A message from Prof. Angelika Kirchschlager (Vocal) Kusatsu International Summer Music Academy

The 44th (2024) Kusatsu International Summer Music Academy & Festival
Masterclass
Introduction of the message from Prof. Kirchschlager.
Angelika Kirchschlager
Austrian mezzo-soprano Angelika Kirchschlager enjoys an international career dividing her time between recitals and opera in Europe, North America and the Far East. She is internationally recognized as one of the foremost interpreters of Richard Strauss and Mozart.
In 2007 the Austrian government awarded Angelika the title of Kammersängerin for her outstanding contributions to the Vienna State Opera. In 2009 she became an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music in London. In 2013 she won the BBC Music Magazine Award for her recording of Liszt and received the prestigious European Cultural Award for her contributions to classical music on stage and as a teacher keeping the fascination of classical music alive for the younger generation.
DVD releases include Sesto in the highly-acclaimed Glyndebourne production of Handel’s Giulio Cesare (Opus Arte), Cherubino/Le Nozze di Figaro under René Jacobs (Bel Air), Octavian/Der Rosenkavalier from the Salzburg Festival under Semyon Bychkov (TDK) and Sophie in the Royal Opera House’s release of Sophie’s Choice. She has won three ECHO KLASSIK awards as well as a GRAMMY Award.
Since 2020, she is holding her a chair for Lied-Oratorio-Concert at the University of Music (mdw) in Vienna.
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The 44th (2024) Kusatsu International Summer Music Academy & Festival
Theme: All Love and Loved Mozart
August 17th - 30th in Kusatsu town, Gunma
Masterclass application: 12:00, June 3rd - 16:00, June 12th
For more details, please refer to our website.
URL: kusa2/jp/en/
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