Ulrike Helzel

Ulrike Helzel

Die Mezzosopranistin Ulrike Helzel war viele Jahre Mitglied des Ensembles der Deutschen Oper Berlin und der Wiener Staatsoper und darüber hinaus an großen nationalen und internationalen Bühnen zu Gast. In den letzten Spielzeiten war sie z. B. an der Hamburgischen Staatsoper als Marcellina in Mozarts NOZZE DI FIGARO und als Javotte in MANON, als Mutter in HÄNSEL UND GRETEL an der Oper Bonn sowie bei den Münchner Opernfestspielen in der Rolle der Mutter in der Uraufführung von Nikolaus Brass’ DIE VORÜBERGEHENDEN zu erleben. In der Neuproduktion von DIE WALKÜRE an der Deutschen Oper Berlin und an der Wiener Staatsoper sang sie Siegrune. Mit dieser Rolle wird sie auch wieder am Teatro alla Scala di Milano gastieren.

Von 2006 bis 2012 war Ulrike Helzel bei den Bayreuther Festspielen als Wellgunde im RING DES NIBELUNGEN sowie als Blumenmädchen und Knappe im PARSIFAL zu erleben. Sie gastierte als Angelina in LA CENERENTOLA am Theater Basel, als Donna Elvira in DON GIOVANNI an der Komischen Oper Berlin, in der Titelpartie von CARMEN an der Semperoper Dresden, der Komischen Oper Berlin, der Oper Köln, dem Staatstheater Braunschweig, dem Deutschen Nationaltheater Weimar und dem Opernhaus Halle.

Des Weiteren gastierte sie an der Brüsseler Oper La Monnaie, an der Bayerischen Staatsoper München, an der Nederlandse Opera Amsterdam, am Grand Theatre de Genève, an der Oper Leipzig, beim Festival de Música de Canarias, bei den Dresdner Musikfestspielen und beim Festival Radio France Montpellier.2013 war die Künstlerin mit ihrem Rollendebüt als Fricka in RHEINGOLD unter Kirill Petrenko in Rom zu erleben.

Die in Magdeburg geborene Ulrike Helzel erhielt ihre Gesangsausbildung an der Leipziger Musikhochschule. Ulrike Helzel war Stipendiatin der Richard-Wagner-Stiftung und ist Ehrenmitglied des Richard-Wagner-Verbandes Magdeburg.

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30
NOV

Adventskalender 2023

Just like cinnamon and biscuits, the musical Advent calendar is an integral part of the pre-Christmas period. In keeping with the motto "brevity is the spice of life", we will once again be presenting a varied programme in December from Monday to Friday from 5.00 p.m. in the foyers or in the Tischlerei to sweeten the wait for the big festive season. From the presentation of the new scholarship holders, who enrich the vocal ensemble, to readings, piano music and Christmas brass, to a visit from St Nicholas, there's something for everyone. Come along and experience our artists up close!

Our Advent Foyer Programme
Visit our chamber concerts and readings from Monday to Friday, from 5.00 p.m. to approx. 5.25 p.m., in the Rank foyer on the right, in the Parquet Foyer or in the Tischlerei. Admission is free.


1 December 2023 | 5.00 p.m. | Rank foyer on the right
"An American Christmas" - Favourite songs from North and South America
with Julie Wyma, Valeria Delmé and Jamison Livsey

4 December 2023 | 5.00 p.m. | Rank foyer on the right
African American Spirituals
with Christian Simmons and John Parr

5 December 2023 | 5.00 p.m. | Parquet foyer
César Franck: Sonata in A major for violin and piano
with Elisabeth Heise-Glass and Elda Laro

6 December 2023 | 5.00 p.m. | Tischlerei
St Nicholas comes to visit
with Gerard Farreras, Jens Holzkamp and the Junge Deutsche Oper

7 December 2023 | 5.00 p.m. | Parquet foyer
"Christmas is here again"
with the small chorus of the children's chorus, Rosemarie Arzt and Jisu Park

8 December 2023 | 5.00 p.m. | Parquet foyer
Excerpts from Johann Sebastian Bach's "Christmas Oratorio"
with soloists from the children's and youth chorus and the chorus

11 December 2023 | 5.00 p.m. | Tischlerei
"Ding Dong! Merrily on High"
with the VoiceChangers and Rosemarie Arzt

12 December 2023 | 5.00 p.m. | Tischlerei
Our scholarship holders introduce themselves
with Hye-Young Moon, Lilit Davtyan, Youngkwang Oh and Pauli Jämsä

13 December 2023 | 5.00 p.m. | Rank foyer on the right
Jewish music for Hanukkah
with Daniel Draganov, Natalie Buck and Maxime Perrin

14 December 2023 | 5.00 p.m. | Rank foyer on the right
"Roses et papillons" - songs by César Franck
with Andrea Schwarzbach and Christian Zacker

15 December 2023 | 5.00 p.m. | Rank foyer on the right
Maurice Ravel: "Chansons madécasses"
with Arianna Manganello, Elda Laro, Arne-Christian Pelz, Ruth Pereira-Medina

18 December 2023 | 5.00 p.m. | Rank foyer on the right
"Four tubas for a Merry Christmas"
with Vikentios Gionanidis, Péter Kánya, Thomas Leyendecker and Thomas Richter

19 December 2023 | 5.00 p.m. | Tischlerei
Karol Szymanowksi: Sonata for violin and piano, op. 9
with Magdalena Heinz and Elda Laro

20 December 2023 | 5.00 p.m. | Rank foyer on the right
The golden era of bel canto
with Arianna Manganello and Elda Laro

21 December 2023 | 5.00 p.m. | Rank foyer on the right
Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen" - A reading
with Dietmar Schwarz and Fanny Frohnmeyer

22 December 2023 | 5.00 p.m. | Parquet foyer
Christmas singing together
with the brass players of the Deutsche Oper Berlin

All further information in the respective daily door on our homepage

Raffles at the weekends
Because an Advent calendar is of course also filled at weekends and on Christmas Eve, you will find online prize draws on our homepage on Saturdays and Sundays as well as on 24 December. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our co-operation partners such as NAXOS and Sauerländer Audio.