Christa Mayer | Contralto

Christa Mayer studied voice at the Bavarian Singakademie and Munich’s College of Music. Since graduating she has been a guest performer at Bavarian State Opera, Berlin’s Deutsche Oper as well as the opera houses of Graz, Venice and Florence. In 2007 Christa Mayer appeared in the »Ring« production of the new opera house in Valencia under the direction of Zubin Mehta, and only one year later made her debut at the Bayreuth Festival under the baton of Christian Thielemann. Since 2001 she has been an ensemble member of the Semperoper Dresden, where she has performed numerous contralto roles. In addition she has frequently sung in concert with the Staatskapelle.