Caroline Stein - soprano
Caroline Stein's clever use of her clear, pure yet sustainable soprano voice is an excellent basis for a distinct artistic interpretation. The singer has always been a perfect combination of personality, voice and text. NORDBAYERISCHER KURIER
The lyrical coloratura soprano Caroline Stein has not only made her mark with her very diverse classical opera repertoire, having also had great success with her performances of works by contemporary composers such as Ligeti, Henze, Rihm or Dusapin. She has worked with conductors such as Esa-Pekka Salonen, Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Charles Mackerras, Claudio Abbado, Jonathan Nott and Sir Colin Davis.
Born in Königsstein/Taunus, Caroline Stein studied in Claudio Nicolai's masterclass in Cologne and received several competition awards. In 1998, she was nominated as singer of the year by the Opernwelt for her distinguished interpretation of the double role Venus/Chief of the Gepopo in Ligeti's "Le Grand Macabre" in Hannover. She has had engagements at the Staatsoper Berlin, Komische Oper Berlin, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Nationaltheater Mannheim, Semperoper Dresden, Oper Leipzig, Bayerische Staatsoper München, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, De Vlaamse Opera and Opéra de Quebec.
Having given her debut as Flowermaiden in Wagner's "Parsifal" and as Woglinde in Wagner's "The Ring of the Nibelung" at the Bayreuth Festival, she performed the role of the Flowermaiden at the BBC Proms under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle and with Claudio Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic in Berlin, at the Lucerne Festival, Edinburgh Festival and the Salzburg Easter Festival. Furthermore, she participated in the recording of the Mozart's "The Magic Flute" with Claudio Abbado, René Pape, Christoph Strehl, Dorothea Röschmann which has been released on the Deutsche Grammophon Label.
Caroline Stein has also performed many works by contemporary composers, such as Rihm's "Die Eroberung von Mexico", Hindemith's "Cardillac", Henze's "Elegy for Young Lovers" and Ligeti's "Le Grand Macabre" with BBC Symphony Orchestra at Barbican Centre. Under the baton of Michael Boder, she premiered Dusapin's "Faustus, The Last Night" at the Staatsoper Berlin and sang in further performances at Opéra de Lyon and Théâtre du Châtelet Paris which were followed by a DVD recording. Caroline Stein appeared with "Mysteries of the Macabre" (Ligeti/Howarth) at the Salzburg Festival and Lucerne Festival, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. Since 2007, she has collaborated with the choreographer Sasha Waltz in Dusapin's one-woman-opera "Medea", performing the work in three different productions in Lausanne, Vilnius/Paris and Berlin. During the 2009/10 season she appears again with this production at the Holland Festival, Melbourne International Arts Festival, at the Théâtre de Caen and at La Monnaie de Munt in Brussels.
In 2009, she sang the main role of the oratorio „Il Trionfo del tempo" by Handel in collaboration with the Akademie für Alte Musik. Furthermore, she appeared once more in Zimmermann's "Requiem" with the Berlin Philharmonic, this time under the baton of Peter Eötvös, and recorded a CD with the RIAS Kammerchor and works by Ernst Krenek. In summer 2009, Caroline Stein performed the double role Venus/Chief of the Gepopo in "Le Grand Macabre" at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and in 2010 she will sing Woglinde in Wagner's "Das Rheingold" at the Opéra national de Paris.
The lyrical coloratura soprano Caroline Stein has not only made her mark with her very diverse classical opera repertoire, having also had great success with her performances of works by contemporary composers such as Ligeti, Henze, Rihm or Dusapin. She has worked with conductors such as Esa-Pekka Salonen, Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Charles Mackerras, Claudio Abbado, Jonathan Nott and Sir Colin Davis.
Born in Königsstein/Taunus, Caroline Stein studied in Claudio Nicolai's masterclass in Cologne and received several competition awards. In 1998, she was nominated as singer of the year by the Opernwelt for her distinguished interpretation of the double role Venus/Chief of the Gepopo in Ligeti's "Le Grand Macabre" in Hannover. She has had engagements at the Staatsoper Berlin, Komische Oper Berlin, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Nationaltheater Mannheim, Semperoper Dresden, Oper Leipzig, Bayerische Staatsoper München, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, De Vlaamse Opera and Opéra de Quebec.
Having given her debut as Flowermaiden in Wagner's "Parsifal" and as Woglinde in Wagner's "The Ring of the Nibelung" at the Bayreuth Festival, she performed the role of the Flowermaiden at the BBC Proms under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle and with Claudio Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic in Berlin, at the Lucerne Festival, Edinburgh Festival and the Salzburg Easter Festival. Furthermore, she participated in the recording of the Mozart's "The Magic Flute" with Claudio Abbado, René Pape, Christoph Strehl, Dorothea Röschmann which has been released on the Deutsche Grammophon Label.
Caroline Stein has also performed many works by contemporary composers, such as Rihm's "Die Eroberung von Mexico", Hindemith's "Cardillac", Henze's "Elegy for Young Lovers" and Ligeti's "Le Grand Macabre" with BBC Symphony Orchestra at Barbican Centre. Under the baton of Michael Boder, she premiered Dusapin's "Faustus, The Last Night" at the Staatsoper Berlin and sang in further performances at Opéra de Lyon and Théâtre du Châtelet Paris which were followed by a DVD recording. Caroline Stein appeared with "Mysteries of the Macabre" (Ligeti/Howarth) at the Salzburg Festival and Lucerne Festival, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. Since 2007, she has collaborated with the choreographer Sasha Waltz in Dusapin's one-woman-opera "Medea", performing the work in three different productions in Lausanne, Vilnius/Paris and Berlin. During the 2009/10 season she appears again with this production at the Holland Festival, Melbourne International Arts Festival, at the Théâtre de Caen and at La Monnaie de Munt in Brussels.
In 2009, she sang the main role of the oratorio „Il Trionfo del tempo" by Handel in collaboration with the Akademie für Alte Musik. Furthermore, she appeared once more in Zimmermann's "Requiem" with the Berlin Philharmonic, this time under the baton of Peter Eötvös, and recorded a CD with the RIAS Kammerchor and works by Ernst Krenek. In summer 2009, Caroline Stein performed the double role Venus/Chief of the Gepopo in "Le Grand Macabre" at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and in 2010 she will sing Woglinde in Wagner's "Das Rheingold" at the Opéra national de Paris.
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