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Christina Gerstberger
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'''Christina Gerstberger''' (born 1976) is a German operatic [[soprano]].
== Career ==
Born in [[Nuremberg]], she finished gymnasium with the [[Abitur]] in 1995, specializing in music. The same year, she was awarded second prize in the Bavarian competition of [[Jugend musiziert]]. In 1996 she won second prize in the competition of the in North Rhine-Westphalia. She studied voice from 1996 to 2000 at the [[Hochschule für Musik Detmold|Musikhochschule Detmold]], with [[Ingeborg Ruß]] among others. She further studied operatic performance at the [[Hochschule für Musik Würzburg|Musikhochschule Würzburg]] with Christel Gernot-Heindl. In 1998, she received second prize of the ''Robert-Saar-Wettbewerb''. The same year, she won first prize at both the regional competition of North Rhine-Westphalia and the national competition of the [[Bundeswettbewerb Gesang]] in Berlin. She had a scholarship of the Walter-Kaminsky-Stiftung in Munich and of the Hans-und-Eugenia-Jütting-Stiftung in Stendal that year. In 2003, she was awarded a scholarship of the Richard-Wagner-Verband.
Gerstberger was a member of the ensemble of the in [[Dessau]] from 2000 to 2005, She worked freelance for two years, appearing as a guest at [[Frankfurt Opera]], the [[Theater Dortmund]] and the , among others. From 2007, she has been a member of the [[Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz]] in [[Munich]], where she performed as the Princess in [[Cesar Bresgen]]'s children's opera ''[[Der Mann im Mond (opera)|Der Mann im Mond]]'', as Susanna in Mozart's ''[[The Marriage of Figaro|Die Hochzeit des Figaro]]'', as Zerline in Auber's ''[[Fra Diavolo (opera)|Fra Diavolo]]'', and as Gretel in Humperdinck's ''[[Hänsel und Gretel (opera)|Hänsel und Gretel]]'', among others.
Gerstberger has also appeared in concert, Lied and oratorio. She made concert tours in France with pianist [[Jörg Demus]] in 1999 and 2002.
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== Career ==
Born in [[Nuremberg]], she finished gymnasium with the [[Abitur]] in 1995, specializing in music. The same year, she was awarded second prize in the Bavarian competition of [[Jugend musiziert]]. In 1996 she won second prize in the competition of the in North Rhine-Westphalia. She studied voice from 1996 to 2000 at the [[Hochschule für Musik Detmold|Musikhochschule Detmold]], with [[Ingeborg Ruß]] among others. She further studied operatic performance at the [[Hochschule für Musik Würzburg|Musikhochschule Würzburg]] with Christel Gernot-Heindl. In 1998, she received second prize of the ''Robert-Saar-Wettbewerb''. The same year, she won first prize at both the regional competition of North Rhine-Westphalia and the national competition of the [[Bundeswettbewerb Gesang]] in Berlin. She had a scholarship of the Walter-Kaminsky-Stiftung in Munich and of the Hans-und-Eugenia-Jütting-Stiftung in Stendal that year. In 2003, she was awarded a scholarship of the Richard-Wagner-Verband.
Gerstberger was a member of the ensemble of the in [[Dessau]] from 2000 to 2005, She worked freelance for two years, appearing as a guest at [[Frankfurt Opera]], the [[Theater Dortmund]] and the , among others. From 2007, she has been a member of the [[Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz]] in [[Munich]], where she performed as the Princess in [[Cesar Bresgen]]'s children's opera ''[[Der Mann im Mond (opera)|Der Mann im Mond]]'', as Susanna in Mozart's ''[[The Marriage of Figaro|Die Hochzeit des Figaro]]'', as Zerline in Auber's ''[[Fra Diavolo (opera)|Fra Diavolo]]'', and as Gretel in Humperdinck's ''[[Hänsel und Gretel (opera)|Hänsel und Gretel]]'', among others.
Gerstberger has also appeared in concert, Lied and oratorio. She made concert tours in France with pianist [[Jörg Demus]] in 1999 and 2002.
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[[Category:German operatic sopranos]]
[[Category:1976 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
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