Biography
The lyric soprano Carina Schmieger is one of the most sought-after German sopranos of the younger generation. She has performed on numerous opera stages before and during her studies, has won various prizes and was a member of the Salzburg Festival's Young Singers Project.
At the end of 2024, she will make a guest appearance at the Theater an der Wien in the opera “Der herzlose Riese” by Elena Kats-Chernin. The following year, she can be seen at the same theater in “The Little Prince” by Pierangelo Valtinoni. In 2023, she delighted audiences in Vienna again at Theater an der Wien as Violante/Sandrina in La Finta Giardiniera, and made a debut at the Gut Immling Festival as Prinzessin Mi in Lehar's Land des Lächelns
From 2018 to 2022, she was engaged at the Stuttgart State Opera, initially as a member of the International Opera Studio and from 2020 as a member of the ensemble. Her roles have included: Contessa di Ceprano in Rigoletto, Frau Herz in Der Schauspieldirektor, Mascha/Chloris in Pique Dame, Princess Ninetta in Die Liebe zu drei Orangen, Antigone in the world premiere of Antigone-Tribunal by L. Dick, Femme grecque/Diane in Iphigénie en Tauride, both Najade and Echo in Ariadne auf Naxos, Frasquita in Carmen, Thibault in Don Carlos, Xenia/Die Geflüchtete in BORIS (Boris Godunov by M. Mussorgsky interwoven with Secondhand-Zeit by S. Nevsky, world premiere) and Sorge in scenes from Goethe's Faust.
Carina Schmieger is a freelance artist since 2022.
She has worked with numerous directors and conductors, including Lotte de Beer, Fabrice Bollon, Daniel Carter, Enrico Delamboye, Titus Engel, Clemens Flick, Thomas Guggeis, Oksana Lyniv, Cornelius Meister, Kent Nagano, Axel Ranisch, André de Ridder, Giedrė Šlekytė, Andreas Spering and Elena Tzavara.
She was previously a member of the opera studio at the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, where she appeared as the Femme grecque in Iphigénie en Tauride, as Apparizione in Macbeth and as Frasquita in Carmen. She returned to Karlsruhe in 2018 and sang the role of Oberto in Alcina at the Karlsruhe International Handel Festival.
She was born in Freiburg im Breisgau in 1995 and studied with Prof. Maria Venuti. Today she is coached by Ks. Helene Schneiderman.
Stand 13.09.2024
Repertoire
Opera/Operetta
Composer, Work
Composer
Opera/Operetta
Part
G. Bizet, Carmen
G. Bizet
Carmen
Frasquita
F. Bollon, Oscar und die Dame in Rosa UA
F. Bollon
Oscar und die Dame in Rosa UA
Peggy
L. Dick, Antigone-Tribunal UA
L. Dick
Antigone-Tribunal UA
Antigone
V. Dinescu, Der 35. Mai
V. Dinescu
Der 35. Mai
Konrad
P. Eötvös, Angels in America
P. Eötvös
Angels in America
The Angel
C.W. Gluck, Iphigénie en Tauride
C.W. Gluck
Iphigénie en Tauride
Une femme grecque
C. W. Gluck, Iphigénie en Tauride
C. W. Gluck
Iphigénie en Tauride
Diane
C. W. Gluck, Orphée et Euridice
C. W. Gluck
Orphée et Euridice
L'Amour
G. F. Händel, Alcina
G. F. Händel
Alcina
Oberto
M. Kagel, Aus Deutschland
M. Kagel
Aus Deutschland
Jüngling
F. Léhar, Das Land des Lächelns
F. Léhar
Das Land des Lächelns
Prinzessin Mi
J. Massenet, Cendrillon
J. Massenet
Cendrillon
La Fée
C. Monteverdi, L'incoronazione di Poppea
C. Monteverdi
L'incoronazione di Poppea
Drusilla
W.A. Mozart, La Finta Giardiniera
W.A. Mozart
La Finta Giardiniera
Violante/Sandrina
W.A. Mozart, Die kleine Zauberflöte
W.A. Mozart
Die kleine Zauberflöte
Pamina
W.A. Mozart, Die kleine Zauberflöte
W.A. Mozart
Die kleine Zauberflöte
Papagena
M. Mussorgsky, Boris Godunow
M. Mussorgsky
Boris Godunow
Xenia
S. Newski, Secondhand-Zeit UA
S. Newski
Secondhand-Zeit UA
Die Geflüchtete
J. Offenbach, Mesdames de la Halle
J. Offenbach
Mesdames de la Halle
Ciboulette
S. Prokofiev, Die Liebe zu drei Orangen
S. Prokofiev
Die Liebe zu drei Orangen
Prinzessin Ninetta
M. Ravel, Das Kind und die Zauberdinge
M. Ravel
Das Kind und die Zauberdinge
Hirtenmädchen, Bergere, Fledermaus, Eule
R. Schumann, Szenen aus Goethes Faust
R. Schumann
Szenen aus Goethes Faust
Sorge
S. Sondheim, Sweeney Todd
S. Sondheim
Sweeney Todd
Johanna Barker
O. Strauss, Die lustigen Nibelungen
O. Strauss
Die lustigen Nibelungen
Ein Vogel
R. Strauss, Ariadne auf Naxos
R. Strauss
Ariadne auf Naxos
Echo
R. Strauss, Ariadne auf Naxos
R. Strauss
Ariadne auf Naxos
Najade
A. Tarkmann, Dornröschen
A. Tarkmann
Dornröschen
Prinzessin Rosalie
P. I. Tchaikovski, Pique Dame
P. I. Tchaikovski
Pique Dame
Mascha
P. I. Tchaikovski, Pique Dame
P. I. Tchaikovski
Pique Dame
Prilepa
G. Verdi, Macbeth
G. Verdi
Macbeth
2. + 3. Erscheinung
G. Verdi, Rigoletto
G. Verdi
Rigoletto
Contessa di Ceprano
G. Verdi, Don Carlos
G. Verdi
Don Carlos
Thibault
R. Wagner, Lohengrin
R. Wagner
Lohengrin
2. Edelknabe
G. Donizetti, L'elisir d'amore
G. Donizetti
L'elisir d'amore
Giannetta*
A. Dvořák, Rusalka
A. Dvořák
Rusalka
Rusalka*
E. Humperdinck, Hänsel und Gretel
E. Humperdinck
Hänsel und Gretel
Gretel*
E. Humperdinck, Hänsel und Gretel
E. Humperdinck
Hänsel und Gretel
Sand- und Taumännchen*
J. Massenet, Werther
J. Massenet
Werther
Sophie*
W. A. Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro
W. A. Mozart
Le nozze di Figaro
Susanna*
W. A. Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro
W. A. Mozart
Le nozze di Figaro
Barbarina*
W. A. Mozart, Don Giovanni
W. A. Mozart
Don Giovanni
Donna Anna*
W. A. Mozart, Die Zauberflöte
W. A. Mozart
Die Zauberflöte
Pamina*
W. A. Mozart, Die Zauberflöte
W. A. Mozart
Die Zauberflöte
Papagena*
R. Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier
R. Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier
Sophie*
G. Verdi, Falstaff
G. Verdi
Falstaff
Nannetta*
R. Wagner, Das Rheingold
R. Wagner
Das Rheingold
Woglinde*
*not yet performed on stage
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