Marlis Petersen
Soprano Marlis Petersen is an unusually versatile singer, whose repertory includes lieder, concert works, and contemporary opera as well as coloratura works. For some years, she was identified with the role of Lulu in Berg's opera of the same name.
Petersen was born February 3, 1968, in Sindelfingen, near Stuttgart, and grew up mostly in Tuttlingen in far southwestern Germany. She took singing lessons at the Musikhochschule Stuttgart and also jazz dance classes at the New York City Dance School there. Her first major engagement came in 1994 at the Städtische Bühnen in Nuremberg, where she sang roles by Mozart, Carl Maria von Weber, and Richard Strauss, among others. In 1998, Petersen moved to the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf and Duisburg. Her repertory expanded into Italian opera by Donizetti and others; she remained part of the company until 2003. Petersen sang the role of Lulu for the first time in 2002 at the Vienna State Opera; she subsequently performed the role in ten different productions in some of the world's top opera houses including the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and the Bavarian State Opera. She made a pair of appearances at the Salzburg Festival in 2006 and 2008, both times in Mozart operas.
The 2010s saw Petersen emphasize contemporary opera, such as Hans Werner Henze's Phaedra, and Aribert Reimann's Medea, at the Vienna State Opera. Her work in this Medea earned a "Singer of the Year" award from Opernwelt magazine, her second (the first was in 2004 for her performance of Lulu at the Hamburg State Opera). She has also made several tours as a lieder performer. Petersen has a substantial catalog of recordings on the Harmonia Mundi, Arcana, and Capriccio labels, many focusing on lieder. In 2019, she was heard on a recording that reconstructed Beethoven's 1805 opera Leonore, the forerunner version of Fidelio, Op. 72, conducted by René Jacobs.
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Discography
19 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Beethoven · Tchaikovsky · Schmidt · Stephan
Berliner Philharmoniker, Marlis Petersen, Kirill Petrenko
Classical - Released by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra on 25 Sep 2020
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Pergolesi: Messa in Re, Mottetto 'Dignas laudes resonemus'
Marlis Petersen, Marta Fumagalli, Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri, Giulio Prandi
Sacred Vocal Music - Released by Arcana on 9 Mar 2018
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Schumann & Brahms: Vocal Quartets
Art Songs, Mélodies & Lieder - Released by harmonia mundi on 17 Jun 2016
Diapason d'or16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Francis Poulenc : Stabat Mater - Les Biches
Marlis Petersen, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, NDR-Chor, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Stéphane Denève
Classical - Released by SWR Classic on 29 Jan 2013
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Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, "Resurrection" (Arrangement for Small Orchestra)
Gilbert Kaplan, Janina Baechle, Marlis Petersen
Chamber Music - Released by AVIE Records on 11 Feb 2014
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Innenwelt (Lieder: Schubert, Liszt, Wolf, Brahms...)
Marlis Petersen, Stephan Matthias Lademann, Gregor Hubner
Chamber Music - Released by Solo Musica on 18 Oct 2019
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Anderswelt (Lieder by Loewe, Brahms, Wolf, Pfitzner...)
Marlis Petersen, Camillo Radicke
Lieder (German) - Released by Solo Musica on 19 Oct 2018
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Goethe-Lieder: Das ewig-weibliche
Marlis Petersen, Jendrik Springer
Classical - Released by harmonia mundi on 20 Mar 2012
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Dimension: New World
Marlis Petersen, Stephan Matthias Lademann
Classical - Released by Solo Musica on 16 Oct 2020
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Schubert: Lieder & Vocal Quartets
Marlis Petersen, Anke Vondung, Werner Güra, Konrad Jarnot
Classical - Released by harmonia mundi on 22 Apr 2013
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Ein deutsches Requiem (Arr. for Voices and 2 Pianos)
Konrad Jarnot, Marlis Petersen, Philip Mayers
Classical - Released by Coviello Classics on 1 Sep 2010
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Dimensionen Welt (Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Wagner...)
Marlis Petersen, Stephan Matthias Lademann
Lieder (German) - Released by Solo Musica on 3 Nov 2017
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Braunfels: Lieder
Konrad Jarnot, Marlis Petersen, Eric Schneider
Classical - Released by CapriccioNR on 5 Feb 2016
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Opera Highlights - STRAUSS, R. / VERDI, G. / MUSSORGSKY, M.P. / PUCCINI, G. / ROSSINI, G. / DVORAK, A. / MASSENET, J.
Opera - Released by Ars Produktion on 1 Jan 2006
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O Sole Mio - Classical & Modern Music Cross Over (Remixe)
Andreas Schönberg, Marlis Petersen
Classical - Released by hanno herbst verlag on 21 Sep 2007
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Paradisi Gloria 21 (Live)
Ulf Schirmer, Munich Radio Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Marlis Petersen
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 25 May 2010
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Beethoven · Tchaikovsky · Schmidt · Stephan
Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko, Marlis Petersen
Classical - Released by Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings on 25 Sep 2020
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Vincero - New Wonderful Melodies
Andreas Schönberg, Marlis Petersen, Manfred Fink
Classical - Released by hanno herbst verlag on 20 Jun 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Beautiful Melodies, Vol. 1 (Compilation)
Hanno Herbst, Marlis Petersen, Andreas Schönberg
Classical - Released by hanno herbst verlag on 1 Jun 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo