
Lisa Ziehm is a versatile soprano, currently performing as “Sharon Graham” in Terrence McNally’s comedy Master Class in a production at the Komödie am Ku’damm, directed by Harald Weiler.
She completed her vocal studies at the Lübeck Academy of Music under I. Schaarschmidt, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London under T. Goble, and in the vocal class of Prof. C. Höhn at the Berlin University of the Arts. She further refined her technique in masterclasses with renowned artists such as Margreet Honig, Franz Grundheber, Doreen DeFeis, Michaela Schuster, and Simone Kermes.
Born in Schleswig-Holstein, Lisa Ziehm is an active concert soloist, performing on numerous international stages. She has appeared at the Berlin Philharmonic, the London Handel Festival, the Cap Ferret Music Festival in France, the Merseburg Organ Days, and the Lübeck Brahms Festival. Her passion and expertise lie especially in the music of the Romantic period.
In opera, Lisa Ziehm has already portrayed significant roles within her repertoire. At the Opernloft Hamburg, she appeared as the Marschallin in Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier. In 2023, she performed the title role in Paul Abraham’s operetta Viktoria und ihr Husar at the Neustrelitz Summer Festival. Other notable engagements include the world premiere of Bernhard Gander’s opera Songs of Exile and Never Returning at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and the Munich Biennale in 2022, and in 2021, she appeared as “Venus” in Jacques Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld at the Frankenfestspiele in Röttingen.
Further key roles in past productions include the Countess Almaviva in Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro (Opera Academy Bad Orb 2019), the First Lady in The Magic Flute, Rosalinde in Johann Strauss’ Die Fledermaus, and The Voice/The Angel in Peter Eötvös’ Angels in America. She has also performed at venues such as the Theater Lübeck, the Oder-Spree Opera Music Festival, the Brandenburg Theater, and the Eutin Summer Festival. She has collaborated with directors like Kerstin Steeb, Michael Wallner, Lars Franke, and Eva-Maria Höckmayr.
Lisa Ziehm has received numerous awards and scholarships, including the Deutschlandstipendium (2018-2020), the YEHUDI MENUHIN Foundation “Live Music Now” scholarship, and support from the Possehl Foundation Lübeck (2016-2022). In 2023, she was a recipient of the Richard Wagner Foundation scholarship in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Since 2015, Lisa Ziehm has been passionately dedicated to song repertoire alongside pianist Hyelee Clara Chang as the duo “Klangkomplizinnen.” In 2024, they were finalists in the Bolko von Hochberg Song Competition in Görlitz.
Lisa Ziehm captivates audiences with her vocal versatility, passion for music, and her performances on international stages, excelling in both concert and opera.