Biography

Moldova born and Berlin native mezzo-soprano Alexandra Ionis studied at the Berlin Universität der Künste and the Milan Conservatorio di musica Giuseppe Verdi and was a member of the International Opera Studio of the Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia, where she was taught by Renata Scotto among others.

Already during her studies she took part in Aribert Reimann's opera Melusine/Pythia at the Berlin UdK under Errico Fresis and Frank Hilbrich.
Since then, her love of contemporary and modern music has been demonstrated numerous times, including in Widmann's Babylon and Reimann's Gespenstersonate/Mumie at Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin, Britten's Death in Venice under Donald Runnicles and Graham Vick at Deutsche Oper Berlin, Berg's Wozzeck/Margret at the Palau de les Arts in Valencia under James Gaffigan, in semi-staged performances of Zimmermann’s Die Soldaten/Stolzius' Mutter with the Gürzenich-Orchester Köln and François-Xavier Roth (staging: Calixto Bieito) in Cologne, Hamburg and Paris, as well as the two world premieres Die Schneekönigin (Tischlerei der Deutschen Oper Berlin) and Subotnik (Neuköllner Oper) by the composer Samuel Penderbayne.
In addition, she sang in the world premiere of Péter Eötvös' opera Sleepless at Staatsoper Unter den Linden (with revivals in Geneva and Budapest) and the world premiere of the children’s opera Robin Hood/Nurse (M. dall’Ongaro) at Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari.

Further highlights in recent seasons include her debut at the Bayreuth Festival 2024 as 2nd Norn/Götterdämmerung, Siegrune/Die Walküre (both under Simone Young) and as Mary in the children’s opera Der fliegende Holländer, her Schwertleite/Walküre in the new RING production at Staatsoper Unter den Linden (staging: Dmitri Tcherniakov) under the baton of Christian Thielemann and Thomas Guggeis, the new production Elektra/3rd Magd (director: Philipp Stölzl) with the Berlin Philharmonic under Kirill Petrenko in Baden-Baden and Berlin, 3rd Magd/Elektra at Staatsoper Stuttgart, Roßweiße/Walküre under Stefan Reck at Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari and under Juraj Valčuha at Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, Il viaggio a Reims/Maddalena and Il trovatore, both under Giacomo Sagripanti at Deutsche Oper Berlin, Maddalena at the Dresden Semperoper, Annina/Der Rosenkavalier at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin (Simone Young/André Heller), as well as Annina/Rosenkavalier, Ulrica/Un ballo in maschera and Marcellina/Le nozze di Figaro at the Chemnitz Opera House.

Her concert repertoire includes works by Pergolesi, Bach, Rossini, Verdi, Mahler, Schönberg, Shostakovich, Ravel, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev and Rachmaninov.

As of season 2023/24, Ionis is a member of the ensemble at Theater Bielefeld, where she could already be experienced as Anaide in Leoncavallo's Zazà and Mrs Quickly in Verdi's Falstaff, among others.

Projects at her parent house in Bielefeld in the 2024/25 season include her debuts as Judith in Bartók‘s Bluebeard’s Castle, Giulietta&Voice of the Mother in the new production Les contes d’Hoffmann, Katerina (Magdalena) in the new staging of Martinů’s The Greek Passion, and as Queen of Hearts in the new staging of Pierangelo Valtinoni’s Alice in Wonderland.
In addition, she will make her debut as Fricka in Die Walküre in concert with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under Simone Young and return to Deutsche Oper Berlin as Maddalena in Viaggio a Reims.
In the summer of 2025 she will be back at the Bayreuth Festival as 2nd Norn and Siegrune in the RING.

Alexandra Ionis is a scholarship holder of the Richard Wagner Society since 2018.

Management



Artist Manager
 
 
 
 
Ingunn Sighvatsdóttir
Artist Manager
ingunn@orlob.net 
Mobil: +49-173-2 067 821

Repertoire

Repertoire Concert

Bach, J.S. Christmas Oratorio
Beethoven Missa Solemnis
  Symphony no 9
Mahler Symphony no 3 (alt solo)
Rossini Petite messe sollenelle (alt solo)
Verdi Messa da Requiem
 

Repertoire Opera

Bartók Bluebeard's Castle Judith
Bizet Carmen Carmen*
Britten Death in Venice Beggar / 4th alto
Dall'Ongaro Robin Hood (UA) Nutrice
Donizetti La Favorite Léonor de Guzman*
Leoncavallo Zazà Anaide
Martinu The Greek Passion Katerina
Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana Santuzza*
Mozart Die Zauberflöte 3rd Lady
  La clemenza di Tito Sesto
  Le nozze di Figaro Marcellina
Offenbach Les contes d'Hoffmann Giulietta
    Voix de la tombe
Penderbayne Die Schneekönigin Räubertochter, Prinzessin, Lappin
Reimann Gespenstersonate Die Mumie
  Melusine Pythia
Rossini Il viaggio a Reims Maddalena
Saint-Saens Samson et Dalila Dalila*
Strauss Der Rosenkavalier Annina
  Die Ägyptische Helena Elfe
  Elektra 3rd Magd
Valtinoni, P. Alice in Wonderland Queen of Hearts
Verdi Aida Amneris*
  Don Carlo Eboli
  Falstaff Ms. Quickly
  Il trovatore Azucena*
    Inez
  Un ballo in maschera Ulrica
Wagner Der fliegende Holländer Mary
  Die Walküre Fricka
    Rossweisse
    Siegrune
    Schwertleite
  Götterdämmerung 2nd Norn
  Tannhäuser Venus
Widmann Babylon Septette
Zimmermann Die Soldaten Stolzius‘ Mutter

*in preparation

 

Press

 

Alice in Wonderland / Theater Bielefeld /
04.06.2025 / Westfalen-Blatt


"Die Herzkönigin ist eine Paraderolle für Alexandra Ionis."

Hoffmanns Erzählungen / Theater Bielefeld /
03.03.2025 / Westfalen-Blatt


"großartig in Spiel und Gesang: Alexandra Ionis"

Die Walküre / Sydney Symphony Orchestra /
20.11.2024 / The Daily Telegraph


"Alexandra Ionis was magnificent, her mellifluous tone and acting skills bringing an added dimension to Act 2"

Die Walküre / Sydney Symphony Orchestra /
18.11.2024 / bachtrack.com


"noble tone and expressive singing"

Die Walküre / Sydney Symphony Orchestra /
18.11.2024 / The Sydney Morning Herald


"Alexandra Ionis' Fricka, whose formidably firm contralto voice was leavened with an even velvety finish of burgundy richness"

Die Walküre / Sydney Symphony Orchestra /
18.11.2024 / Australian Book Review


"Alexandra Ionis was an incisive and authoritative Fricka"

Herzog Blaubarts Burg / Theater Bielefeld /
19.10.2024 / concerti.de


"Ionis agiert mit hochdramatischer Frischegarantie und gleißendem Stimmfeuer"

Falstaff / Theater Bielefeld /
Juli 2024 / Opernwelt


"Ein Ausbund an Komik und mit grabesdunkel grundiertem Mezzo"

Die Soldaten / Philharmonie de Paris /
28.01.24 / anaclase.com


"On retrouve le timbre moelleux et riche d'Alexandra Ionis en Mère de Stolzius à gosier fort souple"

Die Soldaten / Philharmonie de Paris / 19.01.2024 / classiquenews.com


"impressionnent par leurs graves profonds et leur présence scénique confondante"  

Die Soldaten / Kölner Philharmonie / 19.01.2024 / die-deutsche-buehne.de


"großes Bühnentemperament"  

Wozzeck / Palau de les Arts / 28.05.2022 / tempsarts.cat


"Alexandra Ionis va encarnar una excellent Margret" 

Un ballo in maschera / Oper Chemnitz / 03.12.17 / mdr.de


"Überzeugend war auch Altistin Alexandra Ionis" 

Un ballo in maschera / Oper Chemnitz / 03.12.17 / freiepresse.de


"sorgt für Gänsehautmomente" 

Un ballo in maschera / Oper Chemnitz / 03.12.17 / theaterfoerderverein-chemnitz.de


"Wie leicht oder wie glänzend kommt rüber, was doch so schwer zu singen ist" 

Un ballo in maschera / Oper Chemnitz / 02.12.17 / concerti.de


"das Profil eines sehr gut entwickelten Mezzosoprans" 

Der Rosenkavalier / Oper Chemnitz / 08.10.17 / der-neue-merker.eu


"mit einem voluminösen Mezzo" 

Gespenstersonate / Werkstatt der Staatsoper Berlin / 28.06.17 / badische-zeitung.de


"mit mächtigem Mezzo und enorm fokussiert" 

Gespenstersonate / Werkstatt der Staatsoper Berlin / 27.06.17 / anaclase.com


"l'excellente Mumie d'Alexandra Ionis" 

Gespenstersonate / Werkstatt der Staatsoper Berlin / 26.06.17 / tagesspiegel.de


"mit bemerkenswerter Stimmkraft und emotionaler Präsenz" 

Mahler 3. Sinfonie / Kurhaus Bad Bevensen / 05.01.17 / barftgaans.de


"Makellos die Mezzosopranistin" 

Die ägyptische Helena / Deutsche Oper Berlin / 09.04.16 / konzertkritikopernkritikberlin.wordpress.com


"fußflinke und schön singende Solistinnen" 

News

What a year!
The season is drawing to a close – but what an exciting season it has been! At her parent theatre, Theater Bielefeld, Alexandra Ionis celebrated four role debuts in 2024-25: from Judith in Bluebeard's Castle to Giulietta (and the Voice of the Mother) in the new production Les contes d'Hoffmann, Katerina (Magdalena) in the new staging of Martinů's The Greek Passion, and the Queen of Hearts in the new staging of Pierangelo Valtinoni's Alice in Wonderland.
Two opportunities remain to see Ionis on stage in the last two roles mentioned: July 1 and 6, 2025.

Simultaneously, Ionis is already busy rehearsing on the green hill in Bayreuth, where at this year’s festival she will again be on stage as Siegrune and 2nd Norn, as well as Venus in the children's opera Tannhäuser.

Here’s a small selection of reviews from Bielefeld:

"Ionis agiert mit hochdramatischer Frischegarantie und gleißendem Stimmfeuer" 
(Bluebeard's Castle / concerti.de)

"großartig in Spiel und Gesang: Alexandra Ionis"
(Les contes d'Hoffmann / Westfalen-Blatt)

"Indessen gebührt die Krone des Abends Alexandra Ionis mit ihrer Katerina der Extraklasse. Obschon riesig formatiert und bayreutherfahren, weiß Ionis' Mezzosopran mit der Akustik des nicht eben monumentalen Bielefelder Auditoriums umzugehen."
(The Greek Passion / concerti.de)

"Die Herzkönigin ist eine Paraderolle für Alexandra Ionis"
(Alice in Wonderland / Westfalen-Blatt)
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