Judith Schubert has performed in hundreds of productions over her illustrious career, and has had the honor of working with many esteemed conductors, directors, teachers, coaches and fellow performers. Solo appearances have taken her to several German cities and regions, including Plauen, Zwickau, Aschaffenburg, Bernburg, Erdingen, Zweibrücken, Bayreuth, Altenburg, Freiberg, Hannover, Wiesbaden and Bad Elster. In the United States she has performed in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, New York City, Chatanooga, Tennessee, Charlottesville, Virginia, Minot, North Dakota, Lennox, Massachusetts, Kent, Ohio and St. Louis, Missouri.
EDUCATION
BACHELORS & MASTERS
Bachelor of Elected Studies in Music and Theater, University of Minnesota, 1977
Master of Fine Arts in Vocal Performance and Vocal Pedagogy, University of Minnesota, 1988
MASTER CLASSES
Joan Dornemann, Metropolitan Opera
Peter Pears, University of Minnesota
Gerard Sousay, The Schubert Club
Phyllis Curtin, The Tanglewood Festival Fellowship Program
Colin Graham, Banff School of the Arts
Martin Katz, The Blossom Festival Young Artists Program
VOICE TEACHERS
Anna Reynolds, Peesten, Germany (deceased) Martin Ulrich, Bürgel, Germany
Marlena Malas, New York City
Eileen Davis, University of Minnesota
Roy Schuessler, University of Minnesota (deceased)
COACHES
Joan Dornemann, New York City
Margaret Singer, Hannover Opera
Margo Garrett, The Tanglewood Festival
Martin Katz, New York City and The Blossom Festival
Stephen Lord, St. Louis Opera
Jacqueline Jones, Minnesota Opera Company
PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENTS
2017 – 2020
Freelance Singing, Theater Plauen-Zwickau
Madame Armfeldt, “A Little Night Music”, Stephen Sondheim
Madame Beaubuisson, “Der Opernball”, Richard Heuberger
Praskovia, “The Merry Widow”, Franz Lehar
Emporer Franz Joseph II, “Im Weißen Rössl”, Ralph Benatzky
2000 – 2017 / Theater Plauen-Zwickau
Opera (Representative Roles)
Venus, “Tannhäuser”, Richard Wagner
Elsa, “Lohengrin”, Richard Wagner
Senta, “The Flying Dutchman”, Richard Wagner
Abigail, “Nabucco”, Giuseppe Verdi
Desdemona, “Otello”, Giuseppe Verdi
Aida, “Aida”, Giuseppe Verdi
Leonora, “Il Trovatore”, Giuseppe Verdi
Tosca, “Tosca”, Giacomo Puccini
Woman, “La Voix Humaine”, Francis Poulenc
Leonore, “Fidelio”, Ludwig van Beethoven
First Lady, “The Magic Flute”, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Giulietta, “The Tales of Hoffmann“, Jacques Offenbach
Marcellina, “The Marriage of Figaro”, Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart
Musicals
Golde, “The Fiddler on the Roof”, Jerry Bock
Hattie, “Kiss Me, Kate”, Cole Porter
Glinda, “The Wizard of Oz”, Herbert Stothart
Judith Schubert, “Eine Amerikanerin in Sachsen”, written by
Tim Heilmann
Operetta
Queen Clementine, “Knight Bluebeard“, Jacques Offenbach
Adelaide, “Der Vogelhändler“, Carl Zeller
Fürstin Anthilde, “Der Csardasfürstin“, Emmerich Kalman
1993 – 2000 / Vogtland Theater Plauen
Opera (Representative Roles)
Liu, “Turandot”, Giacomo Puccini
Agathe, “Der Freischütz”, Carl Maria von Weber
Micaela, “Carmen”, Georges Bizet
Violetta, “La Traviata”, Giuseppe Verdi
Ann Trulove, “Rakes Progress”, Igor Stravinsky
Musetta, “La Boheme”, Giacomo Puccini
Operetta
Hanna Glawari, “The Merry Widow”, Franz Lehar
Sylva Varescu, “Die Csardasfürstin”, Emmerich Kalman
Musical
Lilli, “Kiss Me, Kate”, Cole Porter
1983 – 2003
Columbia Artists (CAMI) Music Series, Carnegie Hall,
“Cherubin”, Jules Massenet
New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players
Robert Schumann Symphony Orchestra, Chemnitz
Theater Freiberg
Theater Altenburg-Gera
Spanga Opera, Spanga, The Netherlands
Gilda, “Rigoletto”, Giuseppe Verdi
Minnesota Opera Company
Nella, “Gianni Schicchi”, Giacomo Puccini
Minnie, “The Village Singer”, Stephen Paulus
Dew Fairy, “Hansel and Gretel”, Engelbert Humperdinck
Opera Theater of St. Louis
Minnesota Chorale, “The Creation”, Joseph Haydn
Chattanooga Opera Company
Minnie, “The Village Singer”, Stephen Paulus
1969 — 1983
Children’s Theater Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dudley Rigg’s Brave New Workshop, Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Stagecoach Players, Shakopee, Minnesota
CONDUCTORS
Kent Nagano, Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood
Seiji Osawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood
Rolf Reuter, Theater Plauen-Zwickau
Tobias Engeli, Theater Plauen-Zwickau
Dieter Gerhard Worm, Vogtland Theater Plauen
David Levi, Opera Spanga
Paul Theissen, Vogtland Theater Plauen
Leo Siberski, Theater Plauen-Zwickau
George Christoph Sandmann, Theater Plauen-Zwickau
Thomas Lancaster, The Minnesota Chorale
DIRECTORS
H. Wesley Balk, Minnesota Opera Company
Colin Graham, Opera Theater of St. Louis
Klausdieter Roth, Theater Plauen-Zwickau
Jürgen Pöckel, Theater Plauen-Zwickau
Wolfgang Dosch, Theater Plauen-Zwickau
Volker Wahl/Michaela Ronzoni, Theater Plauen-Zwickau
Tim Heilmann, Theater Plauen-Zwickau
Roland May, Theater Plauen-Zwickau
HONORS & AWARDS
First Place in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Districts, Minnesota, 1981 and 1983
Schubert Club Award, First Place Graduate Division, Minnesota
National Association of Teachers of Singing, First Place Graduate Division, Minnesota
Pi Kappa Lambda Honor Society
Lifetime Honorary Member of Theater Plauen-Zwickau