Waltraud Meier

Known For

Acting

Born

Jan 09, 1956

Place of Birth

Würzburg, Germany

Credits

35 titles

Waltraud Meier

Biography

Grammy Award winner Waltraud Meier is a German dramatic soprano and mezzo-soprano singer. She is particularly known for her Wagnerian roles as Kundry, Isolde, Ortrud, Venus, Fricka, and Sieglinde, but has also had success in the French and Italian repertoire appearing as Eboli, Amneris, Carmen, and Santuzza. She resides in Munich. Meier has performed in the world's famed opera houses (including La Scala, Covent Garden, Metropolitan Opera, the Vienna State Opera, the Bavarian State Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Colón Theater). She performed Wagner at the Mecca of Wagner performance, the Bayreuth Festspielhaus. She has performed under the batons of conductors including Riccardo Muti, Daniel Barenboim, Claudio Abbado, James Levine, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, and Giuseppe Sinopoli. Waltraud Meier was born in Würzburg, Germany. She sang in various choral groups during her younger years. Upon finishing her secondary education, she began graduate studies in English and Romance Languages while also taking voice lessons. She studied singing with Professor Dietger Jacob. In 1976, she decided to concentrate on a singing career and soon thereafter debuted at the Würzburg Opera as Lola in Cavalleria rusticana. Over the next several years she performed regularly at the opera house in Mannheim (1976–78). She resides in Germany.

Known For

Filmography

2020

Elektra - Wiener Staatsoper

Klytämnestra

Movie
2020

Salome - Wiener Staatsoper

Herodias

Movie
2019

Götterdämmerung - Wiener Staatsoper

Waltraute

Movie
2018

Lohengrin

Ortrud

Movie
2017

Götterdämmerung - Wiener Staatsoper

Waltraute

Movie
2016

Strauss: Elektra

Klytaemnestra

Movie
2013

Wagner: Die Walküre

Sieglinde

Movie
2013

Elektra

Klytämnestra

Movie
2013

Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 [Paavo Järvi, Waltraus Meier; Genia Kühmeier; Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra]

Self - Mezzo

Movie
2013

Götterdämmerung

Waltraute/Zweite Norn

Movie
2012

Götterdämmerung

Waltraude

Movie
2010

Strauss R: Elektra

Klytämnestra

Movie
2009

Faszinierende Frauen - Faszinierende Stimmen

Self

Movie
2009

Tannhäuser

Venus

Movie
2008

Waltraud Meier: I follow a voice within me

Self

Movie
2007

Tristan und Isolde

Isolde

Movie
2006

Fidelio

Leonore

Movie
2006

Lohengrin

Ortrud

Movie
2005

Parsifal

Kundry

Movie
2005

Parsifal's Progress

Self / Kundry

Movie
1998

Alpha Forum

Self

Tv
1998

Lebensläufe

Self

Tv
1998

Tristan und Isolde

Isolde

Movie
1997

Cavalleria rusticana

Santuzza

Movie
1997

Carmen

Carmen

Movie
1996

The Transformation of the World Into Music

Self

Movie
1996

Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

Self

Movie
1996

Verdi: Don Carlos

La Princesse Eboli

Movie
1995

Tristan und Isolde

Isolde

Movie
1994

Wozzeck

Marie

Movie
1994

Wagner: Tannhäuser

Venus

Movie
1993

Richard Wagner: Parsifal

Kundry

Movie
1992

Parsifal

Kundry

Movie
1991

The Ring Cycle: Gotterdammerung

Waltraude

Movie
1988

Carmen

Carmen

Movie