Mojca Erdmann

Mojca Erdmann (born 29 December 1975) is a German soprano who is particularly associated with the Mozart operas. She created the role of Ariadne in Rihm's Dionysos at the Salzburg Festival.

Career Born in Hamburg, Erdmann sang in the children's chorus of the Hamburg State Opera together with her brother. She appeared as Sempronia in the premiere of the critical edition of Jacques Offenbach's Apothicaire et perruquier at the Kurtheater Bad Ems on 1 June 2007, with the WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln, directed by Helmuth Froschauer.

In July 2010, she created the role of Ariadne in the world premiere of Wolfgang Rihm's Dionysos at the Salzburg Festival, repeated at the Berlin State Opera in 2012. In January 2011, she gave a lauded portrayal of Despina in Mozart's Così fan tutte at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. In October 2011, she made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera as Zerlina in the company's new staging of Mozart's Don Giovanni.

On 14 February 2013, Erdmann attempted to represent Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with singing a revised version of Ave Maris Stella. She finished 10th place in the national final.

Discography Mostly Mozart (2011, Deutsche Grammophon) with La Cetra and conductor Andrea Marcon