Rachel Harnisch
Soprano Rachel Harnisch became known early in her career as one of Switzerland's top Mozart specialists. In the 2010s she has increasingly turned to contemporary repertory, often giving premieres of new works, and she is one of the most versatile sopranos on the contemporary scene anywhere.
Harnisch was born August 1, 1973, in the Valais German-speaking town of Brig in the Swiss Alps. She studied at the Hochschule für Musik in Freiburg, Germany, with Beata Heuer-Christen as her teacher, and in 2000 made her debut as Pamina in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte in Bern, Switzerland, soon reprising the role at the Zurich Opera under conductor Franz Welser-Möst. Pamina has been an important role in Harnisch's career: she sang the role in a Paris production at the Bastille Opera in an innovative version by Robert Wilson, and again at the Deutsche Oper Berlin in 2007. She has also appeared as the Countess in Le nozze di Figaro at the Verona Opera. Harnisch has appeared in other houses as far afield as Santiago, Chile. Her repertory since the late 2000s decade has stretched from Monteverdi to Kaija Saariaho, whose L'amour de loin she sang (as Clemence) at Antwerp and Ghent in 2009. Appearing in French as well as Italian repertory, Harnisch sang in 2012 in the world premiere of the completion of Donizetti's unfinished Le duc d'Albe. Increasingly often in the 2010s, she has sung contemporary music in concert, including Luigi Nono's Prometeo Suite and Michael Tippett's A Child of Our Time. She has also sung major oratorio and mass repertory, as well as Debussy's Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien and the Symphony No. 4 in G major of Mahler. She is also a frequent recitalist. Many of Harnisch's performances have been released on recordings, including 2018's live performance of the world premiere of German composer Aribert Reimann's L'invisible, on the Oehms label.
© James Manheim /TiVo
Similar artists
Discography
6 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
-
Brahms: Songs & Duets
Rachel Harnisch, Yannick Debus, Jan Schultsz, Marina Viotti
Classical - Released by Pan Classics on Oct 2, 2020
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Pergolesi: Stabat mater; Violin Concerto; Salve Regina in C minor
Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado, Rachel Harnisch, Sara Mingardo, Julia Kleiter, Giuliano Carmignola
Classical - Released by Archiv Produktion on Jan 1, 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mahler: Vierte Symphonie / Schnabel: Lieder aus, Op. 11 & 14 (Kammerfassungen)
MythenEnsembleOrchestral, Graziella Contratto, Rachel Harnisch
Classical - Released by iMD-Schweizer Fonogramm on Feb 3, 2020
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Schoeck: Sommernacht, Sonate für Bassklarinette, Penthesilea Suite & Besuch in Urach
George-Cosmin Banica, Bernhard Röthlisberger, Rachel Harnisch, Berner Symphonieorchester, Isabelle Magnenat, Mario Venzago
Classical - Released by Musiques Suisses on Mar 31, 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Othmar Schoeck: Vom Fischer un syner Fru, Op. 43
Classical - Released by Claves Records on Dec 14, 2018
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Hindemith: Das Marienleben (1948 Version)
Classical - Released by Naxos on Apr 13, 2017
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo