SOPRANOSYLVIA SCHWARTZ WILL REPLACE
SOPRANO GENIA KÜHMEIER IN APRIL 25 CONCERT
Carnegie Hall today announced that soprano SylviaSchwartz will replace soprano Genia Kühmeier in a collaborativevocal concert on Monday, April 25 at 8:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium/PerelmanStage. Ms. Kühmeier is unable to appear due to scheduling conflicts. Ms.Schwarz appears with mezzo-soprano Bernarda Fink, tenor MichaelSchade, bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff, and pianists MalcolmMartineau and Justus Zeyen to perform a vocal concert featuringSchumann’s Spanische Liebeslieder, and several works by Brahms includingboth sets of the Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52 and Op.65. Completeprogram details are listed below.
Sylvia Schwartz is considered one of the most exciting lyric sopranos ofher generation. As a member of the ensemble of the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin,Ms. Schwartz has worked with conductors Daniel Barenboim, Philippe Jordan, ReneJacobs, and Fabio Luisi, and her roles have included Oscar (Ballo),Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro), Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Pamina (DieZauberflöte), and Marzelline (Fidelio). Ms. Schwartz has appeared atvarious opera houses and festivals including The Bolshoi Theatre, WienerStaatsoper, La Scala Milan, Munich State Opera, Théâtre du Châtelet,Baden-Baden, and the Verbier Festival, among others. Ms. Schwartz is in demandas a concert artist and recitalist having performed with pianists such asWolfram Rieger, Kirill Gerstein, Simon Lepper, and Gary Matthewman, as well aswith conductors including Claudio Abbado, Sir Colin Davis, Gustavo Dudamel,Helmut Rilling, and Christopher Hogwood. Beginning in the 2010–11 season, Ms.Schwartz is a member of the Vienna State Opera company; where her roles includeAdina (L'elisir d'amore), Morgana (Alcina), Pamina (DieZauberflöte), Sophie (Der Rosenkavalier), Zerlina (Don Giovanni),Despina (Così fan tutte) and Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro).
Program Information
Monday, April 25 at 8:00 p.m.
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
SYLVIA SCHWARTZ, Soprano
BERNARDA FINK, Mezzo-Soprano
MICHAEL SCHADE, Tenor
THOMAS QUASTHOFF, Bass-Baritone
MALCOLM MARTINEAU, Piano
JUSTUS ZEYEN, Piano
ROBERT SCHUMANN Spanische Liebeslieder, Op. 138
JOHANNES BRAHMS Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op. 52
JOHANNES BRAHMS "An die Heimat," Op. 64, No. 1
JOHANNES BRAHMS "Der Abend," Op. 64, No. 2
JOHANNES BRAHMS "O schöne Nacht," Op. 92, No. 1
JOHANNES BRAHMS "Abendlied," Op. 92, No. 3
JOHANNES BRAHMS Neue Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op. 65
***Please note that this update supersedes previous press materials relatedto this concert.***
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