Camilla Nylund
Finnish soprano Camilla Nylund is one of the world’s most sought-after singers in her field and is a regular guest at all major opera houses – the Vienna State Opera, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, La Scala in Milan, the Bastille in Paris, the Munich, Berlin and Hamburg State Operas, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Semperoper Dresden, the Zurich Opera House and the Bayreuth and Salzburg Festivals, in Barcelona, Helsinki, Amsterdam, Tokyo and San Francisco. Her repertoire includes all major parts of the classical and romantic repertoire, where she continues to set new standards, especially with her interpretations of Richard Wagner.
She is also a concert singer and is a regular guest with the most renowned orchestras of our time, singing amongst others Richard Strauss’ »Vier letzte Lieder«, Schönberg’s »Gurrelieder«, Wagner’s »Wesendonck-Lieder«, Mahlers 8th Symphony and Bruckner’s »Te Deum«, under the baton of all major conductors. Camilla Nylund also has a special interest in the recital, with programmes primarily devoted to the German romantic lied as well as composers from her native Scandinavia.
Highlights Highlights of the 2024/25 season include new productions of »Walküre« and »Siegfried« at La Scala in Milan, as well as orchestral concerts at La Scala, the Brucknerhaus Linz, the Vienna Musikverein and a tour with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Camilla Nylund will also treat audiences to several recitals again, including at the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, the Berlin State Opera and the Erl Festival.
Previously unknown facets of this versatile artist can be discovered in the concert film »Great American Songbook«, which is based on an idea by André Heller and was released by Naxos in 2022. She performed parts of this programme live in Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie in 2024.
Camilla Nylund has received numerous awards in recognition of her artistic achievements. In November 2022, she was presented with the Lotte Lehmann Memorial Ring – one of the world’s most prestigious awards for female opera singers. She holds the titles of Austrian and Saxon Kammersängerin.
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