Music

Regula Mühlemann

Jovan Stosic December 2, 2018

Regula Mühlemann (born 1986) is a Swiss operatic soprano.

Mühlemann was born in Adligenswil, Switzerland, and studied voice with Barbara Locher at the Academy of Music in Lucerne in 2010 where she graduated with honors with a Master of Arts. Her first appearances on the opera stage included the following roles: Maturina in Gazzaniga‘s Don Giovanni Tenorio, Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro, Papagena in The Magic Flute, and Doralice in Scarlatti‘s Il trionfo dell’onore.

In Jens Neubert’s film version of Weber’s opera Der Freischütz, Mühlemann played the role of Annie and was praised by critics. The Neue Zürcher Zeitung saw her as “a discovery of the first order.” In the opera season 2010 and 2011, Mühlemann appeared at the Lucerne Theatre as soloist in several operas, such as Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” and Alessandro Scarlatti’s “Il trionfo dell’onore.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regula_M%C3%BChlemann

Singspiel

Jovan Stosic November 23, 2018

Singspiel (German pronunciation: [ziŋɡʃpiːl]; plural: Singspiele; literally “sing-play”) is a form of German-language music drama, now regarded as a genre of opera. It is characterized by spoken dialogue, which is alternated with ensembles, songs, ballads, and arias which were often strophic, or folk-like. Singspiel plots are generally comic or romantic in nature, and frequently include elements of magic, fantastical creatures, and comically exaggerated characterizations of good and evil.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singspiel

Emanuel Schikaneder

Jovan Stosic November 23, 2018

Emanuel Schikaneder (1 September 1751 – 21 September 1812), born Johann Joseph Schickeneder, was a German impresario, dramatist, actor, singer, and composer. He wrote the libretto of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‘s opera The Magic Flute and was the builder of the Theater an der Wien. Peter Branscombe called him “one of the most talented theatre men of his era”.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuel_Schikaneder