Wiebke Lehmkuhl

Wiebke Lehmkuhl (born 1983) is a German contralto in opera and concert who has appeared at international leading opera houses and festivals, including as Wagner's Magdalene at the Bayreuth Festival, as Erda in Paris, and as Annina at the Salzburg Festival. She was the alto soloist in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at the 2017 opening of the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg.

Life and career Education Born in Oldenburg, Lehmkuhl received her vocal training with Ulla Groenewold and Hanna Schwarz at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg and graduated with distinction. In 2016, she first appeared at the Bayreuth Festival as Stimme aus der Höhe in Parsifal; later performances there included Magdalene in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg from 2017 to 2019, She performed Bach's St Matthew Passion in Vienna with Jordan.