Katarina Karnéus
Katarina Karnéus (born November 26, 1965 in Stockholm ) is a Swedish opera singer ( mezzo-soprano ).
Life
Karnéus completed her musical training at Trinity College of Music in London and at the National Opera Studio . Since then she has mainly been active as a concert and opera singer. In her extensive international work, she has performed at the Welsh National Opera , the English National Opera , the Opéra Comique , the Opéra Bastille in Paris , the Chicago Lyric Opera , the Glyndebourne Festival, the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels and the Metropolitan Opera New York, at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden , London, and at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich .
Her repertoire includes the following roles: Dorabella ( Così fan tutte ), Sesto ( Giulio Cesare in Egitto ), Cherubino ( Le nozze di Figaro ), Rosina ( Il barbiere di Siviglia ), Angelina ( La Cenerentola ), Octavian ( Der Rosenkavalier ), Marguerite ( La damnation de Faust ), Annio and Sesto ( La clemenza di Tito ), Geschwitz ( Lulu ).
Awards
- Christine Nielsen Award (1994)
- Overall victory in the Cardiff Singer of the World competition (1995)
CDs
- 1998: "Katarina Karnéus sings Strauss, Mahler, Marx". With Roger Vignoles (piano) Recorded 7/1998 at St. Michael's Church, Highgate, London EMI CLASSICS CDZ 5 73168 2
- 2002: “Sibelius Songs”. With Julius Drake (piano). Recorded 6/2001, Hyperion, CDA67318
- 2008: "Grieg Songs", Julius Drake (piano), Hyperion
- 2011: "Mahler Orchestral Songs", Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Susanna Mälkki, BIS
Web links
- Katarina Karnéus at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
- Katarina Karnéus Short biography (Bavarian State Opera)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Karnéus, Katarina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish opera singer (mezzo-soprano) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 26, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm |