Lucerne's cantonal government honors Mühlemann
This year's recognition prize of CHF 10,000 from the cantonal government goes to two people: Lucerne opera singer Regula Mühlemann and Alexander Wili, a driving force behind cooperative building and housing.
According to the official press release, the cantonal government is paying tribute to Regula Mühlemann because "she has made Lucerne better known in the world than almost any other personality".
Regula Mühlemann was born in Adligenswil in 1986, grew up there and studied at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts under Barbara Locher. Her engagements then took her to the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, the Zurich Opera House and the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. In summer 2012, she made her debut as the young Papagena in the opera "Das Labyrinth" by Peter von Winter at the Salzburg Festival.
Since then, Regula Mühlemann has been heard at many important opera houses and concert halls. She was literally the voice of Lucerne in the world before returning to the Lucerne Theater in November 2018 as Juliette in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette, bringing a major romantic role to the stage for the first time. In 2018, she was awarded the Opus Klassik as "Young Artist of the Year".
