BBC Radio: Anne Sofie von Otter Interview #1
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Anne Sofie von Otter's "Watercolours"!
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Anne Sofie von Otter talks to Jenni Murray about her career as a Swedish mezzo-soprano!
Topics discussed:
- von Otter's numerous performances as a woman in trousers - the "fate of the mezzo"
- the title role of Handel's "Xerxes", which she was singing at the Barbican at the time of this interview
- switching from a "Nordic beauty" to the role of a "Latin slut", as von Otter says - Bizet's Carmen
- her album of Swedish songs "Watercolours", and the significance of her native Sweden to her
- performing at the funeral of Anna Lindh, an iconic Swedish politician and mother of two, who was sadly stabbed to death
Musical excerpts from:
- Handel's opera "Giulio Cesare"
- Anne Sofie von Otter's CD Watercolours, a collection of Swedish songs
Ah...I did it too, and I corrected it right before it finished processing!
Well yes I did! :P I agree about DiDonato being the best Dejanira and Natalie being the best Ophelie...they just bring such a new energy to the roles.
But about the BBC interview guru business...it might as well be my permanent occupation...I was searching for more Dessay interviews, and I found twenty more BBC interviews to do! And I still have twenty to do already! :O Ah well...at least I have a speciality now?
Ahaha...at least! Well, at least I have something to do for the summer...though I wish I got paid to do it! :P
Well, there's so many opera divas and divos these days, it's hard to keep track of them all! And I imagine you're not really a trouser-role fan, but hey, it might be worth it! I personally don't know that much about von Otter either, but she also sang "Le mort d'Ophelie", which was well-done. I love her Handel too, but less than DiDonato ("Where shall I fly", etc.). She also released a very haunting CD featuring works of composers who were imprisoned in concentration camps.