β€œHer Salome glistens and gleams, her text comprehensibility, despite the excessive volume, is phenomenal…but also sounds highly cultivated. And all the Strauss and Wagner roles that will be available to her in the future could lead her to a world career.”

Andre Sokolowski

 KULTURA-EXTRA - March 13th, 2024

About

Vanessa Lanch is a high dramatic soprano, collaborative artist, and Executive Director of the MusikfΓΌrMusik gUG in Berlin, Germany.

She has performed at the Bayreuth Festival, the Royal Swedish Opera, Flanders Opera, Opera Biel, the Snape Maltings Recital Hall (Britten Pears Young Artist Programme), Wien Modern, the Stratford Festival Theatre, Jeanne Lamon Hall, Theater MuTH, and made her Konzerthaus Berlin debut as soprano soloist in JanÑček’s Glagolitic Mass with the Konzerthaus Orchestra in September 2024.

Her March 2024 premiere of the title role in Strauss’ Salome was praised as β€œphenomenal and highly cultivated” (KULTURA-EXTRA BERLIN). In 2025, her interpretation of BrΓΌnnhilde’s β€œEwig war ich” from Siegfried earned her the 1er Prix Γ  l’unanimitΓ© at the Concours La Marianne in Paris, where jury members praised her performance as β€œcourageous, secure, and emotionally compelling.”.

Photo Β© Simone Lerch 2024

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26/27 Calendar

September 25, 2026 - 19:30
Orient Express - A Vessel of Escape
(β€œElena Marty” / Co-Creator)
Centre Bagatelle, Berlin

MusikfΓΌrMusik gUG
A newly staged production by MusikfΓΌrMusik gUG

February 20, 2027 - 19:00
TannhΓ€user - Wagner
(Venus)
Thrapston PLaza Opera
Thrapston, UK

Vince Davy (Music Director),
Martin Muir (Stage Director)

February 18, 2027 - 19:00
TannhΓ€user - Wagner
(Venus)
Thrapston PLaza Opera,
Thrapston, UK

Vince Davy (Music Director)
Martin Muir (Stage Director)

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View fullsize The fulfilling artistic journey of this year continues… ✨ Alongside performing Senta in Der fliegende Holländer in Stockholm this April, I’m thrilled to be part of ORIENT EXPRESS – A Vessel of Escape (premiering Sept 25 with
View fullsize On to the next project! Holding the score and diving into Wagner. I’m super excited to have been asked to join the cast as Senta in Der fliegende Holländer with the Stockholm Wagner Project this coming April! Performances: April 23 &am
View fullsize ✨ Three performances. One show. So much to celebrate. ✨ This weekend, we brought Voices Between These Walls / Stimmen zwischen den Wänden back to Berlin! Our Friday performance, returning to the same space as our September premiere, reminded us
View fullsize Wow. What. A. Night!!!🀍 An even fuller house than at the premiere…we’re blown away!!! After the show we hosted a Q&A, sharing the ins and outs of making this piece and teasing the collective’s next project πŸ‘€βœ¨ (more on that s
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View fullsize After a rocky start (stormy weather, cancelled flights, extra days in Berlin — and yes, even some work done while waiting πŸ˜…), we finally made it to Madeira!!! This has been our first proper holiday in years… actually the first real one
View fullsize Friends in Berlin! 🎢 Looking for a meaningful, cultural Christmas gift? I’m really excited to share that tickets for January 25th – “Voices Between the Walls” by our MusikfürMusik Artists’ Collective are available
View fullsize It’s been a challenging year on the audition front…lots of waiting, lots of silence, lots of “no”’s. So it was incredibly fulfilling to receive this news from Paris: I was awarded 1er Prix à l’unanimit&eac
View fullsize Some nights the room buzzes, and some nights it’s quiet. This weekend’s gig turned out to be one for the books…audience count: 1 (who happened to be the husband of the venue owner, plus the two lovely staff members who listened in
View fullsize Looking forward to showing our songs to Berlin audiences this coming Saturday! This is helping Johannes and I prepare for the big project ahead of FINALLY recording an album! We have 10 original songs we’re working on production for. Making an
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View fullsize German fashion and I just don’t get along. 😬 After a trip to the UK this summer, I remembered the joy of clothes that actually fit! Tried online shopping from my favourite UK brand this week…complete disaster (who can buy without tryin