Judy Weiss
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Judy Weiss is a German
singer who became internationally renowned after singing "Vivo per Lei" with Andrea Bocelli
in a German-Italian duet in 1996; while Weiss sang in German, Bocelli sang in Italian.
In 1994 she starred for the first time in a musical
in the role of Anita in West Side Story
. In 1995 she performed in Beauty and the Beast
. She also played Macchina in the German musical Space Dream and Esmeralda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. She performs regularly with the jazz pianist Maria Baptist
.
When Weiss was five years old she had her first piano lessons. For eight years she attended a conservatory for piano and singing, and afterwards the Music Academy Hanns Eisler
. Weiss has a daughter who was born in November 2000.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
singer who became internationally renowned after singing "Vivo per Lei" with Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli, is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident....
in a German-Italian duet in 1996; while Weiss sang in German, Bocelli sang in Italian.
In 1994 she starred for the first time in a musical
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
in the role of Anita in West Side Story
West Side Story
West Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins...
. In 1995 she performed in Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast (musical)
Beauty and the Beast is a musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice and a book by Linda Woolverton, based on the 1991 Disney film of the same name. Seven new songs were written for the stage musical...
. She also played Macchina in the German musical Space Dream and Esmeralda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. She performs regularly with the jazz pianist Maria Baptist
Maria Baptist
Maria Baptist is a German musician and professor.-Career:Maria Baptist was born in 1971 in East Berlin in a very musical family. Her grandfather was an orchestra musician and composer, her father himself is a pianist. Maria discovered very early her fascination for music and at the age of six she...
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When Weiss was five years old she had her first piano lessons. For eight years she attended a conservatory for piano and singing, and afterwards the Music Academy Hanns Eisler
Hanns Eisler
Hanns Eisler was an Austrian composer.-Family background:Eisler was born in Leipzig where his Jewish father, Rudolf Eisler, was a professor of philosophy...
. Weiss has a daughter who was born in November 2000.