Michaela Schuster's guest appearances

Michaela Schuster

Lyric Opera of Chicago Podcasts

Simon Boccanegra

Joyce DiDonato

Susan Graham

Danielle de Niese

Peter Rose

Lucas Meachem

Mariusz Kwiecien

Maria Martinez

Anna Christy

Stephen Langridge

Matthew Polenzani

David Daniels

Boris Godunov

Piotr Beczala

James Morris

OwlTail

German mezzo-soprano Michaela Schuster is making her Lyric debut in one of the most fearsomely challenging roles in the entire Wagner repertoire, Ortrud in Lohengrin.  Ortrud has brought Schuster huge acclaim in Copenhagen and Munich (her portrayal in the recent new production at Munich's Bayerische Staatsoper is now on DVD). Schuster is a star of all the major German houses, as well as Covent Garden and the Vienna Staatsoper.  Ortrud has often been regarded as a one-dimensional villainess, but here -- in conversation with Lyric dramaturg and broadcast commentator Roger Pines - Schuster reveals the human dimension behind the villainy of this alluring and intriguing character.

Backstage at Lyric #112 -- Lohengrin: Michaela Schuster
