Biography
The Austrian soprano Elisabeth Breuer captivates audiences with her musical versatility, expressive vocal artistry and distinctive stage presence. Her repertoire encompasses works of the Baroque and the great tradition of sacred music, as well as the central works of the Classical and Romantic periods, alongside a wide-ranging opera and concert repertoire. She collaborates with renowned orchestras, ensembles and conductors throughout the international music scene.
Recent opera engagements include Valencienne in Lehár’s The Merry Widow at the Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Angelica in Handel’s Orlando at the Oper Frankfurt and Elisa in Mozart’s Il re pastore at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. She also appeared in concert performances of Handel’s Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno with the orchestra Les Passions de l’Âme in Switzerland and Belgium.
„Die Koloraturen stiegen in siegessichere Höhen auf, glasklar und unglaublich gut. Eine Glanzbesetzung.“
— L’Incontro Improvviso I Donaufestwochen I OÖ Nachrichten
Elisabeth Breuer’s first permanent engagement was at the Musiktheater Linz, where she was a member of the ensemble from 2009 to 2016. There she performed major roles of her repertoire, including Norina in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, Musetta in Puccini’s La bohème, Gretel in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, Despina in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, Constance in Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites and Adele in Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus.
Further engagements have taken her to the Oper Köln, the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples and the Teatro Regio di Torino, where she has performed a diverse repertoire ranging from Mozart and Italian opera to works of the 20th century and operetta. She has also dedicated herself to rarely performed operatic works, appearing as Rezia in Haydn’s L’Incontro improvviso at the Donaufestwochen under Michi Gaigg, as Hyppolithe in Schürmann’s Die getreue Alceste under Christina Pluhar at Winter in Schwetzingen, and as Eurilla in Vivaldi’s La Ninfa e il Pastore under Federico Maria Sardelli at the Festival Opera Barga.
On the concert stage, Elisabeth Breuer’s repertoire encompasses major works ranging from the Baroque to the late Romantic period. She has performed Mendelssohn’s Paulus with the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Brahms’ German Requiem at the Wiener Musikverein, Haydn’s The Creation with the MDR-Sinfonieorchester, Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 in the Milan Cathedral, Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 under Kent Nagano at the Herrenchiemsee Festival, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 under Emmanuel Tjeknavorian at the KKL Luzern. Further highlights include Orff’s Carmina burana under Pinchas Steinberg in Palermo and Bach’s St John Passion with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig under Andreas Reize. The soprano has also appeared repeatedly at the traditional Wintermärchen concerts at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg.
Mozart’s music has accompanied the soprano for many years and holds an important place in her repertoire. A particular highlight is the Mass in C minor, which she has performed with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Daniel Harding, the NDR Radiophilharmonie under Andrew Manze, the MDR-Sinfonieorchester under Risto Joostas well as the Israel Camerata under Philippe Herreweghe.
She enjoys close artistic collaborations with conductors such as Ton Koopman, Hans-Christoph Rademann, Reinhard Goebel, Aapo Häkkinen, Justin Doyle and Ludwig Böhme, as well as with ensembles including the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, the Freiburger Barockorchester, the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra, the La Folia Barockorchester, the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart and the RIAS Kammerchor.
„Elisabeth Breuer besticht mit belebend vorgetragenen Arien. Ihre Interpretation trifft den Zuhörer direkt ins Mark.“
— Johannespassion I Thomaskirche Leipzig I L-IZ.DE
Her concert engagements have taken her to major venues including the Berliner Philharmonie, the Tonhalle Zürich, the Laeiszhalle Hamburg, the Konzerthaus Berlin, the Wiener Konzerthaus, the Seoul Arts Center, the Palau de la Música in Barcelona, Müpa Budapest and Musiikkitalo Helsinki. She has also appeared repeatedly at the Herrenchiemsee Festival, the Bachfest Leipzig and the Tiroler Festspiele Erl.
The 2026/27 season begins with performances of Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, Mozart’s Coronation Mass and Ravel’s Chansons madécasses at the Festival Sagra Umbra in Perugia under Enrico Bronzi. Further highlights include performances of Handel’s Theodora under Hans-Christoph Rademann with the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart in Ludwigsburg and Stuttgart, followed by appearances at the Händel-Festspiele Halle. Under Rademann’s direction, she will also perform works by Mozart and Marianna Martines in Stuttgart. Together with the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestraand Ton Koopman, she will first embark on a tour with Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, visiting Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany and Spain, before later performing Mozart’s Requiem under his direction in the Netherlands and Spain.
Further highlights include a recital with Sir András Schiff in Vicenza, performances of Orff’s Carmina burana under Daniel Geiss, including at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, and Beethoven’s Missa solemnis under Heinz Ferlesch in Austria. Elisabeth Breuer will also appear several times with the Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich: under Alfred Eschwé she will take part in the traditional New Year’s Concerts, including at the Wiener Musikverein. At Easter, she returns to Grafenegg with Bach’s St Matthew Passion under Reinhard Goebel.
Born and raised in Haus im Ennstal in Austria, Elisabeth Breuer discovered her passion for classical music and singing at an early age. She attended the music programme at Stiftsgymnasium Admont before beginning her studies in music education at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz. Alongside her studies, she received vocal training with Elisabeth Batrice.
July 2026
Repertory
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Frasquita | Carmen | Bizet
Norina | Don Pasquale | Donizetti
Anne | Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank | Frid
Sivene | Le cinesi | Gluck
Bellezza & Piacere | Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno | Händel
Angelica | Orlando | Händel
Rezia | L’Incontro improvviso | Haydn
Gretel | Hänsel und Gretel | Humperdinck
Elisa | Il Re Pastore | Mozart
Despina | Così fan tutte | Mozart
Pamina | Die Zauberflöte | Mozart
Papagena | Die Zauberflöte | Mozart
Cabri und Carmi | Betulia liberata | Mozart
Constance | Dialogues des Carmélites | Poulenc
Dido | Dido and Aeneas | Purcell
Musetta | La Bohème | Puccini
L’Amour und Clarine | Platée | Rameau
Donna Fulvia | La pietra del paragone | Rossini
Eurilla | La Ninfa e il pastore | Vivaldi
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Lisa | Gräfin Mariza | Kálmán
Comtesse Stasi | Die Csárdásfürstin | Kálmán
Valencienne | Die lustige Witwe | Lehár
Gabrielle | Pariser Leben | Offenbach
Adele | Die Fledermaus | Strauss
Franziska Cagliari | Wiener Blut | Strauss
Christel | Der Vogelhändler | Zeller
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All cantatas | Bach
Johannespassion | Bach
Matthäuspassion | Bach
Weihnachtsoratorium | Bach
Messe in H – Moll | Bach
Magnificat | Bach
Egmont | Beethoven
Messe in C-Dur | Beethoven
Symphony No.9 | Beethoven
Ein Deutsches Requiem | Brahms
Te Deum | Bruckner
Requiem | Fauré
Alexander’s Feast | Händel
La Resurrezione | Händel
Messiah | Händel
Die Schöpfung | Haydn
Die Jahreszeiten | Haydn
Die sieben letzten Worte | Haydn
Stabat mater | Haydn
Symphonie Nr. 4 | Mahler
Paulus | Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
42. Psalm | Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Messe in c-Moll | Mozart
Requiem | Mozart
Exsultate, jubilate | Mozart
Vesperae solennes de Confessore | Mozart
Vesperae solennes de Dominica | Mozart
Regina coeli | Mozart
Sämtliche Konzertarien | Mozart
Carmina burana | Orff
Stabat mater | Pergolesi
Petite Messe Solenelle | Rossini
Weihnachtsoratorium | Saint-Saens
Messe in Es-Dur | Schubert
Magnificat | Schubert
Der neue Orpheus | Weill
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Marzelline | Fidelio | Beethoven
Amina | La Sonnambula | Bellini
Adina | L’elisir d’amore | Donizetti
Juliette | Roméo et Juliette | Gounod
Morgana | Alcina | Händel
Blonde | Die Entführung aus dem Serail | Mozart
Susanna | Le nozze di Figaro | Mozart
Zerlina | Don Giovanni | Mozart
Ismene | Mitridate | Mozart
Celia | Lucio Silla | Mozart
Lauretta | Gianni Schicchi | Puccini
Sophie | Der Rosenkavalier | Strauss
Oscar | Un ballo in maschera | Verdi
Ännchen | Der Freischütz | Weber
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Strahlender Mond | Künneke
Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume | Sieczynski
Sämtliche Lieder | Stolz
Schwipslied | Strauss
Draußen in Sievering | Strauss
Frühlingsstimmen | Strauss
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Brahms | Deutsche Volkslieder
Brahms | Liebeslieder-Walzer op.52 & op.65
Mussorgski | Kinderstube (dt.)
Schumann | Liederkreis op.39
Schumann | Frauenliebe und Leben op. 42
Schumann | Mignon-Lieder op. 98
Schubert | Der Hirt auf dem Felsen
Sibelius | Lieder op. 37
Strauss | Lieder op. 10