Mariette Kemmer
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Mariette Kemmer (born 1953) is a Luxembourgish soprano singer who has performed in concerts and operas throughout Europe and in the United States. She also teaches at the Conservatoire in Esch-sur-Alzette.[1]
Daughter of the pianist Jean-Pierre Kemmer, Mariette was born in Luxembourg City on 29 November 1953. From the age of 9, she studied the cello at the Conservatoire de Luxembourg before turning to singing when she was 13. After leaving school, she spent three years at the Opéra Studio school in Brussels, then completed her studies at the Musikhochschule Rheinland in Düsseldorf. While in Brussels, she first sang secondary parts in operas at La Monnaie, before taking on her first main roles in Der Rosenkavalier (Sophie), The Magic Flute (Pamina) and Carmen (Micaëla) at the age of 24.[2][3]