Mojca Erdmann [SEP] voice type
Mojca Erdmann
Mojca Erdmann (born 29 December 1975) is a German soprano who is particularly associated with the operas of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Born in Hamburg, Erdmann sang in the children's chorus of the Hamburg State Opera together with her brother. As a teenager she began studying singing seriously with soprano Evelyn Herlitzius before entering the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln where she was a pupil of Hans Sotin and studied with soprano Ingrid Figur. In 2002 she won first prize and the Special Prize for Contemporary Music at the
mesmerising intensity", and wrote "Singing tirelessly and trenchantly – her top notes searing, her delivery of the text pellucid – Herlitzius nails all the character's lithe foxy intelligence and never sinks to histrionic ham or rant." In 2018, she made her long-awaited US debut as Kundry in "Parsifal" at the Metropolitan Opera".
Career Teaching.
Herlitzius has also worked as a voice teacher. Her students have included Mojca Erdmann.
Awards.
- 1999: Christel-Goltz Prize of the foundation