Susanna Andersson
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Susanna Andersson is a Swedish soprano and the winner of the 2003 Guildhall School of Music and Drama's
Gold Medal Competition
. Her debut performance was in 2005 as Zerlina in the Grange Park Opera’s staging of Don Giovanni
.
, Sweden
. She received her education at the Ljungskile College Institute before moving to London
where she was admitted to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
. In 2003 Susanna graduated from their opera course with First Class Honours.
In 2004 Susanna was chosen as the soloist for the Nobel Prize
Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall
, where she performed with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
. Among the pieces she performed was “Prosperine” by Joseph Martin Kraus
.
In 2006/2007 Andersson was the only singer chosen for the ECHO Rising Stars series at the Barbican Theatre
, and she gave recitals with her pianist Eugene Asti in London
, New York
, Athens
, Amsterdam
, Birmingham
, Brussels
, Stockholm
, Cologne
and Vienna
.
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Guildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. Students can pursue courses in Music, Opera, Drama and Technical Theatre Arts.-History:...
Gold Medal Competition
Gold Medal of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
The Gold Medal of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, is awarded in April of each year to the winner of the school's music competition.-List of winners of the Gold Medal:*1910: Myra Hess *1924: Isidore Godfrey *1933: Max Jaffa...
. Her debut performance was in 2005 as Zerlina in the Grange Park Opera’s staging of Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and with an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It was premiered by the Prague Italian opera at the Teatro di Praga on October 29, 1787...
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Background
Andersson was born in ÖstersundÖstersund
Östersund is an urban area in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön, and is the only city in Jämtland. Östersund is the...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. She received her education at the Ljungskile College Institute before moving to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
where she was admitted to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Guildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. Students can pursue courses in Music, Opera, Drama and Technical Theatre Arts.-History:...
. In 2003 Susanna graduated from their opera course with First Class Honours.
In 2004 Susanna was chosen as the soloist for the Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall
Stockholm Concert Hall
The Stockholm Concert Hall is the main hall for orchestral music in Stockholm, Sweden. Designed by Ivar Tengbom and inaugurated in 1926, it is the home to the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. It is also where the awarding ceremony for the Nobel Prizes, Polar Music Prize are held annually....
, where she performed with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra is a Swedish orchestra based in Stockholm.The orchestra was founded in 1902 as the Stockholm Concert Society . The orchestra became a permanent ensemble in 1914. Since 1926, it has been based in the Stockholm Concert Hall...
. Among the pieces she performed was “Prosperine” by Joseph Martin Kraus
Joseph Martin Kraus
Joseph Martin Kraus , was a composer in the classical era who was born in Miltenberg am Main, Germany. He moved to Sweden at age 21, and died at the age of 36 in Stockholm...
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In 2006/2007 Andersson was the only singer chosen for the ECHO Rising Stars series at the Barbican Theatre
Barbican Centre
The Barbican Centre is the largest performing arts centre in Europe. Located in the City of London, England, the Centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions. It also houses a library, three restaurants, and a conservatory...
, and she gave recitals with her pianist Eugene Asti in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
and Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
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Awards and prizes
- 2000 – Finalist, The Young Kathleen Ferrier Award
- 2001 - Semi-finalist, The International Mozart Competition
- 2004 – Sigrid Paskells Scholarship for the Performing Arts
- 12 May 2003 - Andersson won the Guildhall School of Music and Drama’sGuildhall School of Music and DramaGuildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. Students can pursue courses in Music, Opera, Drama and Technical Theatre Arts.-History:...
Gold Medal Competition after the final performance at the Barbican TheatreBarbican CentreThe Barbican Centre is the largest performing arts centre in Europe. Located in the City of London, England, the Centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions. It also houses a library, three restaurants, and a conservatory...
, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. After performing pieces such as Debussy’sClaude DebussyClaude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions...
Pantomime and Clair de lune to piano and the Guildhall Symphony Orchestra, she was announced as the winner.
- 2004 – Song Prize at The Kathleen Ferrier AwardsKathleen Ferrier AwardThe Kathleen Ferrier Award is a prestigious contest for Opera singers held each April in London, England. The first competition was held in 1956. Originally conceived to offer a prize equivalent to a year's tuition plus support, the competition now offers a first prize of £10,000, a second prize...
Stage roles
Opera- Atalanta, Xerxes (GSMD)
- The Queen of the Night, The Magic Flute (Oxford Philharmonia, 2006)
- Lucia, Rape of Lucretia (Nurnberg KammerMusikFestival, 2003)
- Flora, Turn of the Screw (Nurnberg KammerMusicFestival, 2004)
- Philline, Mignon (GSMD, 2005)
- Therese, Les Mamelles de Tiresias (GSMD)
- Susanna, The Marriage of Figaro (Guildhall 2004)
- Adina, L'Elisir d'amore (Staatstheater, Nurnberg, 2006)
- Giannetta, The Elixir of Love (2007, Opera North)
- Echo, Echo and Narcissus, The Lindbury Theatre at Covent Garden (2007)
- Papagena, The Magic Flute (2007, English National Opera)
- Die Freudin, Von heute auf morgen (2008, Oper Leipzig)
- Blondchen, Die Entführung aus dem Serail (2008, Oper Leipzig)
- Servilia, La clemenza di Tito (2008, Oper Leipzig)
- Valencienne, The Merry Widow (2008, Oper Leipzig)
- Papagena, The Magic Flute (2008, Oper Leipzig)
- Zerbinetta, Ariadne auf Naxos (2008, Oper Leipzig)
- Venus/Gepopo, Le Grand Macabre (2009, English National Opera)