Eva-Maria Bundschuh

Eva-Maria Bundschuh (born 16 October 1941) is a German operatic soprano who began her career as a contralto. She received international when she collaborated with Harry Kupfer at the Komische Oper Berlin.

Life and career Born in Braunschweig a carpenter's daughter, Bundschuh grew up with three siblings near Chemnitz, then Karl-Marx-Stadt. House concerts, school choir and especially the church choir made her want to become a singer. Because she was not granted her wish, she secretly took singing lessons with Emmy Senff-Thieß in her home town in addition to her training as a textile master.

Voice teacher Helga Forner accepted her as a pupil

The 1981/82 season marked the beginning of her collaboration with the director Harry Kupfer at the Komische Oper Berlin, which was highly regarded internationally.