About Anne Sofie von Otter |
Born in Stockholm, Sweden, Anne Sofie von Otter studied in London at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. |
Anne Sofie von Otter's recording, Mots d'Amour, was released in the United States on February 2, 2002. It can be ordered from amazon.com and from amazon.co.uk. |
Anne Sofie von Otter does not do more than three operas a year, she said in an interview published in Spanish in El País in February 2002. |
"In a new Archiv release of Handel's oratorio 'Hercules,' with Mr. Minkowski and his period-instrument musicians, {Anne Sofie von Otter] brings rapid-fire florid singing and emotional force to the pivotal role of Dejanira, Hercules' jealous wife," wrote Anne Midgette in the New York Times of April 7, 2002. |
"So pure, so clear, so evenly sustained was von Otter's tone production, so seamless was her phrasing and so completely did she seem to be inside the meaning of the words that music and emotion became one," wrote William Littler on April 12, 2002, at Thestar.com about a Toronto performance with Minkowski and Les Musiciens du Louvre of the aria "Scherza infida in grembo al drudo" from Handel's Ariodante. |
Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande with Wolfgang Holzmair and Anne Sofie von Otter, conducted by Bernard Haitink, was released on compact disc in the United States on May 14, 2002. It can be ordered from amazon.com. Available in Great Britain since 1 March 2002, amazon.co.uk. Disponible en France depuis le 22 janvier 2002, amazon.fr. |
Anne Sofie von Otter on DVD Some recordings of Anne Sofie von Otter Some more recordings of Anne Sofie von Otter |
The Glyndebourne production of Carmen with Anne Sofie von Otter and Marcus Haddock can be ordered on DVD from amazon.com with Region 1 encoding for the United States and Canada. |
Anne Sofie von Otter is scheduled to sing the title role in Carmen for the Santa Fe Opera during its 2006 season. |
Carnegie Hall in New York has announced the following program: Saturday, November 11, 2006 at 8:00 PM Boston Symphony Orchestra Isaac Stern Auditorium Boston Symphony Orchestra James Levine, Music Director and Conductor Anne Sofie von Otter, Mezzo-Soprano (Judith) Albert Dohmen, Bass-Baritone (Duke Bluebeard) Örs Kisfaludy, Speaker BARTÓK Bluebeard's Castle BRAHMS Symphony No. 1 There are likely to be at least performances in Boston around that time as well, but the Boston Symphony Orchestra has not yet announced its Boston season. |
Handel Theodora Le Concert d'Astrée / Haïm 17 October 2006 / 19:00 Barbican Hall Le Concert d’Astrée Orchestra & Chorus Emmanuelle Haïm conductor Geraldine McGreevy Theodora Anne Sofie von Otter Irene Matthew Rose Valens Stephen Wallace Didymus Paul Agnew Septimus |