Berlin, Philharmonie
Nächste Termine
Berlin, Philharmonie
Klagenfurt, Stadttheater Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Stadttheater Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Stadttheater Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Stadttheater Klagenfurt
Biographie
„Die Sopranistin mit der bestechenden Bühnenpräsenz überzeugte unter anderem durch ihre entwaffnende Natürlichkeit.“, urteilt die FAZ-Katharina Ruckgaber ist gerade dabei, sich auf der Opern- und der Konzertbühne zu etablieren.
Seit der Spielzeit 2023/24 freischaffend tätig, stand Katharina Ruckgaber gleich zu Beginn 2024/25 in der Rolle der Beppi in Gerd Kührs Oper „Stallerhof“ am Klagenfurter Stadttheater auf der Bühne. Es folgten Debuts unter René Jacobs in Händels Tamerlano am Teatro Real, dem Palau de la musica Barcelona, in Valencia, sowie eine Rückkehr in die Berliner Philharmonie mit dem Freiburger Barockorchester. Die Höhepunkte der jüngsten Vergangenheit waren das Ännchen in Webers „Der Freischütz“ als Premierenbesetzung in Philipp Stölzls Inszenierung bei den Bregenzer Festspielen, Susanna („Le nozze di Figaro“) am Nationaltheater Mannheim, Bellezza in Händels „Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno“ beim Festival ClassicAnd in Andorra, ihr Debut als Galatea mit der Kammerakademie Potsdam, ebenso wie Konzertdebuts in der Laeiszhalle Hamburg, in der Berliner Philharmonie, sowie in Bilbao beim Bilbao Symphony Orchestra.
Katharina Ruckgaber gastierte bereits an der Oper Zürich in Turnages Oper „Coraline“, dem Theater an der Wien, am Staatstheater Darmstadt als Adele und Pamina und am Gärtnerplatztheater München.
Ihre rege Konzerttätigkeit führte sie bereits nach Paris zum Orchestre National de France, zum MDR-Symphonierorchester, ins Konzerthaus Berlin unter Iván Fischer, ans Gewandhaus Leipzig, in die Philharmonie St. Petersburg, nach Moskau, in die Kölner Philharmonie und immer wieder in die Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, wohin sie neben einigen Konzerten mit dem Zürcher Kammerorchester 2022 als Ännchen in René Jacobs gefeierter „Der Freischütz“-Tournee mit dem Freiburger Barockorchester zurückkehrte.
Nach ihrem Studienabschluss in München an der Hochschule für Musik und Theater sofort ins Opernstudio der Oper Frankfurt engagiert, war Katharina anschließend bis 2023 Ensemblemitglied am Theater Freiburg, wo sie in zahlreichen wichtigen Partien ihres Fachs zu erleben war: u.a. Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro), Füchslein Schlaukopf (Das schlaue Füchslein), Musetta (La Bohème), Nanetta (Falstaff). Ihre Interpretation der Mélisande (Pelléas et Mélisande) wurde in der Presse als „Saisonhöhepunkt“ (nmz/Der neue Merker, Juli 2019) gefeiert.
Als passionierte Liedsängerin verbindet die mehrfach ausgezeichnete Sopranistin eine enge Zusammenarbeit mit den Pianisten Helmut Deutsch, Sholto Kynoch, Daniel Heide, So-Jin Kim und Jan Philip Schulze. Auf ihrem jüngsten Album „LOVE AND LET DIE“ zeigt sie von Schubert bis hin zu Berio ihre Vielseitigkeit. Liederabende führten Katharina bereits ins Konzerthaus Wien, an die Oper Frankfurt, nach Zürich, Bayreuth, Budapest, Madrid und Barcelona, zum Oxford Lieder Festival und in die Wigmore Hall, London.
Thank you so much for all your birthday wishes 🎂
#oneyearolder #notwiser #schönistesaufderweltzusein
Foto @nickywebbphotography
Thank you so much for all your birthday wishes 🎂
#oneyearolder #notwiser #schönistesaufderweltzusein
Foto @nickywebbphotography
What a fantastic week in London and Oxford we had!
1 Abbey road fun with @johanneskammler
2 Heilige Hallen @wigmore_hall
3 Green Room pre concert
4 Italienisches Liederbuch @oxfordsong
5 Sunflowers National Gallery
6 Horse may kick or bite
#lied #imogencooper #soprano #england #london
What a fantastic week in London and Oxford we had!
1 Abbey road fun with @johanneskammler
2 Heilige Hallen @wigmore_hall
3 Green Room pre concert
4 Italienisches Liederbuch @oxfordsong
5 Sunflowers National Gallery
6 Horse may kick or bite
#lied #imogencooper #soprano #england #london
Thank you @oxfordsong for having me again at your wonderful festival! Two very special concerts, yesterday Italian Songbook with dear @johanneskammler and legend Dame Imogen Cooper. Last Sunday a wonderful Mozart/Schubert programme with wonderful @martin.haessler and the festivals master mind @sholto.kynoch
Thank you Oxford ♥️🇬🇧
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#hollywellmusicroom #oxford #lied
Thank you @oxfordsong for having me again at your wonderful festival! Two very special concerts, yesterday Italian Songbook with dear @johanneskammler and legend Dame Imogen Cooper. Last Sunday a wonderful Mozart/Schubert programme with wonderful @martin.haessler and the festivals master mind @sholto.kynoch
Thank you Oxford ♥️🇬🇧
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#hollywellmusicroom #oxford #lied
Last chance to watch our production of DON GIOVANNI from the @operaballetvlaanderen on @operavision.eu
Director Tom Goossens @tommeejto, conducted by Francesco Corti @harpsicorti #opera #dongiovanni #mozart
Some reviews 🙃
„The female performances were also highly satisfying, starting with Katharina Ruckgaber‘s fresh and radiant Zerlina, who beautifully showcases a particularly appealing tone.“
„Katharina Ruckgaber enchants with the crisp freshness and sensual richness of her soprano voice, sung with absolute precision.“
„Katharina Ruckgaber‘s Zerlina, full of mischief and charm, is superb in her two arias.“
„Katharina Ruckgaber brings great depth to the role of Zerlina.“
„A fine vocal performance and a commanding stage presence characterised Zerlina, portrayed by the German soprano Katharina Ruckgaber, very pleasant to listen to and a character brought to life with great skill.“
Last chance to watch our production of DON GIOVANNI from the @operaballetvlaanderen on @operavision.eu
Director Tom Goossens @tommeejto, conducted by Francesco Corti @harpsicorti #opera #dongiovanni #mozart
Some reviews 🙃
„The female performances were also highly satisfying, starting with Katharina Ruckgaber‘s fresh and radiant Zerlina, who beautifully showcases a particularly appealing tone.“
„Katharina Ruckgaber enchants with the crisp freshness and sensual richness of her soprano voice, sung with absolute precision.“
„Katharina Ruckgaber‘s Zerlina, full of mischief and charm, is superb in her two arias.“
„Katharina Ruckgaber brings great depth to the role of Zerlina.“
„A fine vocal performance and a commanding stage presence characterised Zerlina, portrayed by the German soprano Katharina Ruckgaber, very pleasant to listen to and a character brought to life with great skill.“
Today the @bregenzerfestspiele celebrate their opening of LaTraviata! Toi toi toi to all involved! I had two most amazing summers with #freischütz at the lake. Many greetings to #bodensee and #bregenz. Hope all my fairies from @wiredaerialtheatre are fine as well!! ♥️ #ännchen
Today the @bregenzerfestspiele celebrate their opening of LaTraviata! Toi toi toi to all involved! I had two most amazing summers with #freischütz at the lake. Many greetings to #bodensee and #bregenz. Hope all my fairies from @wiredaerialtheatre are fine as well!! ♥️ #ännchen
Here’s a little glimpse into the live-recording of the rare opera TALESTR, just performed at Händelfestspiele Halle. Maria Antonia Walpurgis, Bavarian princess and unjustly forgotten composer. It was a pleasure to lend my voice to her Queen of the Amazones. #opera #femalecomposer #soprano #amazon en #music @ardsounds
Illuminating Cast @operawire
„In the title role of Talestri, Katharina Ruckgaber gave a solid performance of extraordinary emotional range. In Act one, scene two, as she confessed her forbidden love to her sister, Ruckgaber introduced a beautifully soft, sensitive, and appropriately fragile vocal quality to the character’s initial dilemmas. Yet, as the drama unfolded, her portrayal grew immensely. By Act two, scene four, plotting to subvert the council’s execution laws, she navigated intricate thematic lines in the recitative with astonishing agility, paving the way for her spectacular Act two, scene five aria. Here, asserting her royal authority against the high priestess, and framed by a brilliant tutti texture and roaring horns, Ruckgaber unleashed a commanding vocal power filled with metallic strength. This evolution culminated in the final act; following a tense dramatic confrontation over the fate of the prisoners, her scene five mourning aria offered an exquisitely moving, floating alliance with the baroque flutes, showcasing a devastating vulnerability paired with masterful breath control.“
Here’s a little glimpse into the live-recording of the rare opera TALESTR, just performed at Händelfestspiele Halle. Maria Antonia Walpurgis, Bavarian princess and unjustly forgotten composer. It was a pleasure to lend my voice to her Queen of the Amazones. #opera #femalecomposer #soprano #amazon en #music @ardsounds
Illuminating Cast @operawire
„In the title role of Talestri, Katharina Ruckgaber gave a solid performance of extraordinary emotional range. In Act one, scene two, as she confessed her forbidden love to her sister, Ruckgaber introduced a beautifully soft, sensitive, and appropriately fragile vocal quality to the character’s initial dilemmas. Yet, as the drama unfolded, her portrayal grew immensely. By Act two, scene four, plotting to subvert the council’s execution laws, she navigated intricate thematic lines in the recitative with astonishing agility, paving the way for her spectacular Act two, scene five aria. Here, asserting her royal authority against the high priestess, and framed by a brilliant tutti texture and roaring horns, Ruckgaber unleashed a commanding vocal power filled with metallic strength. This evolution culminated in the final act; following a tense dramatic confrontation over the fate of the prisoners, her scene five mourning aria offered an exquisitely moving, floating alliance with the baroque flutes, showcasing a devastating vulnerability paired with masterful breath control.“
Back from a wonderful week in Mallorca!
Can’t recommend it enough if you love amazing food, insanely beautiful beaches and super lonely hikes.
#girlstrip #mallorca #santanyi #soller #palma @samantha.gaul 👯♀️🤍
Back from a wonderful week in Mallorca!
Can’t recommend it enough if you love amazing food, insanely beautiful beaches and super lonely hikes.
#girlstrip #mallorca #santanyi #soller #palma @samantha.gaul 👯♀️🤍
#spielzeitpräsentation Happy to return to @stadttheater_klagenfurt next season for the premiere production of O.Nicolais MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, conducted by @chinchao.lin, staged by @andreaschwalbach
#klagenfurt #lustigeweiber #windsor #opera
Foto by @nickywebbphotography
#spielzeitpräsentation Happy to return to @stadttheater_klagenfurt next season for the premiere production of O.Nicolais MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, conducted by @chinchao.lin, staged by @andreaschwalbach
#klagenfurt #lustigeweiber #windsor #opera
Foto by @nickywebbphotography
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