About

Known credits:
30
Birthday:
1956-01-09
Place of birth:
Würzburg, Germany
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Waltraud Meier

Overview

Grammy Award winner Waltraud Meier is a German dramatic soprano and mezzo-soprano singer. She is particularly known for her Wagnerian roles as Kundry, Isolde, Ortrud, Venus, Fricka, and Sieglinde, but has also had success in the French and Italian repertoire appearing as Eboli, Amneris, Carmen, and Santuzza. She resides in Munich.

Meier has performed in the world's famed opera houses (including La Scala, Covent Garden, Metropolitan Opera, the Vienna State Opera, the Bavarian State Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Colón Theater). She performed Wagner at the Mecca of Wagner performance, the Bayreuth Festspielhaus. She has performed under the batons of conductors including Riccardo Muti, Daniel Barenboim, Claudio Abbado, James Levine, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, and Giuseppe Sinopoli. Waltraud Meier was born in Würzburg, Germany. She sang in various choral groups during her younger years. Upon finishing her secondary education, she began graduate studies in English and Romance Languages while also taking voice lessons. She studied singing with Professor Dietger Jacob. In 1976, she decided to concentrate on a singing career and soon thereafter debuted at the Würzburg Opera as Lola in Cavalleria rusticana. Over the next several years she performed regularly at the opera house in Mannheim (1976–78). She resides in Germany.

Known for

Acting
2019 Lohengrin Actor Ortrud N/A
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2016 Strauss: Elektra Actor Klytaemnestra 58
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2014 Wagner: Götterdämmerung Actor Waltraute/Zweite Norn N/A
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2013 Wagner: Die Walküre Actor Sieglinde N/A
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2013 Elektra Actor Klytämnestra 59
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2012 The Metropolitan Opera: Götterdämmerung Actor Waltraute N/A
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2012 Parsifal Actor Kundry N/A
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2012 The Metropolitan Opera: Götterdämmerung Actor Waltraude 59
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2010 Strauss R: Elektra Actor Klytämnestra 59
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2009 Faszinierende Frauen - Faszinierende Stimmen Actor Self N/A
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2009 Tannhäuser Actor Venus 58
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2008 Waltraud Meier: I follow a voice within me Actor Self N/A
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2007 Tristan und Isolde Actor Isolde N/A
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2006 Fidelio Actor Leonore N/A
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2006 Lohengrin Actor Ortrud N/A
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2005 Parsifal Actor Kundry N/A
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2005 Parsifal's Progress Actor Self / Kundry N/A
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1998 Tristan und Isolde Actor Isolde N/A
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1997 Carmen Actor Carmen N/A
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1996 The Transformation of the World Into Music Actor Self 59
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1996 Cavalleria rusticana Actor Santuzza N/A
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1996 Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary Actor Self N/A
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1996 Verdi: Don Carlos Actor La Princesse Eboli 59
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1995 Tristan und Isolde Actor Isolde 59
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1994 Wozzeck Actor Marie N/A
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1993 Richard Wagner: Parsifal Actor Kundry 59
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1992 Parsifal [The Metropolitan Opera] Actor Kundry N/A
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1991 The Ring Cycle: Gotterdammerung Actor Waltraude 59
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1988 Carmen Actor Carmen 59
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Wagner: Tannhäuser Actor Venus N/A
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