Maria Jonas
Maria Jonas | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 July 19??[1] Brühl, Germany |
| Died | December 2024 |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | operatic mezzo-soprano |
Maria Jonas (21 July 19?? – December 2024) was a German operatic mezzo-soprano.
Biography
Born in Brühl, she studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln. After that she went to Venezuela where she founded a music school. After her return to Europe she was trained by Jessica Cash in London; as Monserrat Figueras in Barcelona and by René Jacobs at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel, Switzerland.[1]
Jonas was specialized in early, contemporary and improvised music. She was a sought after concert-soloist and made European tours and went to Australia working with renowned conductors.[2][1]
She founded the ensemble Ars Choralis Coeln in 2004. Jonas was a singing teacher at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig and at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen from 1999. She was also a guest lecturer at several conservatories, including in Tilburg, the Netherlands.[3]
Jonas died in December 2024.[3][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Maria Jonas (Mezzo-soprano) - Short Biography". Bach Cantatas. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Obituary: Mezzo-soprano Maria Jonas Dies". OperaWire. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Mezzosopraan Maria Jonas overleden, belangrijk Hildegard von Bingen-expert". NPO Klassiek (in Dutch). 30 December 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
Other websites
- Official website
- Maria Jonas at Ars Choralis Coeln (in German)