Georg studied Roman studies and history at the
Cologne University, and music pedagogy at the
Musikhochschule Köln. She then studied voice at the
Robert Schumann Hochschule in
Düsseldorf with
Ingeborg Reichelt. She graduated in 1982 as a concert singer, and continued studies as an opera singer. She was a member of the Cologne Opera Studio in 1982/83, and took master classes with
Giulietta Simionato and
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. She performed roles of early Italian opera such as Penelope in Monteverdi's ''
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria and Ottavia in his L'incoronazione di Poppea. She appeared as Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, and also in contemporary opera, such as Graf Mirabeau'' by
Siegfried Matthus. She participated in recordings of rarely recorded operas, performing roles such as Tyrsis in Telemann's
Der neumodische Liebhaber Damon, conducted by
Michael Schneider in 1996, Schubert's
Die Verschworenen the same year, conducted by
Christoph Spering, and Gundelind in the first recording of
Siegfried Wagner's
Die heilige Linde in 2001, conducted by
Werner Andreas Albert. As a concert singer, Georg has performed at international festivals, and made several recordings. On 23 June 1988 she performed two works by
C. P. E. Bach, his
Magnificat and the oratorio
Die Israeliten in der Wüste, alongside
Nancy Argenta,
Lena Lootens,
Howard Crook and
Stephen Roberts, conducted by
Frieder Bernius, in the first concert of the
Rheingau Musik Festival in
Eberbach Abbey. She recorded works by Bach with
Helmuth Rilling, including his cantata
Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg, BWV 149, and his
Ascension Oratorio. She has taught at the
Musikhochschule Köln from 1989, and was appointed professor of voice in 1998. Among her students are
Max Ciolek and her daughter Uta Christina Georg, who also became a mezzo-soprano. == References ==