Lisa Larsson (born 14 February 1967) is a

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classical soprano singer.

Career

Larsson studied in

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and since 1993 appeared in the ''Internationales Opernstudio'' of the Zurich Opera House under conductors such as

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, Nikolaus Harnoncourt and

Christoph von Dohnányi Christoph von Dohnányi (; born 8 September 1929) is a German conductor. Biography Youth and World War II Dohnányi was born in Berlin, Germany to Hans von Dohnanyi, a German jurist of Hungarian ancestry, and Christine Bonhoeffer. His uncle ...

.Lisa Larsson
on the Ton Koopman website She has performed at La Scala Milan, Opera de Lausanne,

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and with the Basel Opera Company. She has sung at European festivals such as the

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, the

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and The BBC Proms. As a concert singer, Larsson has appeared with the

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under

Claudio Abbado Claudio Abbado (; 26 June 1933 – 20 January 2014) was an Italian conductor who was one of the leading conductors of his generation. He served as music director of the La Scala opera house in Milan, principal conductor of the London Symphony ...

, the

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) is a British period instrument orchestra. The OAE is a resident orchestra of the Southbank Centre, London, associate orchestra at Glyndebourne Festival Opera Artistic Associate at Kings Place, and h ...

under

Nicholas McGegan James Nicholas McGegan OBE (born 14 January 1950 in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England) is a British harpsichordist, flutist, conductor and early music expert. Biography McGegan received his early education at Nottingham High School. He sub ...

or the

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under Christopher Hogwood. She took part in the project of

Ton Koopman Antonius Gerhardus Michael Koopman (; born 2 October 1944), known professionally as Ton Koopman, is a Dutch conductor, organist, harpsichordist, and musicologist, primarily known for being the founder and director of the Amsterdam Baroque Orches ...

and the

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir is a Dutch early-music group based in Amsterdam. The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir was created in two stages by the conductor, organist and harpsichordist Ton Koopman. He founded the Amsterdam Baroq ...

to record the complete vocal works of

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. More recent productions she has been part of as a soloist include works of Rolf Martinsson.

Discography

* 2013: ''Ladies First! Opera arias by Joseph Haydn''; , (Challenge Classics) * 2014: ''La Captive'' – Hector Berlioz; , Antonello Manacorda (Challenge Classics) * 2014: '' Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4''; Het Gelders Orkest, Antonello Manacorda (Challenge Classics) * 2018: ''

Rolf Martinsson Rolf Martinsson (born 1 May 1956 in Glimåkra, Skåne, Sweden) is a Music of Sweden, Swedish composer. Martinsson studied composition at Malmö Academy of Music, Malmö Academy of Music, Lund University 1981-85 under Brian Ferneyhough, Sven-David S ...

: Presentiment'';

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra ( sv, Kungliga Filharmonikerna or , literal translations, "Royal Philharmonic" or "Royal Philharmonic Orchestra") is a Swedish orchestra based in Stockholm. Its principal venue is the Konserthuset. His ...

Andrew Manze Andrew Manze (born 14 January 1965) is a British conductor and violinist living in Germany. Born in Beckenham, United Kingdom, Manze read Classics at Cambridge University. Manze studied violin and worked with Ton Koopman (his director in ...

Sakari Oramo Sakari is a given name, and may refer to: * Sakari Kukko (born 1953), Finnish saxophonist and flutist * Sakari Kuosmanen (born 1956), Finnish singer and actor * Sakari Oramo (born 1965), Finnish conductor * Sakari Pinomäki, Finnish mechanical and ...

( BIS Records) * 2019: ''Martinsson: Garden of Devotion'';

Netherlands Chamber Orchestra The Netherlands Chamber Orchestra (NKO; Dutch, ''Nederlands Kamerorkest'') is a Dutch chamber orchestra based in Amsterdam. The NKO is part of the ''Stichting Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest'' (Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Foundation), alon ...

, Gordan Nikolić (Challenge Classics)

References

External links

*
Lisa Larsson
on Bach Cantatas, 2001
Lisa Larsson
on Challenge Records
Entries for recordings by Lisa Larsson
on

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1967 births Living people People from Växjö Swedish operatic sopranos 21st-century Swedish women opera singers 20th-century Swedish women opera singers {{Sweden-opera-singer-stub