Soloist

Silke Braas-Wolter

Silke Braas-Wolter completed her training as a musical theatre performer at the Stella Academy in Hamburg, whilst also studying the violin at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen. She later went on to complete a Bachelor’s degree in vocal pedagogy at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences.

Following her first roles in »Vom Geist der Weihnacht« and »The Beautiful Game«, she moved to the Theater an der Wien, where she took on nine roles as a cross-swing in »Elisabeth«. This was followed by numerous engagements in renowned musical productions across the German-speaking world. Among other roles, she appeared as Sophie (»Mamma Mia!«), Amneris (Elton John’s »Aida«), Ozzy (»We Will Rock You«), Adrian (»Rocky – The Musical«), Beatrice (»Rebecca«) and Lisa (»Jekyll & Hyde«). Other highlights of her career included productions such as »Rudolf – Affaire Mayerling«, »Evita«, »Tanz der Vampire«, »Matterhorn«, »Sister Act«, »Priscilla – Queen of the Desert«, »The King and I« and, most recently, »The Phantom of the Opera«.