Kronthaler THE LIVING LOVING MAID

A native of Würzburg, Germany, Theresa Kronthaler grew up in Rome. Already in her early youth she was enthusiastic about singers and actors. She took lessons with Elio Battaglia in Torino. After studying theatre science in London, she moved to Berlin in 2002 and continues vocal studies at the Acadamy of Music Hanns Eisler with Prof. Renate Faltin and Prof. Julia Varady. She participated in master classes of Dietrich Fischer Dieskau, Christa Ludwig and Thomas Quasthoff.

She was prize-winner of the Federal Competition "Jugend musiziert", and in 2006, she was finalist of the "Bundeswettbewerb Gesang". In 2007, she won the first prize of the "Anneliese Rothenberger Competition" on the Isle of Mainau.

Her activities as a soloist in concerts and musical theatre productions led her to numerous places, with performances e.g. at St. Petersburg’s and Berlin Philharmonics’ Halls, at Konzerthaus am Gendarmenmarkt Berlin, Tonhalle Düsseldorf, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Komische Oper Berlin, Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz in Berlin, Sophiensäle Berlin, Kampnagel Hamburg and Maxim Gorki Theater Berlin as well as on concert tours in Italy, Spain, Ukraine, Switzerland and Egypt.

Among her radio and television appearances were in January 2008 her participation in „Musikdebüt“, a documentary series of the SWR (Südwestrundfunk) about young artists, in a live recording of the gala concert on the occasion of the "Emmerich Smola Förderpreis" as well as in the recording of Richard Wagner’s Wesendonck-Lieder for Radio Berlin-Brandenburg.

In December 2008, she made her debut with Geneva Opera in the role of Prince Orlofsky/Die Fledermaus. From 2009 to 2012, she was a firm member of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Strassburg, where she has sung e.g. Hänsel (Hänsel und Gretel), Annio (La Clemenza di Tito) and Dorabella (Così fan tutte). She gave her debut at Frankfurt Opera with Sesto in Giulio Cesare.

Since the beginning of the season 2012/13 she is a member of the ensemble at the Komische Oper Berlin, appearing in the Monteverdi trilogy, Hänsel and Gretel as well as the Marriage of Figaro, Così fan tutte and Tales of Hoffmann. Furthermore, various concerts are scheduled as well as her first CD recording.