Ruth Staffa

The German dramatic soprano RUTH STAFFA, born in Wiesbaden, studied Fine Arts at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin. She received her Masters of Art under Rebecca Horn. After graduation she studied Opera and Concert Singing at the Hochschule für Musik & Theater Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy in Leipzig under KS Prof. Achim Wichert and graduated with a diploma in opera and concert singing. During her studies she was awarded a scholarship from the Richard Wagner Association, Leipzig. Master classes under Hilde Zadek, Hanna Ludwig, Sena Jurinac, Yevgeny Nesterenko and Charles Spencer were a great inspiration for her artistic development. Her current vocal mentor is the German Heldentenor KS Reiner Goldberg. While still a student, RUTH STAFFA gave her operatic début as Ariadne in Ariadne