Golda Schultz

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Golda Schultz is a South African soprano.

Early life and education

Golda Schultz, daughter of a mathematics professor, grew up in Bloemfontein. [1]

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She studied singing at the University of Cape Town and at the Juilliard School in New York. She was also taught by Johan Botha, Kiri Te Kanawa, and Michelle Breedt. [1]

Career

From 2011 to 2013, Schultz was a member of an opera studio. From 2014 to 2018 she was a member of the ensemble of the Bavarian State Opera. [2]

She also had several roles at the Stadttheater Klagenfurt from 2013 to 2015, and appeared for the first time at the Salzburg Festival in 2015, where she played the role of Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier . [3]

In 2016, Schultz sang Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro at la Scala. In 2017, she was again heard at the Salzburg Festival, this time as Vitellia in La clemenza di Tito . In October 2017, she made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City as Pamina in The Magic Flute . [4]

On 19 December 2020, at the WDR Christmas Concert in the Marienbasilika in Kevelaer  [ de ], she sang, among other works the Ave Maria by Pietro Mascagni and Mariae Wiegenlied by Max Reger. [5]

Selected roles

References

  1. 1 2 Golda Schultz on Opera Online
  2. "Golda Schultz". Bayerische Staatsoper. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. Golda Schultz on Forumopera
  4. Short Biography (in French) on Olryx
  5. "WDR Funkhausorchester – NRW feiert Advent". www1.wdr.de. 18 December 2020.