Anna Kissjudit

Mezzo-soprano

Hailed as ‘the Berlin discovery of the year’, 27 year old Hungarian mezzo-soprano / contralto Anna Kissjudit is a prodigious talent, having already debuted the role of Erda under the baton of Christian Thielemann in the new Ring Cycle at the Staatsoper Berlin, where she is an ensemble member. Future seasons see Kissjudit make debuts with  Hamburg State Opera, the Bayreuther Festspiele, Gran Teatre del Liceu and the Berliner Philharmonic.

In the 2023/24 season she makes a hugely anticipated debut as Ježibaba in a new production of  Rusalka at Staatsoper Berlin where she also can be heard as Erda Das Rheingold and Siegfried, Gaea Daphne and Third Lady Die Zauberflöte. In concert, she appears with the Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt in Rossini’s Stabat Mater, and as St Catherine in Honegger’s dramatic oratorio Jeanne d’Arc au Bûcher with the Berlin Philharmonic under the baton of Alan Gilbert.

Last season in Berlin Kissjudit sang Gaea in Romeo Castellucci’s new production of Daphne and Third Lady in Die Zauberflöte as well as Erda. On the concert platform, she performed Mahler Symphony No.3 with Orchestre Philarmonique de Strasbourg in Strasbourg and Paris, and Beethoven Missa Solemnis with the Staatskapelle Berlin.

An alumna of the International Opera Studio of the Staatsoper Berlin, she has sung in previous seasons Tetka Jenůfa; Kate Pinkerton Madama Butterfly; and Chambermaid in Claus Guth’s new production of Janáček’s Die Sache Makropulos.

On the concert platform, she made her debut at the Berlin Philharmonie under the musical direction of Daniel Barenboim in Bruckner Te Deum and appeared at the Wagner Days festival at Müpa Budapest in Die Walküre under the direction of Ádám Fischer.

Performances

AUGUST 22 2024

Mary, Der fliegende Holländer; Den Norske Opera

OSLO, Norway

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AUGUST 24 2024

Mary, Der fliegende Holländer; Den Norske Opera

OSLO, Norway

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SEPTEMBER 15 2024

Mahler Symphony No. 3; Frankfurter Museums-Gesellschaft

Frankfurt, Germany

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SEPTEMBER 16 2024

Mahler Symphony No. 3; Frankfurter Museums-Gesellschaft

Frankfurt, Germany

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OCTOBER 27 2024

Die Stimme von oben, Die Frau ohne Schatten; Staatsoper unter den Linden

Berlin, Germany

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Performances

AUGUST 22 2024Mary, Der fliegende Holländer; Den Norske OperaOSLO, NorwayBuy Tickets
AUGUST 24 2024Mary, Der fliegende Holländer; Den Norske OperaOSLO, NorwayBuy Tickets
SEPTEMBER 15 2024Mahler Symphony No. 3; Frankfurter Museums-GesellschaftFrankfurt, GermanyBuy Tickets
SEPTEMBER 16 2024Mahler Symphony No. 3; Frankfurter Museums-GesellschaftFrankfurt, GermanyBuy Tickets
OCTOBER 27 2024Die Stimme von oben, Die Frau ohne Schatten; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
OCTOBER 30 2024Die Stimme von oben, Die Frau ohne Schatten; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
NOVEMBER 3 2024Die Stimme von oben, Die Frau ohne Schatten; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
NOVEMBER 6 2024Die Stimme von oben, Die Frau ohne Schatten; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
NOVEMBER 9 2024Die Stimme von oben, Die Frau ohne Schatten; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
NOVEMBER 16 2024Dritte Dame, Die Zauberflöte; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
NOVEMBER 21 2024Dritte Dame, Die Zauberflöte; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
DECEMBER 3 2024Dritte Dame, Die Zauberflöte; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
DECEMBER 12 2024Dritte Dame, Die Zauberflöte; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
DECEMBER 20 2024Dritte Dame, Die Zauberflöte; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
DECEMBER 23 2024Dritte Dame, Die Zauberflöte; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
DECEMBER 25 2024Dritte Dame, Die Zauberflöte; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
DECEMBER 29 2024Dritte Dame, Die Zauberflöte; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
JANUARY 3 2025Dritte Dame, Die Zauberflöte; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
JANUARY 4 2025Dritte Dame, Die Zauberflöte; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
JANUARY 19 2025Annina, Der Rosenkavalier; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
JANUARY 22 2025Annina, Der Rosenkavalier; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
JANUARY 25 2025Annina, Der Rosenkavalier; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
JANUARY 26 2025Dritte Magd, Elektra; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
JANUARY 29 2025Dritte Magd, Elektra; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
JANUARY 30 2025Annina, Der Rosenkavalier; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
FEBRUARY 1 2025Annina, Der Rosenkavalier; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
FEBRUARY 7 2025Dritte Magd, Elektra; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
FEBRUARY 9 2025Ježibaba, Rusalka; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
FEBRUARY 10 2025Dritte Magd, Elektra; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
FEBRUARY 13 2025Ježibaba, Rusalka; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
FEBRUARY 14 2025Dritte Magd, Elektra; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
FEBRUARY 16 2025Ježibaba, Rusalka; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
FEBRUARY 22 2025Ježibaba, Rusalka; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
FEBRUARY 27 2025Ježibaba, Rusalka; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
APRIL 3 2025Mistress Quickly, Falstaff; Hamburg State OperaHamburg, GermanyBuy Tickets
APRIL 6 2025Mistress Quickly, Falstaff; Hamburg State OperaHamburg, GermanyBuy Tickets
APRIL 10 2025Mistress Quickly, Falstaff; Hamburg State OperaHamburg, GermanyBuy Tickets
APRIL 15 2025Blumenmädchen, Parsifal; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
APRIL 18 2025Blumenmädchen, Parsifal; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
APRIL 20 2025Blumenmädchen, Parsifal; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
MAY 4 2025Mary, Der fliegender Holländer; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
MAY 8 2025Mary, Der fliegender Holländer; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
MAY 10 2025Mary, Der fliegender Holländer; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets
MAY 16 2025Mary, Der fliegender Holländer; Staatsoper unter den LindenBerlin, GermanyBuy Tickets

Press

Kissjudit gives the vision an unmistakable face, self-confident, strong-willed. Completely effortless, dramatically captivating with a deep foundation and expressively powerful euphony, steps to meet Wotan. Kissjudit unravels this difficult game with relentless emphasis.

ioco.de

The Berlin discovery of the year – because she sings Erda with a tenderness, as if it were a lullaby.

rbbKultur

It goes without saying that Anna Kissjudit uses her short Erda appearance to exude earthy tones. by itself. Musically, this prelude is breathtaking.

Opern.news

Anna Kissjudit can take the limelight as mother Gaea.

Berliner Morgenpost

Anna Kissjudit as Mother Gaea, on the other hand, takes you to the deepest depths with her full organ. Her aria – a terrific swan song.

BR-Klassik

Anna Kissjudit, whose sonorous, almost organ mezzo-soprano is also a credit to the performance

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Releases

Janáček: Jenůfa
Wagner: Das Rheingold

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