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January 14, 2024
BR-Klassik Operetten-Frosch award for DER FÜRST VON PAPPENHEIM
“Don’t be a frog, kiss him: The BR-Klassik Operetta Boulevard team is thrilled and congratulates the ETO on great operetta courage!” – BR-Klassik, December 2023
January 9, 2024
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The mezzo-soprano Maria Rüssel comes from Hannover, Germany. She has been a permanent member of the ensemble at the Eduard-von-Winterstein-Theater in Annaberg-Buchholz since the 2022/23 season, where she has already made her debut in several roles. These include Hänsel in “Hänsel und Gretel”, Prince Orlofsky in “Die Fledermaus” and Diane in Hugo Hirsch’s operetta “Der Fürst von Pappenheim”, which won the BR-Klassik-Frosch award in December 2023. She gained experience during her time as a student at the Theater Osnabrück in the leading role of Jacob in the children’s opera “Gold!” and in Bertolt Brecht’s “Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui” at the Schauspielhaus Hannover. As part of her master’s programme at the Universität der Künste Berlin, she took on the role of Cherubino in Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro”, among others.
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Maria Rüssel received her first singing lessons in the Mädchenchor Hannover with the choir director at that time, Prof. Gudrun Schröfel. In this context, she already gained experience as a soloist in the role of the 3rd boy in “Die Zauberflöte” at the Staatsoper Hannover as well as in various radio and CD recordings. Maria Rüssel began her vocal studies with Prof. Sabine Ritterbusch at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover, which she continued in Berlin with Prof. Carola Höhn. An Erasmus+ semester at the Mozarteum Salzburg enriched her education. She was a scholarship holder of the Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now Hannover e.V. Foundation. In addition to her focus on the opera repertoire, Maria Rüssel is also in demand as an oratorio and concert singer and is active in professional ensembles such as the Balthasar-Neumann-Chor.
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Repertoire
Opera/Operetta
Composer, Piece, RoleE. Humperdinck – Hänsel und Gretel – Hänsel
J. Strauß – Die Fledermaus – Prince Orlofsky
W.A. Mozart – Die Zauberflöte – 3rd Dame & 3rd Boy
W.A. Mozart – Le Nozze di Figaro – Cherubino
L. Evers – Gold! – Jacob
M.W. Balfe – Falstaff – Annetta
G.F. Händel – Semele – Ino
D. Behle – Hopfen und Malz – Letty
J. Bock – She loves me (german) – Ilona
G. Vajda – Georgia Bottoms – Mayor Krystal Lambert
A. Franchetti – Don Buonaparte – Agnese
H. Hirsch – Der Fürst von Pappenheim – Diane
L. Bricusse – Doctor Dolittle – Polynesia
A. Petrovic – Das Blaue Klavier – Mezzosopran
J. Du Prez, E. Idle – Spamalot – PatsyOratorio/Concert
Composer, PieceJ.S. Bach
Weihnachtsoratorium
Johannespassion
Schauet doch und sehet
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben
Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hältA.M. Brunckhorst
Die OstergeschichteD. Buxtehude
Membra Jesu NostriG.F. Händel
MessiahF. Mendelssohn
PaulusW.A. Mozart
SpatzenmesseA. Pärt
JohannespassionA. Vivaldi
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