Anne Sofie von Otter
The Swedish mezzo soprano Anne Sofie von Otter is among the most versatile singers on today's scene, recording and performing opera of various eras and in various languages, art song, oratorio, rock, pop, and jazz. As a song recitalist, collaborating with pianist Bengt Forsberg, she has specialized in unusual and original programming. Von Otter was born in Stockholm on May 9, 1955. Her father was a Swedish diplomat, and her childhood was divided among stints in several countries; she mastered multiple languages as a child. Von Otter enrolled at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, studying with Vera Rosza, Erik Werba, and Geoffrey Parsons. Joining the cast of the Basel Opera in 1983, she made her debut as Alcina in Haydn's Orlando Paladino and singing several "pants" roles including the title role in Rossini's Tancredi. For a time, von Otter specialized in 18th century opera, including the muscular opera seria heroine roles that were just starting to become popular at the end of the 20th century. After multiple audition attempts, von Otter also landed a place in the stable of singers associated with conductor John Eliot Gardiner, performing and recording such works as Handel's Jephtha, Bach's Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, and St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, and Mozart's Requiem in D minor, K. 626. Von Otter has performed at La Scala in Milan, Covent Garden in London, and other major European opera houses. With Bengt Forsberg she has released critically acclaimed recitals such as Terezin/Theresienstadt (2007) featuring music written by composers being held in concentration camps. Her artistic scope has only grown as she has aged; in 2016 she joined with the experimental ensemble Brooklyn Rider for a recital of works by composers ranging from Elvis Costello (with whom she had already released a duet album) to Björk, Nico Muhly, Kate Bush, and jazz pianist Brad Mehldau, with whom she recorded the album Love Songs in 2010. She has also recorded mainstream Romantic lieder repertory as well as Swedish art songs. Von Otter released A Simple Song, with Forsberg on the organ, on Sweden's BIS label in late 2018.
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Schubert : Music for "Rosamunde"
Anne Sofie von Otter, The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado, Ernst Senff Chor
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 01.01.1991
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Berg / Korngold / R. Strauss: Lieder
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Vivaldi: Concertos, Aria, Sonata
Daniel Hope, Anne Sofie von Otter, The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
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Gluck: Alceste
Anne Sofie von Otter, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca Music Group Ltd. am 01.01.2002
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La Bonne Chanson - French Chamber Songs
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Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 01.01.1996
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Zemlinsky: Lieder
Barbara Bonney, Anne Sofie von Otter, Andreas Schmidt, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Cord Garben
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 01.01.1989
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Songs and Chamber Music
Klassik - Erschienen bei Caprice am 01.01.1996
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Douce France
Klassik - Erschienen bei naïve classique am 21.10.2013
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Home For Christmas
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 15.06.1999
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Gluck: Orphée et Euridice
Klassik - Erschienen bei Warner Classics am 02.10.2001
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Bach
Klassik - Erschienen bei Archiv Produktion am 04.05.2009
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Offenbach: Arias
Anne Sofie von Otter, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 01.01.2002
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The Art Of Anne Sofie Von Otter
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca (UMO) am 22.07.2002
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Klassik - Erschienen bei UME - Global Clearing House am 05.09.2020
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Lamenti
Anne Sofie von Otter, Musica Antiqua Köln , Reinhard Goebel
Klassik - Erschienen bei Archiv Produktion am 01.01.1998
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Music for a While
Klassik - Erschienen bei Archiv Produktion am 01.01.2004
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So Many Things (Arr. for Mezzo-Soprano and String Quartet)
Anne Sofie von Otter, Brooklyn Rider
Klassik - Erschienen bei naïve am 28.10.2016
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Noel
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Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 11.10.2005
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Music for a While
Klassik - Erschienen bei Archiv Produktion am 01.01.2004
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Vivaldi
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