Cheryl Studer

Born in Midland, Michigan, American soprano Cheryl Studer studied piano and viola and at the age of 12 began voice lessons. She graduated from the University of Music and Acting in Vienna, where she studied with Hans Hotter. Her career took off in 1979 when Seiji Ozawa offered her a series of concerts with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Since then, she has appeared regularly in leading opera houses (La Scala, Covent Garden, Metropolitan Opera New York, Vienna State Opera, Grand Opera of Paris), as well as with the most prestigious festivals such as Salzburg, Bayreuth, Pesaro and Munich. She has also appeared as a soloist with the Philharmonic Orchestras of Vienna, Berlin, Tokyo, London, Philadelphia, Academia of Santa Cecilia and others. Her first appearance at Carnegie Hall was a recital