Iris Marie Sojer

Iris Marie Sojer was born in Hanover in 1990 into a family of singers. Most recently, she made her highly successful debut as Charlotte in Massenet's "Werther" at the Wuppertal Opera. Last season she appeared as Sesto (Giulio Cesare in Egitto), Rosina (Il barbiere di Siviglia) and in the German premiere of Salvatore Sciarrino's "Il canto s'attrista, perché?" as Clitemestra on stage. Since the 2018/19 season, the young mezzo-soprano has been a permanent member of the ensemble at the Wuppertal Opera, where she has performed roles including Cherubino (Nozze di Figaro), Eliza Doolittle (My Fair Lady), Mercedes (Carmen), Lucienne (Die tote Stadt) and Laura (Luisa Miller) debuted. She also made guest appearances at the Nationaltheater Mannheim as Zerlina (Don Giovanni) and Tisb