Waltraud Meier

Waltraud Meier

Grammy Award winner Waltraud Meier is a German dramatic soprano and mezzo-soprano singer. She is particularly known for her Wagnerian roles as Kundry, Isolde, Ortrud, Venus, Fricka, and Sieglinde, but has also had success in the French and Italian repertoire appearing as Eboli, Amneris, Carmen, and Santuzza. She resides in Munich. Meier has performed in the world's famed opera houses (including La Scala, Covent Garden, Metropolitan Opera, the Vienna State Opera, the Bavarian State Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Colón Theater). She performed Wagner at the Mecca of Wagner performance, the Bayreuth Festspielhaus. She has performed under the batons of conductors including Riccardo Muti, Daniel Barenboim, Claudio Abbado, James Levine, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, and Giuseppe Sinopoli. Waltraud Meier was born in Würzburg, Germany. She sang in various choral groups during her younger years. Upon finishing her secondary education, she began graduate studies in English and Romance Languages while also taking voice lessons. She studied singing with Professor Dietger Jacob. In 1976, she decided to concentrate on a singing career and soon thereafter debuted at the Würzburg Opera as Lola in Cavalleria rusticana. Over the next several years she performed regularly at the opera house in Mannheim (1976–78). She resides in Germany.

  • Npe: Waltraud Meier
  • Cov Nrov: 0.228
  • Paub Txog: Acting
  • Hnub yug: 1956-01-09
  • Qhov chaw yug: Würzburg, Germany
  • Homepage: http://www.waltraud-meier.de/
  • Kuj Paub Li:
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Waltraud Meier Movies

  • 1996
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    Die Verwandlung der Welt in Musik: Bayreuth vor der Premiere

    Die Verwandlung der Welt in Musik: Bayreuth vor der Premiere

    8.5 1996 HD

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  • 2008
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    Waltraud Meier: I follow a voice within me

    Waltraud Meier: I follow a voice within me

    1 2008 HD

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  • 2009
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    Faszinierende Frauen - Faszinierende Stimmen

    Faszinierende Frauen - Faszinierende Stimmen

    1 2009 HD

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  • 2012
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    Parsifal

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    1 2012 HD

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  • 1991
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    Der Ring des Nibelungen: Götterdämmerung

    Der Ring des Nibelungen: Götterdämmerung

    8.5 1991 HD

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  • 2005
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    Parsifal's Progress

    Parsifal's Progress

    1 2005 HD

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  • 2010
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    Strauss R: Elektra

    Strauss R: Elektra

    10 2010 HD

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  • 1996
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    Verdi: Don Carlos

    Verdi: Don Carlos

    9.2 1996 HD

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  • 1992
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    Parsifal [The Metropolitan Opera]

    Parsifal [The Metropolitan Opera]

    1 1992 HD

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  • 2013
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    Elektra

    Elektra

    6 2013 HD

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  • 1993
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    Richard Wagner: Parsifal

    Richard Wagner: Parsifal

    10 1993 HD

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  • 2007
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    Tristan und Isolde

    Tristan und Isolde

    1 2007 HD

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  • 2009
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    Tannhäuser

    Tannhäuser

    7 2009 HD

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  • 1995
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    Tristan und Isolde

    Tristan und Isolde

    9 1995 HD

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  • 1996
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    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

    1 1996 HD

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  • 1997
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    Carmen

    Carmen

    1 1997 HD

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  • 1988
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    Carmen

    Carmen

    8.667 1988 HD

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  • 2005
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    Parsifal

    Parsifal

    1 2005 HD

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  • 2016
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    Strauss: Elektra

    Strauss: Elektra

    8 2016 HD

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  • 2006
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    Fidelio

    Fidelio

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2006
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    Lohengrin

    Lohengrin

    1 2006 HD

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  • 1996
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    Cavalleria rusticana

    Cavalleria rusticana

    1 1996 HD

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  • 1998
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    Tristan und Isolde

    Tristan und Isolde

    1 1998 HD

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  • 2012
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Götterdämmerung

    The Metropolitan Opera: Götterdämmerung

    8 2012 HD

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  • 2019
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    Lohengrin

    Lohengrin

    1 2019 HD

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  • 1994
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    Wozzeck

    Wozzeck

    1 1994 HD

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  • 2013
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    Wagner: Die Walküre

    Wagner: Die Walküre

    1 2013 HD

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  • 2014
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    Wagner: Götterdämmerung

    Wagner: Götterdämmerung

    3 2014 HD

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  • 1970
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    Wagner: Tannhäuser

    Wagner: Tannhäuser

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1998
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    Alpha Forum

    Alpha Forum

    1 1998 HD

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  • 1998
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    Lebensläufe

    Lebensläufe

    1 1998 HD

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