OperaWire: “Soprano Gabriela Scherer on Singing Mozart, Strauss & Wagner & The Challenges of Her Career”
“Swiss soprano Gabriela Scherer is in high demand for her lyric German roles with her Arabella and her Senta in “Der fliegende Holländer” among her most popular warhorses. But she isn’t letting anyone put her in a box.
The soprano is leading her career on her own terms and performing roles that speak to her. This season she made her role debut as Leonore in “Fidelio” followed by her role debut as Chrysothemis in “Elektra.” She quickly switched to Mozart for her role debut as Donna Elvira in “Don Giovanni” and this summer she makes the leap to Bayreuth where she will sing the role of Gutrune in “Götterdämmerung.” She will also sing her signature role of Senta.
But then Scherer is making sure to continue expanding her repertoire by singing more Mozart and Verdi.
OperaWire had the chance to speak with the soprano on her career path, the challenges she has faced to get to where she is and how she keeps her voice healthy singing so many dramatic roles.”
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Q & A: Soprano Gabriela Scherer on Singing Mozart, Strauss & Wagner & The Challenges of Her Career
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Rave reviews for “superb performance” at Teatro Real Madrid
“Wagner and Strauss in the Superb Performance of Volle and Scherer at the Real” “Last Saturday, March 29, the Teatro Real hosted a gala as part of the "Voces del Real" series, dedicated primarily to Wagner and, to a lesser extent, Richard Strauss. The undisputed protagonists were baritone Michael Volle and his wife, soprano Gabriela Scherer, who delivered a solid, classic, and moving interpretation of several scenes from three different works by both composers. (…) Gabriela Scherer took the stage for the evening’s first duet, "Wie aus der Ferne" (Act II), in which Senta meets the Dutchman—whose image, depicted in a mysterious painting, she had fallen in love with before ever meeting him—and swears eternal fidelity to him. Scherer recently performed this role in Berlin and will reprise it this April in Düsseldorf and Luxembourg. Gabriela Scherer was equally impressive in every aspect, showcasing a beautiful, full-bodied voice with remarkable uniformity, which she maintained skillfully even in the high Bs (…) The complicity between the two singers was evident, as their musical interpretation of the scene was clearly aligned, and their habit of performing together allowed them to listen to each other perfectly and adapt seamlessly. (…) “Allmächtige Jungfrau”, Elisabeth’s prayer invoking the Virgin to receive her in her bosom. Once again, we could appreciate the beauty and fullness of Scherer's voice, which achieved an interpretation filled with intimate expressiveness despite a very theatrical and expansive score. Superb phrasing imbued with solid delicacy (allow me the almost conceptual oxymoron). (…) However, the truly superb performance was Gabriela Scherer in her solo part “Das war sehr gut, Mandryka” and the final duet, with great control of the nuances and a superb legato in those long, enormously lyrical phrases. The Real Orchestra was up to its illustrious soloists (we had the opportunity to hear this opera on the same stage just two years ago) and Gimeno provided an effective accompaniment that was always attentive to the singers, with the orchestra responding with clarity and always in a concise manner. After the applause, they performed the love duet from Arabella, “Un du wirst mein Gebieter sein,” in which they only deepened the sense of affectedness previously achieved, and Scherer even delivered some beautiful nuances in pianissimo in the high register, especially in that high B... . It was a superb evening during which we enjoyed the fine craftsmanship of this pair of great musicians."
Gabriela Scherer: “Todavía hay quien se sorprende de que pueda cantar Pamina y Sieglinde al mismo tiempo”
"El próximo día 29 de marzo la soprano Gabriela Scherer debutará en el Teatro Real junto al barítono Michael Volle, quien es a la sazón su esposo. Juntos brindarán un programa consagrado a obras de Wagner y Strauss, bajo la batuta del próximo director titular del coliseo madrileño, el director español Gustavo Gimeno. En ocasión de esta cita conversamos con Gabriela Scherer para conocer más de cerca sus inquietudes, su repertorio y sus próximos compromisos."
Gabriela Scherer is the January cover star of Das Opernglas
Gabriela Scherer graces the cover of the January issue of Das Opernglas. In the featured interview, she discusses her musical upbringing, career highlights, and her latest role debuts, including her much-anticipated first Pamina in Die Zauberflöte at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden.
