Kristine Larissa Funkhauser

Born in Cologne, Kristine Larissa Funkhauser studied singing with Liselotte Hammes at the music university of her home town. Already during her final examinations, the mezzo-soprano was engaged by the State Theater Detmold. She subsequently held permanent engagements at the Theater Osnabrück and at the Theater Hagen, where she is still engaged. Her extensive repertoire contains almost 50 roles, among them Carmen, Donna Elvira und Werther’s Charlotte as well as roles from contemporary operas. She was nominated several times as Singer of the Year for her performance of Sibel in Ludger Vollmer’s opera adaptation Gegen die Wand, as well as being awarded a career grant. She has sung as a guest at numerous opera houses, among them Kassel, Düsseldorf, Mainz and Oldenburg. Kristine Larissa Funkhauser has performed as a Lied and oratorio singer in, among others, Italy, Austria, Poland and Switzerland.