner: Die Walküre (1997), and Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle (2022). Gabriele Schnaut died on June 19, 2023, at the age of 72.
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- Wagner: Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D / Prologue - "Wisset ihr noch, so windet von neuem das Seil" featuring Pierre Boulez
- Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B / Act III - "Hojotoho! Heiaha!" featuring Gabriele Schnaut
- Humperdinck: Königskinder, Act I "Vor der Hexenhütte im Hellawald": "Was packst du dich nicht mit deinen Gesellen?" featuring Juliane Banse
- Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75 / Act 3 - "Mein lieber Schwan!" featuring Cheryl Studer
- Wagner: Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D / Prologue - "Welch Licht leuchtet dort?" featuring Pierre Boulez
- Humperdinck: Königskinder, Act I "Vor der Hexenhütte im Hellawald": "Drei Narren zogen aus" featuring Christian Gerhaher
- Humperdinck: Königskinder, Act I "Vor der Hexenhütte im Hellawald": "Hörst du nicht?" featuring Juliane Banse
- Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75 / Act 2 - "Wie kann ich solche Huld dir lohnen" featuring Cheryl Studer
- Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75 / Act 2 - "Euch Lüften, die mein klagen" featuring Cheryl Studer
- Humperdinck: Königskinder, Act I "Vor der Hexenhütte im Hellawald": "He Trulle! Wo mag sie nur stecken?" featuring Juliane Banse
- Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75 / Act III - "Mein lieber Schwan!" featuring Peter Schneider
- Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75 / Act II - "Euch Lüften, die mein Klagen" featuring Peter Schneider
- Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75 / Act II - "Wie kann ich solche Huld dir lohnen" featuring Peter Schneider
- Lohengrin, WWV 75 / Act 2: "Welch ein Geheimnis muà der Held bewahren?" featuring Cheryl Studer
- Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B / Act 3 - "Du zeugtest ein edles Geschlecht" featuring Robert Hale
- Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B / Act 3 - "So tatest du, was so gern...Deinen leichten Sinn" featuring Robert Hale
- Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B / Act 3 - "Nicht weise bin ich, doch wusst' ich das eine" featuring Robert Hale
- Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B / Act 3 - Szene 3: "War es so schmählich?" featuring Robert Hale
- Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B / Act 3 - "Wehe! Weh! Schwester, ach Schwester!" featuring The Cleveland Orchestra
- Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B / Act 3 - "Hier bin ich, Vater" featuring Robert Hale
- Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B / Act 3 - "Steh, Brünnhild'!" featuring The Cleveland Orchestra
- Lohengrin, WWV 75 / Act 2: "Zurück, Elsa! Nicht länger will ich dulden" featuring Cheryl Studer
- Lohengrin, WWV 75 / Act 2: "Entweihte Götter! Helft jetzt meiner Rache!" featuring Cheryl Studer
- Lohengrin, WWV 75 / Act 2: "Elsa!" featuring Cheryl Studer
