Christine Schafer
Profile
The German soprano, Christine Schafer, studied with Ingrid Figur at the Berlin Hochschule der Kunste (Academy of Arts). In 1985 she took part four master-class courses given by Arleen Auger, an important stimulus in her training; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Sena Jurinac also influenced her development. Then came the first song recitals in Berlin, Frankfurt and Stuttgart. In November 1988 she was awarded a prize at the German VDMK contest.Christine Schafer has a highly diversified repertoire, which is perhaps the most obvious feature of her artistic endeavours: she sings Baroque music and roles in modern opera, Mozart arias and the works of contemporary composers, orchestral songs by R. Strauss and Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire, all with the same whole-hearted commitment. The major festivals, opera houses and concert promoters are scrambling to engage this young soprano, who is only at the beginning of her international career. For example, she participated at the Mahler Festival Toblach, the Staufen Week of Music, and the Los Angeles Bach Festival.
The composer Aribert Reimann has played a special role in Christine Schafer’s career: it was his course on contemporary song at Berlin Hochschule that she was able to cultivate in depth her love for the music of our time, and Reimann has also composed several songs specially for her. In 1989 she made her first record with songs composed by Reimann.
Initially, Christine Schafer concentrated on the concert repertoire, but before long she also began tackling some of the most important parts in the opera literature. Her international breakthrough as an opera singer came as Sophie in Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier and in the title role of Alban Berg's Lulu. In the field of early music, she preferred partners have long been Nikolaus Harnoncourt and, especially, Reinhard Goebel and his Musica Antiqua Koln.
Concert
| Date | June 30,2012（Sat）16：00 |
| Venue | Nagoya Denki Bunka Kaikan The Concert Hall |
| Christine Schafer Soprano Recital [Performer] Christine Schafer（Soprano） Eric Schneider（Piano） [Program] Purcell：Music for a while If music be the Food of Love Ah! How sweet it is to Love An Epithalamium Sweeter than roses From Rosy Bowr´s Crown the Altar Not all my Torments Dido and Aeneas etc. [Price] \8,000 Student\4,000 [Information] Denki Bunka Kaikan 052-204-1133 |
|
| Date | July 2,2012（Mon）19：00 |
| Venue | Oji Hall |
| Christine Schafer Soprano Recital [Performer] Christine Schafer（Soprano） Eric Schneider（Piano） [Program] W.A.Mozart：Ridente la calma K.152(210a) Das Veilchen K.476 Misera, dove son K.369 (Konzertarie) Webern：Fu"nf Lieder nach Gedichten von Stefan George op. 3 im morgentaun Berg：Sieben fru"he Lieder etc. [Price] Sold Out [Information] Oji Hall Ticket Center 03-3567-9990 |
|
| Date | July 4,2012（Mon）19：00 |
| Venue | TokyoBunka Kaikan Main Hall |
| Christine Schafer Soprano Recital [Performer] Christine Schafer（Soprano） Eric Schneider（Piano） [Program] W.A.Mozart：Ridente la calma K.152(210a) Das Veilchen K.476 Misera, dove son K.369 (Konzertarie) Webern：Fu"nf Lieder nach Gedichten von Stefan George op. 3 im morgentaun Berg：Sieben fru"he Lieder etc. [Price] S\9,000 A\7,500 B\6,000 C\5,000 On Sale from May 22,2012 [Information] T omin Gekijo 03-3572-4311 |
|
