Background
Anderson, Sylvia was born on March 26, 1937 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Daughter of Sylvian T. and Florence Schack Anderson.
Anderson, Sylvia was born on March 26, 1937 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Daughter of Sylvian T. and Florence Schack Anderson.
Bachelor, MacMurray College, Jacksonville, Illinois, 1959. Doctor of Music (honorary), MacMurray College, Jacksonville, Illinois, 1968. Master of Music, Eastman School Music, Rochester, New York, 1961.
Diploma, Conservatory Music, Cologne, Germany, 1962.
Mezzo-soprano Cologne Opera, Cologne, Germany, 1962—1963, Mannheim National Theater, Mannheim, Germany, 1963—1966, Frankfurt Opera, Frankfurt, Germany, 1966—1970, San Francisco Opera, 1967—1971. Strauss' last songs Kaiserslautern Symphony, Germany. Beethoven's ninth symphony Berlin Philharmonic, 1974.
Verdi requiem Luebeck Symphony, Germany, 1975—1977. Soprano Saarland State Theater, Saarbruecken, Germany, 1978—1988. Professor voice San Francisco Conservatory Music, since 1990.
Founder, artistic director and master teacher Bay Area Summer Opera Theater Institute, since 1992. Strauss songs orchestra, johann strauss songs, mozart's bella mia fiamma Colorado Symphony, Denver, 1993. Cherubino, preziosilla & ophelia world premier searle's hamlet State Theater Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, 1967—1971.
Soprano Stuttgart Opera, Stuttgart, Germany, 1967, State Theater Hannover, Germany, 1984—1988. Title role carl orff's antigone Festival Greek Tragedy, Athens, 1967. Mezzo & soprano State Theater Duesseldorf, Germany, 1968—1982.
Brangaene tristan und isolde, title role salome Teatro Verdi, Trieste, Italy, 1969—1981. Mezzo-soprano Bayreuth Festival, Germany, 1970—1972, Salzburg Festival, Austria, 1973—1975. Klytemnestra in strauss' elektra Portland Opera, Oregon, 1971—1977.
Octavian, carmen, composer ariadne & giovanna seymour anna bolena New York City Opera, 1972—1974. Fricka in der ring der niebelungen, waltraute in goetterdaemmerung Teatro Liceo, Barcelona, 1973—1978. Venus tannhauser Rome Opera, 1978.
Octavian der rosenkavalier Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, 1978. Salome Teatro Fenice, Venice, Italy, 1986, Opera Rio de Janeiro, 1981, Teatro Reggio Emilia, Italy, 1982—1987. Mona lisa, kundry, marschallin Karlsruhe State Theater, Germany, 1983—1987.
Singer: Salome, Carmen, and Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier, Saarland State Theater, Hannover Opera, (debut) Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier, Carmen and Octavian, Leading Role in Salome, (leading roles in richard strauss' operas) The Marschallin in Der Rosenkavaler, Arabella, Klytemnestra in Elektra, The Countess in The Marriage of Figaro, Fiordiligi in Cosi fan tutte, Lady Macbeth of Msensk at Saarland State Theater.
President board directors Bay Area Summer Opera Theater Institute, San Francisco, since 1992, founder, since 1990. Member of National Association Teachers Singing.
Married Matthias Kuntzsch, August 12, 1966. Children: Alexandra Matthew Elsman, Christopher Kuntzsch.
