Gerlinde Illich Gerlinde Illich - Soprano

StudiesBorn in Linz, Gerlinde Illich received a wide-ranging musical education in singing, Lied and Oratorium, Operetta/Musical and Violoncello at the Vienna Academy of Music (Master of Arts), at the Conservatory of Music, Vienna and the Bruckner-Conservatory Linz.
She attended master classes in baroque-interpretation with Paul Esswood at the International Haendel-Academy Karlsruhe.
Gerlinde Illich completed her studies with Jean-Pierre Blivet (teacher of Natalie Dessay, France) and Ingrid Olofsson.
Opera and ConcertsGerlinde Illich has successfully given her debut as "Violetta" in "La Traviata" and as "Málinka" in Leo? Janáčeks "Die Ausflüge des Herrn Brouček".
Since her appointment at the Theater&Philharmonie Thüringen in August 2003, she appeared as "Contessa" ("Figaro") and sang "Die Fremde" in the contemporary opera "Die sechste Stunde" by Hans Rotman directed by Hans Kresnik.
After her successful début at the festival "Wien modern '97" as "Gloria von Jaxtberg" in the opera by HK Gruber, she sang leading rôles at the "dietheater Kuenstlerhaus, Wien" and gained a lot of experience singing Mozart- and operetta-concerts.
2001/02 Gerlinde Illich appeared as "Princess Helen" in the operetta "A Waltz-dream" by Oscar Straus at the City Theatre St.Poelten and gave a great performance of Mozarts "Konstanze" in the "Abduction from the Seraglio" at the "Sommerspiele Schloß Frauenthal".
In the season of 2003/04 Gerlinde Illich sang leading roles at the theatre Altenburg-Gera, Germany, such as "Konstanze" (Entführung aus dem Serail), "La Contessa" (Figaro), a.o.

As a concert singer, Gerlinde Illich recently sang the solo-soprano part in Haydn's "The Creation" at the Brucknerhaus Linz, Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" and Bach's "St.John's Passion". She performed Alban Berg's "Lyric Suite" together with the "Artis Quartet" at the Musikverein, Vienna.
She performed Early Muisc with Simon Schouten, Howard Arman, Christophe Coin, Jap ter Linden, and was a soloist at the "Salzburger Mozartwoche 2000".
Theatre experience2011 Theater der Stadt Koblenz
"Erste Dame"- W.A.Mozart: "Die Zauberflöte"
April 2011 Städtische Bühnen Münster
"Junge Priorin- Madame Lidoine"- F. Poulenc: "Gespräche der Karmeliterinnen"
2010 Theater der Stadt Koblenz
"Sopransolo"- J.S. Bach: "Johannespassion" (szenisch)
"Venus"- J. Offenbach: "Orpheus in der Unterwelt"
Season 2008/09
Theater&Philharmonie Thüringen
"Gräfin Mariza"- E. Kálmán: "Mariza"
"Desdemona"- G.Verdi: "Otello"
"Rosalinde"- J.Strauss: "Die Fledermaus"
"Gräfin Elvire"- F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: "Soldatenliebschaft"
"Orfeo"- C.W. Gluck: "Orfeo ed Euridice" (WA)
"Cosima"- S. Matthus: "Cosima" (WA)
"Junge Priorin- Madame Lidoine"-F. Poulenc: "Gespräche der Karmeliterinnen"
Season 2007/08
Theater&Philharmonie Thüringen
"Junge Priorin- Madame Lidoine"-F. Poulenc: "Gespräche der Karmeliterinnen"
"Gräfin Elvire"- F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: "Soldatenliebschaft"
"Orfeo"- C.W. Gluck: "Orfeo ed Euridice" (WA)
"Cosima"- S. Matthus: "Cosima" (WA)
"Gräfin"- J. Strauss: "Wiener Blut" (WA)
"Berthalda"- A. Lortzing: "Undine" (WA)
Season 2006/07
Theater&Philharmonie Thüringen
"Orfeo"- C.W. Gluck: "Orfeo ed Euridice" (Parma-Fassung, 1769)
"Cosima"- S. Matthus: "Cosima"
"Gräfin"- J. Strauss: "Wiener Blut"
"Ljusia"- D. Schostakowitsch: "Moskau, Tscherjomuschki"
"Berthalda"- A. Lortzing: "Undine"
"Zauberin des Nordens"- R.Arlen: "Der Zauberer von Oss" (WA)
Season 2004/05
Theatre Altenburg-Gera
"Violetta Valery"- G.Verdi: "La Traviata"
"Málinka-Etherea-Kunka"- L.Janáček: "Die Ausflüge des Herrn Brouček"
"Julia de Weert"- E.Künneke: "Der Vetter aus Dingsda"
"Erste Dame"- W.A.Mozart: "Die Zauberflöte"
"Gräfin"- W.A. Mozart: "Die Hochzeit des Figaro"
"Anna"- G. Verdi: "Nabucco"
"Arsena"- J. Strauß "Der Zigeunerbaron"
"Zauberin des Nordens"- R.Arlen: "Der Zauberer von Oss"
"Königin"- Mandozzi/ Nola: "Eine kleine Zauberflöte"
Season 2003/04
Theatre Altenburg-Gera
"Konstanze"- W.A. Mozart: "Die Entführung aus dem Serail"
"Gräfin"- W.A. Mozart: "Die Hochzeit des Figaro"
"Die Fremde"- Hans Rotman: "Die Sechste Stunde" (Uraufführung)
"Anna"- G. Verdi: "Nabucco"
"Arsena"- J. Strauß "Der Zigeunerbaron"
"Zauberin des Nordens"- R.Arlen: "Der Zauberer von Oss"
"Königin"- Mandozzi/ Nola: "Eine kleine Zauberflöte"
2003
Opera Klosterneuburg
"Erste Dame" in W.A. Mozart: "Die Zauberflöte", Regie: Markus Kupferblum
2002
Sommerspiele Schloss Frauenthal
"Konstanze" in W.A. Mozart: "Die Entführung aus dem Serail"
2001/02
Theatre St.Pölten
"Helene" in der Operette "Ein Walzertraum" von Oscar Straus
2000
dieTheater Künstlerhaus
"Kopf" in der Uraufführung von "Der automatische Teufel"
1998
Sommerspiele Klosterneuburg
"Berta" in Rossinis "Barbier von Sevilla"
1997
Wien modern `97 im WUK
Titelpartie in "Gloria von Jaxtberg" von HK Gruber
RecordingsMendelssohn, Soldatenliebschaft, Theater und Philharmonie Thüringen, Gera 2008, distribution: Querstand
b>Mozart, Mass in c-minor, Univerisity-Church, Vienna, June 2002
Ensemble Polyhymnia, conductor: Gottfried Lehrer
duos plus, Josef Novotny, 1998, distribution: Austro Mechana
Audio samples "Del pari infeconda" Aria of Giuditta from F.L.Gassmann, "La Betulia Liberata". 28.5.2003, Alter Dom, Linz
"Parto inerme" excerpt of the 2nd Aria of Giuditta from F.L.Gassmann, "La Betulia Liberata". 28.5.2003, Alter Dom, Linz
Live recording of the aria "Zerfliesse mein Herze" from Bach's St.John's Passion concert in the Cathedral of Asolo, Italy, 13.4.2003.
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