Lee Abrahmsen
Lee Abrahmsen is an Australian Swedish operatic soprano based in Australia.[1]
Life and work[edit]
Abrahmsen started her opera career singing a range of roles in the lyric soprano repertoire for Opera Australia, Melbourne Opera and Victorian Opera including; Mozart's La Contessa (Le Nozze di Figaro), Verdi's Violetta (La Traviata), Puccini's Cio-Cio San (Madama Butterfly), Mimi (La Bohéme), Strauss' Adele (Die Fledermaus), Mozart's Constanze (Die Entfürhrung der Serail), Donna Anna (Don Giovanni).[2][3]
Abrahmsen has established herself as one of Australia's leading Wagner and Puccini singers having sung all major roles in recent years. Her Wagner roles have included Elisabeth (Tannhäuser), Senta (Der Fliegender Holländer), Isolde (Tristan und Isolde), Eva (Die Meistersinger), Freia (Das Rheingold), Sieglinde (Die Walküre), Brünnhilde (Siegfried); Title in Tosca; Mimi (La Bohème), Title in Manon Lescaut and Cio Cio San (Madama Butterfly). [4][5][6] She has been nominated for Greenroom Awards for best performer in a lead role for Isolde (Tristan und Isolde), Marschallin (Der rosenkavalier), Brὓnnhilde (Siegfried), Senta (Der Fliegende Hollӓnder) and Valencienne (The Merry Widow).
Abrahmsen has performed as soloist and principal artist with Opera Australia, Opera Queensland, Melbourne Symphony, Sydney Symphony, Queensland Symphony, Omega Ensemble, Melbourne Opera, Victorian Opera, Geelong Symphony, Iopera, Edinburgh Festival and Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
Abrahmsen is married to Australian oboist and instrumental teacher Stephen Moschner and is a mother to a son.[7]
Bridget Davies writes of Abrahmsen's Isolde, "Abrahmsen's strong soprano soaring and brimming with colour."[4]
Principal roles[edit]
- Isolde in Tristan und Isolde (Melbourne Opera) [2]
- Brünnhilde in Siegfried (Melbourne Opera) [2]
- Sieglinde in Die Walküre (Melbourne Opera)[2]
- Senta in The Flying Dutchman (Melbourne Opera)[2]
- Die Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier (Melbourne Opera)[2]
- Leonora in Fidelio (Melbourne Opera)[2]
- Elisabeth in Tannhäuser (Melbourne Opera)[2]
- Freia in Das Rheingold (Melbourne Opera)[2]
- CioCioSan in Madame Butterfly (Melbourne Opera)[2]
- Konstanze in Die Entführung (Melbourne Opera)[2]
- Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro (Opera Australia)[2]
- Tosca (Australian Discovery Orchestra)[2]
- Donna Anna in Don Giovanni (Opera Queensland)[2]
- Violetta in La Traviata (CoOpera)[2]
Awards[edit]
- Herald Sun Aria[8]
- Opera Awards Royal Overseas League Award[2]
- Acclaim Awards first prize[2]
- Opera Chaser's outstanding female in a lead role for Isolde in Tristan und Isolde[2]
- Greenroom Awards nominations for best female lead and in the roles of Isolde, Brὒnnhilde, Senta, Die Marschallin and Valencienne for Melbourne Opera[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Maunder, Patricia (2022-09-19). "Decades in the making and a 15-hour run time – now, epic opera is headed to Bendigo". The Age. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Lee Abrahmsen in recital". Capital Venues & Events. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ Zwartz, Barney (2015-09-15). "Stella, first opera set in Melbourne, rediscovered and revived". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ a b Davies, Bridget (2018-02-06). "Soprano Lee Abrahmsen shines in Tristan und Isolde". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ Davies, Bridget (2019-02-04). "Melbourne Opera soars with Flying Dutchman". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ Byrne, Tim (2023-03-29). "An epic opera in Bendigo? Wagner's 'monumental' Ring Cycle takes over a regional town". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ Hui, Jin (2021-02-18). "Orchestra takes flight with Mozart". Geelong Independent. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ "How winning an Aria changes lives". Herald Sun. Melbourne.
