Cast

Soprano

Lisa Florentine Schmalz

Birthplace:
Kiel, Germany

Studies:
Master Opera, Hamburg University of Music and Theatre
Bachelor of Voice, Hamburg University of Music and Theatre and Zurich
University of the Arts

Prizes
Scholarship recipient of the Claussen Simon Foundation and the German National Academic Foundation
Elise - Meyer Competition

Master classes:
Reri Grist, Brigitte Fassbaender, Michelle Breedt and Christiane Iven

Stages:
Junge deutsch Oper Berlin, Theater Kiel, Thalia Theater, Theater Bremen,
Kampnagel, et al.

Collaborations with directors:
Kerstin Steeb, Benjamin van Bebber, Martin Mutschler, Vendula Nováková, Maurice
Lenhard, et al.

Stücke

• Peter und der Wolf

photo: Vera Drebusch

Mezzosoprano

Claire Gascoin

Birthplace:
France

Studies:
Bachelor’s degree at the Musikhochschule Leipzig, Master’s degree at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna,

Prizes:
Kammeroper Rheinsberg (2015), Brahms competition (2014) Clara-
Schumann competition (2014), owner of a scholarship of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes

Master classes:
Claudia Visca, Krassimira Stoyanova

Relation to the Hamburg State Opera:
Member of the International Opera Studio of the Hamburg State Opera since the 2022/2023 season

Important parts:
Ottone (L’incoronazione di Poppea), Carmen (Carmen), Testo (Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda), Aschenputtel (Cenerentola), Annina (Romilda e Costanza), et al.

Stages:
Staatstheater Cottbus, Oper Krakau, Opéra de Lyon, Royal Opera House Muscat, Opera de Tenerife, et al.

Cooperations with directors:
Michael Sturminger, et al.

Cooperations with conductors:
Stéphane Fuget, Antonino Fogliani, et al.

Stücke

• Die Zauberflöte
• Peter und der Wolf
• Le Nozze di Figaro

photo: Jörn Kipping