Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Mezzo-soprano Hermine Haselböck, born in Melk Austria, studied at the University of performing Arts in Vienna under Rita Streich as well as the Hochschule für Musik Detmold in Germany under Ingeborg Ruß, qualifying both with performers’ and vocal education diploma. Master classes with Sena Jurinac, Marjana Lipovšek and Christa Ludwig provided her with the vital impetus to pursue an artistic career.

Hermine Haselböck has collaborated with conductors such as Gustav Kuhn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Fabio Luisi, Bertrand de Billy, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos and Manfred Honeck and orchestras such as the MDR Sinfonieorchester, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Wiener Symphoniker, RSO Wien, Camerata Salzburg, Haydnorchestra of Bolzano and Trento and the Dresdner Philharmonie.

International recital and concert performances have led her to Carnegie Hall - New York, Musikverein Vienna, Konzerthaus Vienna, Mozarteum Salzburg, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Frauenkirche Dresden and the Teatro San Carlo Naples as well as to festivals such as the Styriarte, KlangBogen Vienna, Wiener Festwochen, Kunstfest Weimar, MDR Musiksommer Leipzig, Easterfestival of sacred Music in Brno and the Haydnfestival Eisenstadt.

Her comprehensive repertoire includes Bach (Magnificat, Matthew Passion, Christmas-, Easter-Oratorio), Beethoven (Missa Solemnis, Mass in C major, Symphony No. 9), Mozart (Requiem), Mendelssohn (Elijah), Mahler (Kindertoten-, Rückert-, Songs of a Wayfayrer, Song of the Earth, 2nd Synphony) and Verdi (Requiem) as well as songs by Wolf (Italian Songbook), Berg, Schönberg, Zemlinsky, Schreker, Schubert, Schumann and Strauß.

Her opera roles include Fiorilla (Il Turco in Italia / Rossini), Mrs. P. (The man who mistook his wife for a hat / M. Nyman), Hänsel (Hänsel und Gretel), Amore (Dafne in Lauro / Fux), 2. Dame (Magic flute), Mercedes (Carmen), Dorabella (Cosi fan tutte) and Frauenschatten (Die Flammen / Erwin Schulhoff). She has performed at opera houses such as the Wiener Volksoper, Theater an der Wien and the Grand Theatre de la Ville Luxemburg.

Hermine Haselböck was awarded the Radio Österreich1 Pasticcio Prize 2004 for the CD "Songs by Zemlinsky" (Bridge Records) and the International Alexander Zemlinsky Prize in 2005, presented to her at a concert in the Musikverein, Vienna. Additional CD recordings: G. Donizetti: Adelia (Sony-BMG), Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (Col Legno), F. Schubert: Mass in A flat major (ORF),

Soon released: F. Schreker: Lieder (Bridge Records), L. v. Beethoven: Missa Solemnis (Col-Legno).