“…bei den Damen ragte als Gräfin Sarah Marie Kramer mit Sopranfülle und Komödientalent hervor.” 
​- Walter Weidringer  ​(Die Presse) 

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SARAH MARIE KRAMER

Soprano Sarah Marie Kramer has been described as ‘An outstanding artist’ by ORF. She is fast establishing herself as a formidable talent on the operatic stage, following performances throughout Austria, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany and her native Canada. 

Next season, Ms. Kramer will debut Sieglinde (Die Walküre) in Longborough Opera Festival's new production conducted by England's eminent Wagnerian Anthony Negus and directed by Amy Lane of the Royal Opera House. Most recently Beethoven’s Leonore (Fidelio) has been added to her 2021 autumn schedule with performances in Vienna. Sarah Marie was one of four singers chosen as a Young Artist by Katharina Wagner for the Bayreuth Festival's Young Artist Programme and Villa Wahnfried concert programme in 2018 and 2017. She has appeared under the direction of Friedemann Layer, Richard Egarr, Masaaki Suzuki, Reinbert de Leeuw and Thomas Rösner. International festival appearances include the Bayreuth Festival (the Villa Wahnfried), Aldeburgh Festival (Snape Maltings) and the Oxford Lieder Festival (Holywell Music Room). Upcoming concert work include Strauss' 'Vier Letzte Lieder', Wagner’s ‘Wesendonck Lieder’, and Beethoven’s ‘Ah Perfido!’. As a recitalist she has performed alongside Maurice Lammerts van Beuren, Richard Egarr and Sholto Kynoch. Sarah Marie earned her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees at the Koninklijk Conservatorium in Den Haag, the Netherlands.

2020 marks several significant debuts for Ms. Kramer. Along with her Ring Cycle debut, she will make her Musikverein debut, along side Burgtheatre and Nestroy Prize winning actor Caroline Peters. In recital, Ms. Kramer also performed at the Schönberg Centre's Schönberg House in Mödling in September 2019. 

Sarah Marie’s voice is noted for its depth of colour and impressive range. On stage, her performances are commended for their versatility, and vulnerability. Sarah Marie is mentored by the Wagnerian soprano KS Linda Watson. She was a finalist in the prestigious Lauritz Melchior International Singing Competition for young Wagnerians, and the International Richard Strauss Wettbewerb. 

Sarah Marie is preparing her Debut CD of Wagner and Strauss orchestral Lieder with the Dresden Chamber Soloists from the Sächsische Orkest of the Sempreoper Dresden, due for release in 2021.

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​OPERA

WAGNER:   
Das Rheingold   Wellgunde   
Die Walküre   Sieglinde      
​Siegfried   Brünnhilde  
Götterdämmerungen   Gutrune     
Der Fliegender Holländer    Senta  
Tristan und Isolde     Isolde  

R. STRAUSS
Elektra   Chrysothemis  ​​
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​BERG
Wozzeck   Marie ​            

v.BEETHOVEN:
Fidelio   Leonore     

VERDI:
Un Ballo in Maschera   Amelia          
Don Carlo   Elisabetta 

PUCCINI:
Suor Angelica   ​Suor Angelica

MOZART: 
La clemenza di Tito   Vitellia​ 
​Le Nozze di Figaro   Contessa​​​

​CONCERT

v. BEETHOVEN    Ah, Perfido!
                             Missa Solemnis
                             9th Symphony

BERG                  7 frühe Lieder

BRAHMS            Ein deutsches Requiem

BRITTEN            War Requiem

DVOřáK             Zigeunermelodien
                            Messe D-Dur

HAYDN              Arianna a Naxos
                            Scena di Berenice
                            Lord Nelson Mass

​MAHLER            Symphony No. 4
​                               Des Knaben  Wunderhorn
                               Rückert Lieder

MENSELSSOHN Elijah
                               Paulus

PERGOLESI       Stabat Mater

POULENC​          La Dame de Monte Carlo

​STRAUSS         Vier letzte Lieder
                            Orchestral Lieder

VERDI             Requiem

WAGNER        Wesendonck-Lieder ​

WOLF ​              Vier Lieder der Mignon
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“Sarah Marie Kramer... mit ihrem so bestimmt 
​geführten wie warmen Sopran.” 
Helmar Dumbs  (Die Presse)