otte Kortenhaus graduated with a degree in voice performance from the Freiburg University of Music in 2014.
She has further developed her vocal and acting skills in numerous masterclasses – including Noelle Turner, Katharina Kutsch, Marlis Petersen, Brigitte Fassbaender and Hedwig Fassbenders Excellence Lab Opera.
otte Kortenhaus gained reputation as a concert singer at a young age. She recently performed Mendelssohn's “Paulus” with the Bochum Symphony Orchestra. Other highlights include performances of Berlioz' “Les nuits d'été” in Münster (2023), Mahler's “Rückert-Lieder” in Detmold (2021), Mozart's “Requiem” in Wiesbaden (2017) and Handel's “Messiah” in Rome (2013).
Furthermore, her heart is in song. As a sought-after interpreter, Kortenhaus can regularly be heard in recitals. Together with pianists Anna Immerz and Robert Lillinger, she presents a diverse repertoire ranging from Franz Schubert to contemporary composers such as Wolfgang Rihm.
Whether Mozart or Handel, English or French opera, musical or operetta: Lotte Kortenhaus enjoys the wide variety of roles she performs as a soloist at the Landestheater. Her most important roles to date include Hänsel (Hänsel und Gretel), Dorabella (Così fan tutte), Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni), Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro), Arsamene (Serse), Miss Jessel (Turn of the Screw), Siébel (Faust), Magdalene (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg), Eliza (My fair Lady) and the Baroness (Chitti Chitti Bang Bang).
Since 2017, Lotte Kortenhaus has been enriching the Landestheater Detmold with her warm, versatile voice and her commanding stage presence. With devotion and empathy, she slips into the most diverse roles and impresses the audience as a “mocking muse” (Les contes d'Hoffmann) as well as a “desperate mother” (Dead Man Walking). In 2022, 2024 and 2026 the mezzo-soprano was awarded the Detmold Theaterpreis.
Lotte Kortenhaus gained reputation as a concert singer at a young age. She recently performed Mendelssohn's “Paulus” with the Bochum Symphony Orchestra. Other highlights include performances of Berlioz' “Les nuits d'été” in Münster (2023), Mahler's “Rückert-Lieder” in Detmold (2021), Mozart's “Requiem” in Wiesbaden (2017) and Handel's “Messiah” in Rome (2013).
Furthermore, her heart is in song. As a sought-after interpreter, Kortenhaus can regularly be heard in recitals. Together with pianists Anna Immerz and Robert Lillinger, she presents a diverse repertoire ranging from Franz Schubert to contemporary composers such as Wolfgang Rihm.
ince 2017, Lotte Kortenhaus has been enriching the Landestheater Detmold with her warm, versatile voice and her commanding stage presence. With devotion and empathy, she slips into the most diverse roles and impresses the audience as a “mocking muse” (Les contes d'Hoffmann) as well as a “desperate mother” (Dead Man Walking). In 2022 and 2024, the mezzo-soprano was awarded the Detmold Theaterpreis.
Lotte Kortenhaus graduated with a degree in voice performance from the Freiburg University of Music in 2014.
She has further developed her vocal and acting skills in numerous masterclasses – including Noelle Turner, Katharina Kutsch, Marlis Petersen, Brigitte Fassbaender and Hedwig Fassbenders Excellence Lab Opera.
hether Mozart or Handel, English or French opera, musical or operetta: Lotte Kortenhaus enjoys the wide variety of roles she performs as a soloist at the Landestheater. Her most important roles to date include Hänsel (Hänsel und Gretel), Dorabella (Così fan tutte), Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni), Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro), Arsamene (Serse), Miss Jessel (Turn of the Screw), Siébel (Faust), Magdalene (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg), Eliza (My fair Lady) and the Baroness (Chitti Chitti Bang Bang).