Annette Jahns (24 June 1958[1] – 11 September 2020) was a German operatic mezzo-soprano and contralto, and opera director, based at the Semperoper in Dresden.
She appeared at international opera houses and festivals, with a focus on contemporary music including world premieres.
Born in Dresden in 1958[2] to a family of opera singers,[3][4][5] Jahns began her vocal studies in 1975 at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber, Dresden;[4] she attended master classes with Judith Beckmann, Ute Niss and Theo Adam.
[3] She portrayed the title role in Bettina by Friedrich Schenker to a libretto by Karl Mickel, premiered at the Theater im Palast in Berlin on 2 September 1987, and recorded.
She worked as secretary of the performing arts and film class at the Sächsische Akademie der Künste from 2005 to 2008.