Golda Schultz

“…a voice whose emotional power and beauty no one can resist."
- BR-Klassik

Upcoming Performances

Upcoming Performances
The Rake's Progress
Nov 30
Europe
The Rake's Progress
Europe
Europe
Le nozze di Figaro
Jan 14
Europe
Le nozze di Figaro
Europe
Europe
Der Freischütz
Feb 15
Europe
Der Freischütz
Europe
Europe
Die Zauberflöte
Mar 23
USA
Die Zauberflöte
USA
USA

About Golda

“A soprano of unearthly lyrical beauty...”
— Frankfurter Rundschau

Meet Golda Schultz, a {proudly} South African Soprano, based in Berlin, Germany. Conquering the world’s opera houses and concert halls, one stage at a time. Connecting people through music, one song at a time.

  • "Schultz’s tone had the gentle, silky glow of moonlight, but with a glisten that penetrated, and she gave a sense of both Adina’s independence and her vulnerability."

    — NY Times

  • "Schultz has a magnificent vocal instrument, rich and glowing throughout the range, with not a weak patch anywhere, and an intensity that can make even the dully conventional songs of Mayer seem gripping. (…) This is a stunning debut disc of a soprano who is well on the way to operatic stardom."

    — The Telegraph

  • "Golda Schultz sings with strength and assurance, her voice with its own distinctively thrilling radiance; she is a newcomer who simply has everything."

    — The Financial Times

  • "She sings the high notes with wonderful effortlessness, the phrasing leaves nothing to be desired in terms of density and intensity, the piano is sonorous and rich in substance, and even as a fury she still sings "beautifully", enchantingly beautiful, as one must realize. Golda Schultz was the star of the benefit concert for the "Stadt-Anzeiger" campaign "wir helfen" (we help) for disadvantaged children and young people in Cologne.“

    - Kölner Stadtanzeiger

  • "For the listener, the siren-like magic of the voice with its abundance of chiaroscuro sounds is irresistible."

    — FAZ

  • "The fabulous soprano Golda Schultz enchanted the audience with Beethoven's concert aria "Ah! Perfido" (op. 65) and Fiordiligi's aria "Come scoglio" from Mozart's opera "Così fantutte". Schultz has this warm timbre and an engaging, sympathetic performance style that is a pure joy to listen to. She had glamor, but without appearing diva-like, she gave feeling and melodiousness to the emotional arias and remained technically brilliant."

    - Kölnische Rundschau

  • "This was one of those nights that you later tell your amazed friends and family about: Yes, I was there when tickets for a Golda Schultz performance were still available at the box office – and when you could experience the fantastic South African soprano in the intimate atmosphere of the Pierre Boulez Saal. This will not be the case for much longer."

    — Frederik Hanssen, Tagesspiegel

  • "But if there's one unmissable reason to log on, it's for Golda Schultz's Agathe, whose luscious arias she sings with creamy beauty and an undertow of desperate fragility."

    — Neil Fisher

  • “A bold reinvention [of Jerusalem] much helped by the golden, easeful soprano voice of Golda Schultz, the evening's star vocalist.” ★★★★★

    — The Sunday Telegraph

  • "The native South African, who experienced her breakthrough at the Bavarian State Opera, brings the best possible qualities to the table: a warmly timbrated, technically almost flawlessly deployed soprano, which unfolds colors and fullness in the middle buttery register that is strongly called for here."

    — Münchner Merkur

Mozart, You Drive Me Crazy!

This is the title that the South African soprano Golda Schultz has decided to give to her new album, devoted to the female heroines of Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte and Le nozze di Figaro , roles that have marked her career from Munich to The Metropolitan Opera.

“Why does Mozart drive me crazy? First of all, because his music, which sounds so easy when you listen to it, is extremely difficult to perform . . . And when I immerse myself in the world of Da Ponte and Mozart, I realise that there’s a deep complexity to their female characters: they endure the toughest trials, but they also display great strength. In fact, these operas explore humanity from the feminine perspective: every single one of these women is constantly evolving. They show how human beings transcend trauma and how grief and pain can be overcome.”

Album by Antonello Manacorda, Golda Schultz, and Kammerakademie Potsdam.

News & Press

From VAN Magazine to The Times, Golda Schultz has been featured in numerous publications around the world. Read some of the reviews, interviews, and news from Golda’s performances.

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