Gina May Walter is a director, singer and performance artist equally at home on and off stage. Whether in classical operatic roles such as Frau Fluth in Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor (Nicolai) or Elektra in Idomeneo (Mozart), in more classical contemporary works such as the solo soprano in Micha Tangain's In Absentia (premiered at the Tischlerei of the Deutsche Oper Berlin), or in the wholly contemporary children's opera Kuck kuck im Koffer, Mathias Kaul (Junge Deutsche Oper) - her operatic stage craft and presence are undeniable. She transfers these skills to other stages as well, touring with her song partner Kunal Lahiry or her extensive work with music theater groups of Berlin's independent scene, such as gamut inc. (this is not a swan song, R.U.R. - Eine Roboteroper), Manos Tsangaris (Winzig), or with her home ensemble Opera Lab Berlin.Since joining the ensemble, she has extensively honed her acting, performing and vocal technique. Some of her memorable roles, Dolly Parton in Gunfighter Nation (Gardner), PT Barnum Humbug(Lang), Soprano 1 in Stimmung (Stockhausen) - a fully choreographed version in which she danced and sang harmonics simultaneously - have shown that Gina has multiple strings to her proverbial performer's bow. Opera Lab Berlin was the obvious partner for her directorial debut with HUM-AN Orchestra, a reinterpretation of Kagel's two-man orchestra for the non-binary, digital age. On digital platforms, Gina also has an intersectional feminist podcast, The Vagitators. Along with her co-host Mathilde Monge, also known as Barnaby Alive, she explores the pitfalls of absolute female power.
This theme is a common thread throughout Gina's work and informs her current commissions, a new project on Barbara Strozzi, a revival of the operetta Magna Mater with Tutti d'amore. Follow Gina on Instagram @ginamayloves
