Soprano Lise Davidsen opens the ‘Les Arts és Lied’ cycle this Sunday
23.10.2020
- Accompanied on the piano by James Baillieu, the Scandinavian diva will perform 'Lieder' by Brahms, Schumann, Grieg and Strauss.
- Ainhoa Arteta, Anita Rachveslishvili, Christian Gerhaher, René Pape, and Sonia Yoncheva headline the remaining evenings of the series.
Valencia (23.10.20). The emerging soprano Lise Davidsen will inaugurate the second edition of the 'Les Arts és Lied' cycle this Sunday, October 25, at 6:00 p.m. in the Main Hall.
Recognized by American critics as 'one voice in a million', Lise Davidsen arrives at Les Arts as one of the new sensations of the dramatic repertoire: her range and artistic talent have been compared to that of the great Nordic divas of the genre such as Birgit Nilsson or Kirsten Flagstad.
James Baillieu accompanies her on the piano in a recital in which the Scandinavian soprano will perform 'Lieder' by Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann, Edvard Grieg and Richard Strauss.
'Les Arts és Lied' will bring together some of the most outstanding performers of this musical form in Valencia during the 2020-2021 Season. In addition to Lise Davidsen, stars such as the renowned lieder singer Christian Gerhaher and the sought-after mezzo-soprano Anita Rachveslishvili will make their debut in the Main Hall.
The second edition of the cycle will also allow performers who have enjoyed memorable recognition at Les Arts, such as bass René Pape or soprano Sonia Yoncheva, to return to Valencia.
In addition, on November 29, Les Arts will resume the recital by soprano Ainhoa Arteta that was cancelled last season due to the declaration of the state of emergency.
Tickets for 'Les Arts és Lied' range from €10 to €40. For more information, please visit the theater's website: www.lesarts.com.
Lise Davidsen
Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen launched her meteoric career after winning the Operalia-Plácido Domingo competition in 2015. She is one of today's most important emerging voices. She sings at the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, the Bavarian State Opera, Wigmore Hall, the Barbican Centre, the Vienna State Opera, the BBC Proms, Zurich Opera, and at the Bayreuth, Aix-en-Provence, and Glyndebourne festivals. Her debut CD, featuring music by Wagner and Strauss, reached number one on the UK classical album charts.
In the 2020-2021 season, she performed the roles of Sieglinde in 'Die Walküre' at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Elisabeth in 'Tannhäuser' at the Staatsoper unter den Linden, Amelia in 'Un ballo in maschera' at the Norwegian National Opera, the title role in 'Ariadne auf Naxos' at the Vienna State Opera, and returned to the Bayreuth Festival. She also made her debut with the Orchestre de Paris in a concert version of 'Elektra' (Chrysothemis) conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen and sang the title role in 'Jennifer' at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
In the realm of recitals, she will offer a streaming performance for the Metropolitan Opera with pianist James Baillieu, who will also accompany her at Wigmore Hall and the Konzerthaus in Dortmund. She is preparing a series of recitals dedicated to Grieg for the summer of 2021.
Among her recent engagements are titles such as 'The Queen of Spades' (Lisa) at the Metropolitan; 'Fidelio' at Covent Garden with Antonio Pappano; 'Peter Grimes' (Ellen) at the Enescu Festival; 'Die Walküre' (Sieglinde) with Fabio Luisi; 'Tannhäuser' (Elisabeth) in Zurich and Munich; 'Der Freischütz' (Agathe) in Zurich; Cherubini's 'Medea' in Wexford, plus concert music with prestigious conductors: Strauss's 'Lieder Op. 27' (Esa-Pekka Salonen), 'Vier letzte Lieder' (Paris Orchestra), Beethoven's 'Ninth Symphony' (Gianandrea Noseda and Vasily Petrenko), Verdi's 'Requiem' (Andrés Orozco Estrada, Antonio Pappano and Fabio Luisi), 'Wesendonck Lieder' and 'Rückert-Lieder' (Norwegian Chamber Orchestra) and Sibelius's 'Luonnotar' (BBC Proms).
