My first singing lessons took place in my grandmother’s living room where she would let me sing songs from the Schemelli Songbook by Bach. As an organ player and church musician she had a lot of professional experience that I could benefit from. Before focusing on singing, however, I took piano and violin lessons, and my main interests were chamber and orchestra music. Fulfilling one part in a greater artistic production has strongly influenced my understanding of music.
During my school years I was a member in three different choirs, which allowed me to develop a very natural approach towards using my voice. And it was with my first singing teacher, Marion Spingler, that I became enthusiastic about being on stage. Not only did she support me in participating in numerous competitions. She also encouraged her students to regularly perform in front of an audience. After singing my first couple of scenic roles under her direction I fell in love with the idea of becoming an opera singer.
The human voice has always fascinated me for being such a diverse yet, at the same time, natural and intuitive instrument. We all have a voice of our own, and we use it every day: for singing, speaking, and laughing. Every voice is unique, not to speak of the many musical genres from classical to jazz and pop. Although I like interpreting all kinds of styles my true passion is to sing classical music.
