Andrea Bönig

Andrea Bönig, born in Bamberg, received her musical education in Berlin, Basel and at the Münchner Singschul’. She made her stage debut as Dryade in Ariadne auf Naxos at the Gran Teatro del Liceu in Barcelona, to where she returned for a new production of the RING DES NIBELUNGEN. From 1995 – 1997 she was ensemble member of Staatsoper Berlin. After that she returned as a regular guest in roles like Erda (Siegfried), Maddalena (Rigoletto) as well as in Rheingold, Götterdämmerung, Elektra, Wozzeck, as Hänsel (Hänsel and Gretel) and the Gymnasiast in Lulu. At the Bayreuth Festival the alto made her debut in 1996 with Walküre (J. Levine) and Parsifal (G. Sinopoli). In spring 1997 she made her debut as Erda at the Vienna State Opera, where she joined the ensemble from 1997 – 1999 and sang all