Swedish mezzo-soprano (born 1955)
Anne Sofie von Otter (born 9 May 1955) is a Swedishmezzo-soprano . Her repertoire encompasseslieder , operas,oratorios and also rock and pop songs.
Von Otter was born inStockholm , Sweden. Her father wasGöran von Otter , a Swedish diplomat in Berlin duringWorld War II .[ 1] Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where her teachers includedVera Rózsa .[ 2] ARD International Music Competition .
From 1983 to 1985, she was an ensemble member of theBasel Opera , where she made her professional operatic début as Alcina inHaydn 'sOrlando paladino Royal Opera House , Covent Garden, début in 1985 and herLa Scala debut in 1987. HerMetropolitan Opera début was in December 1988 as Cherubino inThe Marriage of Figaro [ 3]
Her recording of Grieg songs won the 1993Gramophone Elvis Costello ,For the Stars ,[ 4] Edison Award . She was awarded theGrammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo in 2015 for her album of French songs,Douce France . She is a regular recital and recording partner with Swedish pianistBengt Forsberg .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
In 2006, von Otter sang the Evangelist in the premiere ofSven-David Sandström 'sOrdet – en passion Senza Sangue ofPéter Eötvös .[ 8] A Late Quartet [ 9]
In 2007, she released an album of music written by composers imprisoned in the Nazi ghetto ofTheresienstadt concentration camp (also known as Terezin) before their transportation to the death camp of Auschwitz. She collaborated on this project withChristian Gerhaher (baritone) and chamber musicians. She has stated that the material has special personal meaning for her as her father had attempted unsuccessfully during the war to spread information that he had received from SS officerKurt Gerstein about the Nazi death camps.[ 10]
In 2016, von Otter sang Leonora in the world premiere ofThomas Adès 'The Exterminating Angel Royal Opera House , Covent Garden. She created the principal role of Charlotte inSebastian Fagerlund 's 2017 operaAutumn Sonata , based on the1979 film byIngmar Bergman at theFinnish National Opera in Helsinki conducted byJohn Storgårds .[ 11]
Von Otter was married toBenny Fredriksson until his suicide on 17 March 2018.[ 12] [ 13] [ 2]
Selective charting albums [ edit ] Anne Sofie von Otter, 2013 (Peak positions inSverigetopplistan , the Swedish national record chart)
Anne Sofie von Otter singsOffenbach , conducted byMarc Minkowski – Deutsche GrammophonBaroque Arias by Handel, Monteverdi, Roman and Telemann, with the Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble – PropriusOmbre de mon amant , French baroque arias conducted byWilliam Christie – ArchivOpera Arias by Gluck, Haydn and Mozart, conducted byTrevor Pinnock – Archiv[ edit ] Bach :St Matthew Passion John Eliot Gardiner Beethoven :Symphony No. 9 Anthony Rolfe Johnson ,Gilles Cachemaille , theMonteverdi Choir and the Orchestre Revolutionaire et Romantique, conducted by Sir John Eliot GardinerBerlioz:L'Enfance du Christ ,Jules Bastin ,José Van Dam , Monteverdi Choir, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, conducted by John Eliot Gardiner - Erato 1988 Maurice Duruflé : "Requiem ", conducted by Michel Plasson – EMIElgar :The Dream of Gerontius Alastair Miles andDavid Rendall , conducted by SirColin Davis Handel :Jephtha Michael Chance ,Lynne Dawson andStephen Varcoe , with the English Baroque Soloists conducted by Sir John Eliot GardinerMauricio Kagel :Sankt-Bach-Passion Mahler :Symphony No. 3 , conducted byPierre Boulez – Deutsche GrammophonMozart :Requiem :Barbara Bonney , Anne Sofie von Otter,English Baroque Soloists ,Monteverdi Choir , conducted byJohn Eliot Gardiner – ArchivGreat Mass in C minor : Barbara Bonney, Anne Sofie von Otter, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, conducted by Sir John Eliot GardinerFranz Schubert :Rosamunde Chamber Orchestra of Europe , conducted byClaudio Abbado Camille Saint-Saëns ,Oratorio de Noël ,Home for Christmas , classical works and popular tunes for Christmas (1999) Deutsche GrammophonFor the Stars Brian Wilson ,Andersson –Ulvaeus andLennon–McCartney ), withElvis Costello andSvante Henryson (2001) Deutsche GrammophonPeter Sculthorpe :Island Dreaming , with theBrodsky Quartet (2001) Challenge RecordsI Let the Music Speak – Songs ofABBA including "Money, Money, Money " and "The Winner Takes It All " (2006) Deutsche GrammophonNoel , classical Christmas music with Bengt Forsberg (2006) Deutsche GrammophonLove Songs , withBrad Mehldau (2010) Naïve[ 24] Ottorino Respighi :Il tramonto , with the Brodsky Quartet – VanguardThe Metropolitan Opera Gala 1991 James Levine's 25th Anniversary Metropolitan Opera Gala ^ Paldiel, Mordecai,Saving the Jews: Amazing Stories of Men and Women Who Defied the "Final Solution" . Schreiber Publishing (ISBN 1-887563-55-5 ^a b Stephen Moss (5 August 2005)."Super von trouper" .The Guardian . Retrieved22 June 2016 . ^ Donal Henahan (17 December 1988)."Reviews/Music;Figaro Among Towering Columns" .The New York Times . Retrieved22 June 2016 .^ Neil Strauss (21 May 2001)."Worlds of Mezzo and Pop Star Meet Somewhere in Between; Anne Sofie von Otter: Fresh Start" .The New York Times . Retrieved22 June 2016 .^ Anthony Tommasini (9 May 1998)."Music Review: Von Otter, From Lieder to Blues" .The New York Times . Retrieved22 June 2016 .^ Anthony Tommasini (19 April 2005)."Vibrant Singing at the Nice Price" .The New York Times . Retrieved22 June 2016 .^ Steve Smith (4 May 2009)."Resilience of the Human Spirit, in Song" .The New York Times . Retrieved22 June 2016 . ^ Anthony Tommasini (10 May 2015)."Review: A Peter Eotvos Premiere and Schubert at the New York Philharmonic" .The New York Times . Retrieved22 June 2016 .^ Stephen Holden (1 November 2012)."The Strings Play On; The Bonds Tear Apart" .The New York Times . Retrieved22 June 2016 .^ David Bartal (17 September 2007)."A Different Aria" .Forward . Retrieved22 June 2016 . ^ Dammann, Guy. The Brilliant Sound of Gnawing Anxiety.Financial Times ^ "High-Profile Death Prompts Backlash Against #MeToo in Sweden" .The Irish Times . Retrieved30 July 2018 .^ "Famed Swedish Opera Singer Blames #MeToo for Her Husband's Suicide: 'You Can Break a Person' .MSN . Retrieved30 July 2018 .^ "Anne Sofie von Otter" .Nationalencyklopedin . Retrieved22 April 2019 .^ "Rolf Schock Prize Laureates" . Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Retrieved22 April 2019 .^ "Anne Sofie von Otter" .Upmc.fr . Retrieved18 January 2018 .^ "Discography Anne Sofie von Otter" .swedishcharts.com . Retrieved27 October 2022 .^ Ryan, Gavin (2011).Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 295. ^ "Discographie von Anne Sofie von Otter" .offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved27 October 2022 .^ "Discografie Anne Sofie von Otter" .dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved27 October 2022 .^ "Discography Anne Sofie von Otter" .norwegiancharts.com . Retrieved27 October 2022 .^ Fiona Maddocks (9 November 2013)."Various: Douce France – review" .The Observer . Retrieved22 June 2016 .^ Anne Midgette (16 January 2005)."Classical Recordings: Anne Sofie von Otter Sinks Her Teeth Into the Baroque" .The New York Times . Retrieved22 June 2016 .^ John Fordham (18 November 2010)."Brad Mehldau/Anne Sofie von Otter:Love Songs – Review" .The Guardian . Retrieved22 June 2016 .
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