Anne Schwanewilms
Born: 1967, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Nationality: German
The German lyric-dramatic soprano Anne Schwanewilms was born in Gelsenkirchen in 1967 and trained as a gardener before studying singing with Hans Sotin in Cologne. She specialises in the lighter Wagner heroines (Elsa, Eva and Elisabeth) and Strauss (particularly Ariadne, Arabella, Chrysothemis, the Marschallin, the Countess in Capriccio and the Empress in Die Frau ohne Schatten), though her repertoire also includes Marie in Berg’s Wozzeck (she sang the role on Hans Graf’s 2017 recording, which won Grammy and Echo Awards), Verdi’s Desdemona and Beethoven’s Leonore. Schwanewilms is also a much sought-after recitalist, particularly in the orchestral songs of Mahler and Strauss: the Four Last Songs has become something of a signature work for her, and she recorded it under Markus Stenz on Orfeo in 2012.
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Wagner's Die Meistersinger from Bayreuth, directed by Barrie Kosky
27th Jul 2018
Katherine reviews the Australian director's complex but illuminating 2017 production, which places the composer himself at the heart of the action.
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Special offer. Verdi: Otello
Simon O’Neill (Otello), Gerald Finley (Iago), Anne Schwanewilms (Desdemona), Allan Clayton (Cassio), Ben Johnson (Roderigo), Alexander Tsymbalyuk (Lodovico), Matthew Rose (Montano), Lukas Jakobski (Herald) & Eufemia Tufano (Emilia) London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Colin Davis
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st November 2010
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Finalist - Opera
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2010, Editor's Choice
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Richard Strauss: The Complete Songs 2
Anne Schwanewilms (soprano) & Roger Vignoles (piano)
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2008, Vocal Finalist
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Special offer. Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection'
Anne Schwanewilms (soprano) & Lioba Braun (contralto) Bamberg Symphony Orchestra & Bamberg Symphony Choir, Jonathan Nott
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Building a Library, May 2010, Featured
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Mahler: Complete Symphonies
Melanie Diener (soprano - No. 2), Barbara Bonney (soprano - No. 4), Petra Lang (mezzo - Nos. 2 & 3), Jane Eaglen, Anne Schwanewilms, Ruth Ziesak (sopranos - No. 8), Sara Fulgoni, Anna Larsson (contraltos - No. 8), Ben Heppner (No. 8), Peter Mattei (baritone - No. 8), Jan-Hendrik Rootering (bass - No. 8) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Radio Symphonie Orchester, Berlin (Symphony No. 10), Riccardo Chailly
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