Lied Concert with Ann Hallenberg

Mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg is one of Sweden’s brightest stars on the international opera stage. Her major breakthrough came in 2003, when she stepped in at short notice to replace Cecilia Bartoli at a concert in Zurich. In addition to a busy schedule of productions and concerts around the world, she has recorded some forty albums. She has been honoured with the Litteris et Artibus medal (2017) and the Opera magazine award (2019), and was appointed Court Singer in 2021.

In this concert, Ann Hallenberg is joined by the versatile pianist Magnus Svensson in a programme of songs by Gioachino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, Ottorino Respighi, Hildebrand Pizzetti, Ingeborg von Bronsart and Ture Rangström.

Magnus Svensson has served as artistic director of the Lied concert series for several seasons. Alongside his concert career in the Nordic countries and across Europe, he has also performed in Russia and the United States. Since 2012, he has also worked with the Royal Swedish Academy of Music on the reissue of older Swedish music.