Rahel Ava Indermaur (born 19 July 1980) is a Swiss

opera singer Opera is a form of Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a lib ...

and

dramatic soprano A dramatic soprano is a type of operatic soprano with a powerful, rich, emotive voice that can sing over, or cut through, a full orchestra. Thicker vocal folds in dramatic voices usually (but not always) mean less agility than lighter voices but a ...

. She was the first recipient of the Cantonal Prize for Culture of the

Canton of St. Gallen The canton of St. Gallen or St Gall ( ; ; ; ) is a canton of Switzerland. Its capital is St. Gallen. Located in northeastern Switzerland, the canton has an area of (5% of Switzerland) and a resident population close to half a million as of ...

. Indermaur, trained classically in Germany, has performed throughout Europe and in Asia. Her career includes performances with the

Berliner Philharmonie The () is a concert hall in Berlin, Germany, and home to the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. The Philharmonie lies on the south edge of the city's Tiergarten and just west of the former Berlin Wall. The Philharmonie is on Herbert-von-Karajan- ...

, Tonhalle St. Gallen,

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, the

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, and the

Deutsche Oper Berlin The Deutsche Oper Berlin is a German opera company located in the Charlottenburg district of Berlin. The resident building is the country's second largest opera house (after Munich's) and also home to the Berlin State Ballet. Since 2004, the ...

Early life

Indermaur was born and raised in Berneck, Switzerland, and is a member of the

In der Maur In der Maur (also written as In der Mauer, Indermaur, Indermauer) is a Swiss family. Throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance, members of the family held political offices in Berneck, St. Gallen. The In der Maur von Berneck family were first gr ...

family. After completing primary school, Indermaur moved to

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and worked as a teacher at an international school. While working as a teacher, she studied classical singing and vocal performance in Berlin.

Career

Indermaur trained under

Grace Bumbry Grace Melzia Bumbry (January 4, 1937 – May 7, 2023) was an American opera singer, considered one of the leading mezzo-sopranos of her generation, who also ventured to soprano roles. She belonged to a pioneering generation of African-American c ...

, Marc Tucker, Charlotte Lehmann, David Lee Brewer, and Jean Ronald LaFond. She was awarded the LYRA Music Prize, the Swiss Rotary Club Music Prize, the German Forum New York singing prize, and the Ernst Göhner Prize. Indermaur was the first person to ever have been awarded the Cantonal Prize for Culture of the

. Indermaur performs as a

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and

. Her career includes performances in Switzerland, Germany, Spain, and

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. She has performed throughout Europe at the

Palau de la Música de València The Palau de la Música de València is a concert, cinema, arts, and exhibition hall in València, Valencia situated on the Turia (river), Túria river. The Palau de la Música de Valencia was designed by the architect José María García de P ...

, Chamber Opera Leipzig, the Music Theatre Hamburg, the Sorbian National Theatre, the Konstanz Theater, the Teatro Principal in Palma de Mallorca, the

, the Chorin Opera Festival, the

, the Tonhalle St. Gallen, the

, the Berlin Chamber Orchestra, the South West Philharmonic, the Lower Silesian Philharmonic, the

, the Antalya Chamber Orchestra, the Brandenburger Bachist, and the Konstanz Chamber Orchestra. She has also performed at the Aula Simfonia Jakarta in

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. In 2014 Indermaur released a classical album, ''Stimmen im salon: romantische gesangsduette'', with Nastassja Nass and Kevin McCutcheon, performing works by

Felix Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic music, Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions inc ...

. On 1 May 2016, she performed, alongside soprano Szabina Schnöller, tenor Ricardo Marinello, baritone Äneas Humm, and pianist Kevin McCutcheon at the concert ''Belle Voci: Highlights From Operas and Operettas'', held at the Evangelical Church in Berneck. On 7 January 2017 Indermaur performed alongside tenor Adam Sanchez at a New Years celebration with the Sorbian National Orchestra and the Sorbian National Ballet. In December 2019 Indermaur performed as part of Beat Antenen's Swiss Television Christmas special ''Merry Christmas'' at the armory in Teufen.

Discography

Albums

* ''Stimmen im salon: romantische gesangsduette'' (2014)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Indermaur, Rahel 1980 births 21st-century Swiss women opera singers Living people Rahel People from the canton of St. Gallen Swiss operatic sopranos