German born mezzo-soprano Eva Vogel won her BA from Mannes College of Music in New York, and her Masters in Music from Yale University. Privately she worked with Christa Ludwig and Brigitte Fassbaender. Having completed her studies in the USA, Eva Vogel became a member of the opera studio at Cologne Opera, before being engaged as a permanent soloist at Düsseldorf Opera as well as Innsbruck Opera, where she was able to extend her wide repertoire with roles such as Orfeo (Gluck), Ramiro (La Finta Giardiniera), Goffredo (Rinaldo), Lola (Cavalleria Rusticana), Cherubino (Nozze di Figaro), Hänsel (Hänsel and Gretel), Oktavian (Der Rosenkavalier), Flora (La Traviata) and Carmen.
Ms. Vogel became a sought after guest soloist throughout Europe and made appearances with houses such as Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Philharmonie Berlin, Teatro Massimo Palermo, Teatro Regio Torino, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Staatstheater Nürnberg, Theater Bremen She could be heard in various Wagner parts at festivals such as Aix-en-Provence festival and the Salzburg Easter festival as well as the Lucerne Festival. Eva Vogel has worked with renowned conductors such as Sir Simon Rattle, Jaap van Zweden, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Edo de Waart, Ingo Metzmacher and Jonathan Nott, Axel Kober as well as Ivor Bolton.
Equally at home on the concert stage, the young mezzosoprano has appeared in numerous symphony concerts and recitals throughout the world such as Berlin, Munich, Paris, Tokyo, New York, Vienna, Taipei, Seoul, Amsterdam, St. Moritz,, Alabama and Winnipeg to name a few. Acclaimed performances in Italy with Beethoven 9 in Milano and Die Walküre in Palermo, were followed by other season highlights such as Third Lady in The Magic Flute in Torino, Berlioz "Les Nuits d'Ete" with Duisburg Philharmonic, Die Walküre with the Berlin Philharmonic and an evening of Gershwin songs at Klavierfestival Ruhr and First Norn in Götterdämmerung with Grand Theatre Geneve.
Eva Vogel recently enchanted audiences throughout Europe with Mozart Requiem in Napoli and at the renowned Ravello Music Festival, Mozart Requiem and Missa Solemnis with the RAI Orchestra in Torino. She appeared on a concert tour with Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen in Bruges, Gent, Brussels und Antwerp, Rheingold concert version with Sir Simon Rattle and Bayrisches Rundfunkorchester Munich as well as Janacek's From the House oft the Dead at Staatsoper Berlin. Yet another highlight included a world premiere of Jonathan Dove's "Monster in the Maze".Further engagements included Hänsel and Gretel with Opera Nantes/Angers in France as well as a concert tour with the Berlin Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle in New York, Vienna, Paris, Tokyo and Taipei.
Eva Vogel could be heard in concert works around Europe, such as Mahler Rückert Lieder in Bari, Italy, Sea Pictures by Edward Elgar with the Duisburg Philharmonic, as well as Dichterliebe at Bad Kissingen Summer Festival. Under the baton of Ivor Bolton she celebrated a huge successs with Berlioz 'Les Nuits d'Eté at Musikverein Vienna. She appeared in Wagners 'Walküre conducted by Jaap van Zweden at Beijing Opera as a cooperation with the Salzburg Easter Festival. Eva Vogel opened the Beethoven Fest Bonn with Berlioz 'Les Nuits d'Eté' and could also be heard with the BRSO at Herkulessaal Munich, performing Wagners Walküre under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle.
Further highlights included concerts of Mozart and Schubert with MDR Symphonic Orchestra at Gewandhaus Leipzig as well as yet another great Mahler piece: Das Lied von der Erde with NDR Radio Orchestra in Hannover, a piece she also gave her debut with the Copenhagen Philharmonic with. Eva Vogel continues to be heard around the world equally with operatic pieces such as Das Rheingold and Die Walküre with Kent Nagano conducting in Amsterdam, Prague and Luzern as well as concert repertoire such as the Verdi Requiem, which she recently could be heard in at Laeiszhalle Hamburg.