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Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IVb. O Freunde, nicht diese Töne! . Freude, schöner Götterfunken (Live from Philharmonie Berlin / 2006)
Angela Denoke, Waltraud Meier, Burkhard Fritz, René Pape, Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra & Daniel Barenboim
Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act 2: "Wie kann ich solche Huld dir lohnen" (Live at Bayreuther Festspiele / 2018)
Anja Harteros, Waltraud Meier, Festspiel-Orchester Bayreuth & Christian Thielemann
Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act 2: "Elsa!" - "Wer ruft?" (Live at Bayreuther Festspiele / 2018)
Anja Harteros, Waltraud Meier, Festspiel-Orchester Bayreuth & Christian Thielemann
Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act 1: "Durch Gottes Sieg ist jetzt dein Leben mein" (Live at Bayreuther Festspiele / 2018)
Anja Harteros, Waltraud Meier, Piotr Beczala, Tomasz Konieczny, Georg Zeppenfeld, Festspiel-Chor Bayreuth, Eberhard Friedrich, Festspiel-Orchester Bayreuth & Christian Thielemann
Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act 2: "Entweihte Götter! Helft jetzt meiner Rache!" (Live at Bayreuther Festspiele / 2018)
Anja Harteros, Waltraud Meier, Festspiel-Orchester Bayreuth & Christian Thielemann
Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act 2: "Erhebe dich, Genossin meiner Schmach!" (Live at Bayreuther Festspiele / 2018)
Waltraud Meier, Tomasz Konieczny, Festspiel-Orchester Bayreuth & Christian Thielemann
Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act 2: "Welch ein Geheimnis muß der Held bewahren?" (Live at Bayreuther Festspiele / 2018)
Anja Harteros, Waltraud Meier, Tomasz Konieczny, Piotr Beczala, Georg Zeppenfeld, Festspiel-Chor Bayreuth, Eberhard Friedrich, Festspiel-Orchester Bayreuth & Christian Thielemann
Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act 2: "Euch Lüften, die mein Klagen" (Live at Bayreuther Festspiele / 2018)
Anja Harteros, Waltraud Meier, Tomasz Konieczny, Festspiel-Orchester Bayreuth & Christian Thielemann
Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act 2: "Du wilde Seherin" (Live at Bayreuther Festspiele / 2018)
Waltraud Meier, Tomasz Konieczny, Festspiel-Orchester Bayreuth & Christian Thielemann
Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act 2: "Was macht dich in so wilder Klage doch vergehn?" (Live at Bayreuther Festspiele / 2018)
Waltraud Meier, Tomasz Konieczny, Festspiel-Orchester Bayreuth & Christian Thielemann
About Waltraud Meier
Artist Biography
Though she has achieved much acclaim for her Wagnerian roles -- and rightly so, mezzo-soprano Waltraud Meier possesses a vast repertory -- not to mention a consummate skill -- in Italian, French, and even Russian opera, from Bizet's Carmen and Tchaikovsky's Jeanne d'Arc to Verdi's Azucena (Il Trovatore) and Saint-Saëns' Dalila (Samson and Dalila). She has also sung a fair number of soprano roles, including Wagner's Isolde and Mascagni's Santuzza (Cavalleria Rusticana). Among other Wagner roles she has interpreted with distinction are Kundry (Parsifal), Waltraute (Götterdämmerung), Sieglinde and Fricka (Die Walküre), Venus (Tannhäuser), and Otrud (Lohengrin). But Meier's repertory extends to concert work and the recital hall, as well, taking in lieder of Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, and Richard Strauss; the Requiems of Verdi and Mozart; Beethoven's Missa Solemnis; Mahler's Symphonies No. 2 and No. 8 and Das Lied von der Erde; and much else. She has appeared on numerous CDs and DVDs, many of which are available on DG, EMI, Erato, Sony, Virgin Classics, Warner Classics, Teldec, OpusArte, and Unitel.
Waltraud Meier was born in Würzburg, Germany, on January 9, 1956. She sang in numerous choruses as a child and teen. Her initial studies were in English and Romance languages, but she also took voice lessons privately with Dietger Jacob in Cologne.
In 1976 she debuted at the Würzburg Opera singing Lola in Cavalleria. From 1976-1978 she was a member of the Mannheim Opera, where she sang many roles.
1980 was a pivotal year for Meier: she made her international debut as Fricka in Buenos Aires at the famed Teatro Colon, and she was also taken on as a member of the Dortmund Opera, serving until 1983.
Meier's 1983 Bayreuth debut as Kundry was a sensation, catapulting her to international renown. She sang at Hanover for a season (1983-1984) and at Stuttgart for three (1985-1988). Meanwhile, she made a string of important debuts: Covent Garden (1984) as Princess Eboli (Verdi's Don Carlos); the Met (1987), again as Fricka; and the Vienna State Opera (1988) as Venus.
From her highly acclaimed 1993 Bayreuth appearance as Isolde, Meier has regularly sung dramatic soprano roles. At the 2001 Munich Opera Festival she gave her debut performance of Didon in Berlioz's Les Troyens, again drawing rave notices. Meier reprised Isolde at La Scala in 2007, with Daniel Barenboim conducting. In 2009 a recording based on the La Scala Tristan und Isolde performances was issued on Virgin Classics.
Hometown
Würzburg, Germany
Genre
Classical
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