Grandi voci

Recital with Maria Bengtsson

Joy, Sorrow and Passion, with pianist Sarah Tysman

Swedish soprano Maria Bengtsson is a superstar – outside Sweden. Now, for the first time she will be performing in Gothenburg, in a recital with pianist Sarah Tysman.

Having started her career at Komische Oper Berlin among other companies, Maria Bengtsson has gone on to perform leading roles at the foremost European opera houses, as well as much-admired recitals. In spring 2022, she will be singing one of her signature roles, the Marschallin in Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier at Wiener Staatsoper. Among her other recurring roles are Countess Rosina Almaviva in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, Ellen Orford in Britten’s Peter Grimes and the eponymous heroines of Strauss’ Daphne and Dvořák’s Rusalka.

In her Grandi Voci concert at the Göteborg Opera, she will be accompanied by French pianist Sarah Tysman, professor of vocal repertoire at Berlin University of the Arts and head of music staff at Wiener Staatsoper.

A greeting to the audience from Maria Bengtsson:

“Colourful lyrics about dreams and reality set to beautiful music – with this as the foundation for our lieder matinee, pianist Sarah Tysman and I would like to invite you to join us in a multifaceted programme that reflects the joy, sorrow and passion of life and dreams.

Parts of the concert’s repertoire are taken from our 2019 CD Strauss: Lieder, which in fierce competition was gratifyingly nominated for the Opus Klassik Awards in Berlin. We will be performing songs by Rangström, Sibelius, Grieg and Schubert.

It is with immense pleasure that I look forward to meeting the audience in Gothenburg, a city to which I have links through my father and where I have spent many fantastic summers in the Bohuslän archipelago.”

Listen to the recording Strauss: Lieder here. Parts of the concert programme will be from this recording.