The young Italian mezzo-soprano will sing along with baritone from Mexico Carlos Almaguer
The young soprano Marlene Lichtenberg from Italy guests for the first time in Bulgaria on the stage of the Sofia Opera and Ballet in the performances of “Un ballo in maschera” by Verdi on 23 October at 19.00.
The young mezzo-soprano Marlene Lichtenberg was born in South Tyrol, Italy.
After her formation as primary school teacher, she studied at Mozarteum Salzburg and at the Janacek Academy in Brünn, Czech Republic with Mr. Richard Novák (vocal music) and with Mr. Lubomir Matl (choral conducting). Currently, Marlene Lichtenberg works with Ms. KS Brigitte Eisenfeld in Berlin, Germany.
The mezzo-soprano gathered her first experiences on stage in Catania as the first Magd/Elektra under Will Humburg in Turin, as Maddalena/Rigoletto in Kosice, as Ulrica/Un Ballo in Maschera under Peter Dvorsky, in Liberec as Carmen/Carmen and in Bad Hersfeld as Fenena/Nabucco. In Bad Hersfeld, she was awarded with the Bad Hersfeld Opera Prize for her artistic work.
Since the season 2010/11 Marlene Lichtenberg performs lead roles such as Amneris, Carmen, Orfeo and Hänsel as ensemble member at the Staatstheater Cottbus. She was referred to as „one of the biggest hopes in stagecraft“ by the magazine „Die Opernwelt“ after her grand success as Erda, Waltraute and the first Norn. The Staatstheater Cottbus conferred on her the Sponsorship Award Max Grünebaum right after the first season.
In 2013 Marlene Lichtenberg accepted the invitation of the National Theatre in Riga and performed there the role of Carmen.
In addition to her activities as opera singer, Marlene Lichtenberg is a sought-after recital and concert singer. In 2013 she performed the Angel in Elgar’s Oratorio „The Dream of Gerontius“ at the Dresden Music Festival (Dresdner Musikfestspiele) under the direction of Roderich Kreile.
She achieved grand success at the Brandenburg Summer Concerts (Brandenburgische Sommerkonzerte) as interpreter of Mahler's 2nd and 3rd symphonies.
