Soprano
Astrid Weber
Astrid Weber was born in Kassel and received private singing
lessons and a private dancing education. From 1993 until 1995
she was a member of the Studio of the Munich State Opera. Mas-
terclass with Sena Jurinac and first engagements at the opera
houses in Erfurt and Augsburg.
During the 2002 / 2003 season Astrid Weber made her debut at the
Städtische Theater Chemnitz where since then she has sung an
enormous range of roles including Senta / Der fliegende Holländer,
Sieglinde / Die Walküre, Arabella / title role, Elsa / Lohengrin,
Chrysothemis / Elektra, Marschallin / Der Rosenkavalier, Manon
Lescaut / title role, Minneleide / Die Rose vom Liebesgarten, Elisa-
beth and Venus / Tannhäuser. Guest appearances in theatres such
as Essen (new production and revival of Der fliegende Holländer /
Senta, conducted by Stefan Soltesz), Wiesbaden, Leipzig Opera, St.
Gallen, Teatro de la Maestranza, Seville: Der ferne Klang / Grete
and Der Zwerg / Donna Clara. Ruhr Triennale, Frank Martin: Le vin
herbé / Brangäne, new production staged by Willy Decker. Deut-
sche Oper Berlin, tour to Beijing, cover for Der Rosenkavalier /
Marschallin and Tannhäuser / Elisabeth. Guest contract with the
Cologne Opera for roles such as Eva / Die Meistersinger von Nürn-
berg (new production), Sieglinde / Die Walküre and Gutrune / Göt-
terdämmerung. Tour to Shanghai with this company (Ring Cycle).
Nuremberg State Opera: Grete Graumann in the new production of
Schreker’s Der ferne Klang. Darmstadt, Der fliegende Holländer /
Senta (2017 / 2018 season). Astrid Weber is a regular guest artist
of the Meininger Staatstheater.
Bayreuth Festival 2011 and 2012: performance Lohengrin / Elsa
and cover for roles like Senta / Der fliegende Holländer, Elisabeth /
Tannhäuser, Elsa / Lohengrin, Eva / Die Meistersinger von Nürn-
berg).
Concert engagements with the Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie
Chemnitz, WDR Cologne and the Südwestfunk Radio Orchestra.
Madrid: Beethoven: 9th Symphony (Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos)
and Die Walküre / Sieglinde (concert version), Teatro Comunale di
Firenze, Liszt: Die Legende von der heiligen Elisabeth, Mozarteum-
Orchestra Salzburg, Mahler: 4th Symphony and Beethoven: 9th
Symphony, Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra, Bamberger Sympho-
niker - Bayerische Staatsphilharmie.
BMG/Harmonia Mundi: CD production, WDR Cologne, Der fliegende
Holländer / Senta (original version from 1841). Arthaus: DVD Manon
Lescaut / Manon.
Representation: General Management / Worldwide