Sophie Karthäuser

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Sophie Karthäuser
Karthäuser in 2008
BornMay 1974 (age 50)
Malmedy, Belgium
Education
OccupationOperatic soprano

Sophie Karthäuser (born May 1974) is a Belgian operatic soprano. She has performed internationally, especially in roles by Mozart such as Ilia in Idomeneo and Pamina in The Magic Flute. She is also a recitalist, performing and recording for example the complete songs by Mozart and lieder by Hugo Wolf.

Early life

Born in

masterclasses and took private lessons, notably with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf.[3]

Debut

Karthäuser made her stage debut as Papagena in Mozart's

Les Nuits d'été by Berlioz with Stéphane Denève. She joined the opera studio of La Monnaie where she appeared as Despina in Mozart's Così fan tutte, as Euridice and La Ninfa in Monterverdi's L'Orfeo, Eritea in Cavalli's Eliogabalo, Hanako in Hanjo by Toshio Hosokawa and Zerlina in Mozart's Don Giovanni.[4]

Roles

In 2005, she first appeared as Pamina in Die Zauberflöte at La Monnaie, conducted by

Opéra de Lyon, conducted by William Christie,[2] and Ilia in Idomeneo first at the Opéra national du Rhin in Strasbourg. The critic André Tubeuf wrote in Classica that "a great singer is hatching before our eyes".[6] At the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, she appeared as Tamiri in Mozart's Il re pastore, and in Berlin, she was Serpetta in his La finta giardiniera.[2][7]

In 2011, she performed the role of Agathe in Weber's Der Freischütz at the Opéra-Comique in Paris. She appeared at Lincoln Center in New York in 2016 as Ilia, conducted by Jacobs.[8]

Recordings

References

  1. ^ a b "Sophie Karthäuser" (PDF). Konzertverein ingolstadt. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Sophie Karthäuser". Belgian National Orchestra. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  3. ^ Lesueur, François (19 May 2011). "Recording of the month / Hugo Wolf (1860–1903) / Kennst du das Land?". concertclassic.com (in French). Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  4. ^ Sophie Karthäuser on Oxford Lieder
  5. ^ Le Monde, 29 April 2005
  6. ^ Classica, January 2008
  7. ^ Sophie Karthäuser Wigmore Hall 2018
  8. ^ Sewa-Segal, Edward (21 August 2016). "An illuminating performance of Idomeneo at Lincoln Center". bachtrack.com. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  9. ^ Wilson, Brian (July 2018). "George Frideric Handel (1685–1789) / Faramondo". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  10. ^ Eugèhe Asti
  11. ^ Forsling, Göran (September 2016). "Recording of the month / Hugo Wolf (1860–1903) / Kennst du das Land?". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  12. ^ Sillitoe, Stuart (July 2018). "Recording of the month / Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) / Dialogkantaten". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Telemann: Miriways". Presto Classical. Retrieved 17 June 2020.

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