Marie-Luise Dreßen

The mezzo-soprano Marie-Luise Dreßen was born in Torgau / Saxony and initially received violin lessons before studying singing with Prof. Elvira Dreßen and Prof. Roland Schubert at the University of Music and Theater in Leipzig from 2003-2009. In master classes she worked with Christa Ludwig, Brigitte Fassbaender and Franz Grundheber. From 2009 to 2011 Marie-Luise Dreßen was a member of the ensemble of the Gera-Altenburg Theater, where she performed as Orlofsky ("Die Fledermaus"), composer ("Ariadne auf Naxos"), Dejanira ("Hercules"), Romeo (" I Capuleti ei Montecchi ”) and Nele (“ Ulenspiegel ”). In 2010 she performed the part of Sieglinde ("Die Walküre") in a concert performance at the end of the Richard Wagner Festival in Leipzig. In 2011 she was guest at the Malmo Opera as Octavian.