Chelsey Schill
Soprano
Canadian soprano Chelsey Schill has performed numerous leading
roles all over Europe, including the Oper Köln, Oper Leipzig,
the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon, the Grand Théâtre
de Luxembourg and at the Seefestspielen in Berlin. Next to many
other roles, she has sung the Queen of the Night from Mozart’s
„The Magic Flute“ all over Europe, Musetta in Puccini’s „La
Bohème“ and Violetta in Verdi’s „La Traviata“. Further roles
include Marzelline in Beethoven’s " Fidelio", Poppea in Handel’s
"Agrippina“ as well as Waldvogel in Wagner’s "Siegfried" and
Woglinde in Wagner’s "Götterdämmerung" with stage director
Graham Vick.
Chelsey Schill’s specialization in contemporary music has been
an ongoing passion throughout her musical career. She has sung
multiple world premieres in Europe and Canada. Most recently,
she sang the lead soprano role in the world premiere of Tomasz
Prasqual’s opera "The Architecture of Light" in Poznan, Poland
with further performances in Cologne, Germany. At the Grand
Theatre de Luxembourg, she created the role of Despina in the
world premiere of Kerger's "Fintenzauber". In addition, she
created the roles of the Green Snake in the world premiere in
Nunes's opera "Das Märchen" as well as Porta-Voz in Corte-Real's
"Banksters" in Lisbon, Portugal.
Internatioanl oratorio performances include Beethoven's "Ninth
Symphony" under the direction of José Cura, Mendelssohn's
"Elias", Brahms' "Ein deutsches Requiem", Orff's "Carmina
Burana", Vivaldi's "Gloria" and Mozart´s "Requiem". Numerous
concert performances include Alban Berg's "Lulu Suite" and
"Faust Scenes" by Robert Schumann.
Chelsey Schill was born in Oakville, Canada. She earned a
Bachelor of Music as well as a Diploma in Opera at Wilfrid
Laurier University, Canada, then continued her studies at the
Hochschule für Musik in Cologne, Germany, obtaining an Artist
Diploma with distinction.
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