Wiebke Wighradt (Mezzo-soprano)

Born: Schleswig, Germany

The German mezzo-soprano, Wiebke Wighardt, made her first musical steps in the Landesjugendchor Schleswig-Holstein. She studied singing at the Mozarteum in Salzburg with Professor Martha Sharp, and at the Royal College of Music in London with Elizabeth Robson.

Wiebke Wighardt developed ealy a great joy for the chorus and was a member in the Salzburger Bachchor, Royal College of Music Chamber Choir London, NDR Chor and Staatsopernchor unter den Linden and Solistenensemble Stimmkunst (Director: Kay Johannsen). Since 2008 she has been a freelancer with the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart and since 2012 she a permanent member there. As a soloist she was at the Biennale Salzburg, and could also be heard in the Münchner Residenzkonzerte, and at the Bodenseefestival and Salzburger Festspielen.

Sources:
Stiftsmusik Stuttgart Website, English translation by Aryeh Oron (November 2015)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (November 2015)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Kay Johannsen

Alto

[C15-6] (Bach:vokal 2015, Video): BWV 27
[C17-1] (Bach:vokal 2017, Video): BWV 13, BWV 111

Kay Johannsen

Alto

Member of Solistenensemble Stimmkunst:
Bach:vokal 2014/1 Video: BWV 153, BWV 123
Bach:vokal 2014/2 Video: BWV 233, BWV 65
[C15-6] (Bach:vokal 2015, Video): BWV 161, BWV 95, BWV 27, BWV 8
[C17-1] (Bach:vokal 2017, Video): BWV 13, BWV 73, BWV 111, BWV 72
[C17-5] (Bach:vokal 2017, Video): BWV 70, BWV 186a, BWV 140
[C18-4] (Bach:vokal 2018, Video): BWV 26, BWV 60, BWV 90, BWV 116

Links to other Sites

Wiebke Wighardt (Stiftsmusik Stuttgart – Musiker > Solisten) [German]
Wiebke Wighardt (SWR) [Photo]