Leading Lady in Legendary Roles
From Mozartâs fearless heroines to the champagne sparkle of operetta, Anne Wieben brings her vocal firepower and magnetic charisma to the classics. SĂźddeutsche Zeitung praised her âvelvety sopranoâ and âhint of femme fataleâ as Donna Anna, while Solothurner Zeitung lauded Anneâs âradiant, dazzlingâ CsĂĄrdĂĄsfĂźrstin.
At the Beating Heart of Vienna
Deeply woven into Viennaâs creative scene, Anne moves effortlessly between opera, immersive theater, contemporary performance, and everything in between. Her collaborations stretch from Nesterval at the Wiener Staatsoper and Wiener Festwochen, to genre-bending projects at Das Vindobona and VienNoir, placing her alongside some of the cityâs most adventurous artists.
Breaking Ground with New Music
From world premieres and contemporary opera to recordings for CPO and Marco Polo, Anne Wieben is a leader in nurturing new voices and fresh approaches in classical singing. She is Executive Director of Really Spicy Opera, co-director of its Aria Institute for composers and librettists, and founder of Opera on the Lake.
âAnne Wiebenâan American Viennese with a bundle of charm under her red-blond hair⌠shone with her large voice, secure in all heights of her range, velvety and sensual.â
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Anne Wieben is a Vienna-based American soprano known for her charismatic stage presence and vivid artistry within the heart of Europe, the United States, and internationally. Her career has led her to the Wiener Staatsoper, the Salzburg Festival, and many more, with a dynamic repertoire that spans from canonical works to contemporary opera and immersive performance art. Anneâs portrayals of Mozartâs heroines and Viennese operetta have been the subject of critical acclaim, with the Kronen Zeitung personifying her as a âtrue diva.â
Recent highlights include Wotan in GĂśtterdämmerung at Nesterval with the Wiener Staatsoper, Anastasia Knapp in FĂźrstin Ninetta at the Johann Strauss Festival, Sylva Varescu in Die CsĂĄrdĂĄsfĂźrstin with the Vienna Volksoper Orchestra at the Classionata Festival in Switzerland, and Annina in La Traviata with Prague Concert Opera. Her other notable roles include Fiordiligi in CosĂŹ fan tutte, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus, Hanna Glawari in Die lustige Witwe, and the title role in Anton Urspruchâs Das UnmĂśglichste von Allem, and covered the title role of Cherubiniâs MĂŠdĂŠe at the Salzburg Festival.
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