- 1989 - 95 study in singing at the Cologne conservatory of music under Prof. Natalie Usselmann.
- Additional studies at the Cologne conservatory of music, terminated 1998 with the "Konzertexamen"
- Guest appearances at the operas of Dortmund, Cologne, Hannover, Karlsruhe, Antwerpen, Gent and Toulouse; performances at the "Kölner Philharmonie"
- 1994-1998 member of the ensemble of the "Deutsche Oper am Rhein" in Düsseldorf
- 1998 - 2000 member of the ensemble of the "Bühnen der Landeshauptstadt Kiel"
- Since August 2000 working as freelance artist
- Several CD recordings - see Discography