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DANIELA SPERING
LATEST NEWS
Remarkable reviews for latest release: Sibelius Orchestrated Songs with Norwegian Broadcasting Orchestra and Petr Popelka:
- Kielland's even tone, flexibility and brilliant sensitivity to the text make this a rewarding collection (The Guardian)
- I don't know where Ms. Kielland has been hiding but I wish she'd get out more, she has a gorgeous instrument. (...) Svarta rosor is coming with me to the shower (Norman Lebrecht - The Critic)
- Norwegian mezzo-soprano Marianne Beate Kielland’s characterful performances are matchless, each song’s distinct character apparent. (Theartsdesk.com)
- Son timbre clair, sa diction nette et richement timbrée, son coloris parfois un rien morne cependant, rendent hommage au maître finlandais. (Resmusica.com)
SCHEDULE
Mozart Requiem with Jordi Savall and Le Concert des Nations:
22.1.23: Girona
31.1.23: Salzburg Mozartwoche
Helge Iberg "LiebesKleineLieder" with Nils Anders Mortensen and Scene. Nord:
3.2.23: Sortland
4.2.23: ILIOS-festivalen, Harstad
5.2.23: Mosjøen
11.02.23 at Concertgebouw Amsterdam:
Zaterdagsmatinee with Radio Filharmonish Orkest, Groot Omroepkoor and Aapo Häkkinen.
J. S. Bach: Cantata BWV 105
Verhulst: Mis, op. 20
13.02.23 at Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo:
Händel Mi palpita il cor with Hans Olav Gorset and Knut Johannessen and Händel Künft'ger Zeiten and Süsse Stille with Anton Steck and Knut Johannessen.
LAMENTO with Oslo Circles
18.3.23: Margaretakyrkan, Oslo
19.3.23: Bergen cathedral
23. and 24.3.23 in Gulbenkian, Lissabon:
Mozart Requiem with Gulbenkian Orchestra and Risto Joost.
28.3.23 at Brucknerhaus Linz, Austria:
Frank Martin "Golgotha" with Bruckner Orchester Linz, Bachchor Salzburg and Markus Poschner.
31.3.23 at Store Studio, Norwegian Broadcasting, Oslo:
Berlioz: Les nuits d'Ete with Norwegian Broadcasting Orchestra and Kolbjørn Holthe.
5 .and 6.4.23 in Gulbenkian, Lissabon:
J. S. Bach Matthew Passion with Gulbenkian Orchestra and Martina Batic.
19.4.23 in Universitetets Aula, Oslo:
"Masquerama" with Barokkanerne.
Recital with Erling Eriksen, songs by Debussy, G. Mahler, Korngold, A. Mahler and Schönberg:
29.4.23: Ramme gård
30.4.23: Universitetets Aula, Oslo
7.5.23 in Tokyo Opera City, Tokyo:
G. F. Händel: La Resurrezione with Bach Collegium Japan and Masato Suzuki.
19.5.23 at May Festival, Cincinnati, US:
J. S. Bach: Magnificat with Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Juanjo Mena.
24.6.23 Styriarte Festival in Graz, Austria:
J. J. Fux - Costanza e Fortezza, concert version with Zefiro Baroque Orchestra and Alfredo Bernardini.
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BIOGRAPHY
"A singer with such a charisma challenged her colleagues." (Dreh-Punkt-Kultur) Mezzo-soprano Marianne Beate Kielland is famous for her strong stage presence and musical integrity. Gramophone Magazine writes about her: "The mezzo-soprano is quite outstanding: strong, firm, sensitive in modulations, imaginative in her treatment of words, with a voice pure in quality, wide in range and unfalteringly true in intonation."
She is educated from Norwegian Academy of Music, where she studied with Svein Bjørkøy. She has also studied with Oren Brown and Barbara Bonney.
She is one of Europe’s foremost concert singers, and she regularly appears in the concert halls of Europe, Japan and America with conductors such as: Masaaki Suzuki, Andrew Manze, Michel Corboz, Leonardo Alarcon, Herbert Blomstedt, Jordi Savall, Rinaldo Alessandrini and René Jacobs.
In 2012 she was US Grammy nominee in "Best Vocal Classical Album» for "Veslemøy Synsk" by Olav Anton Thommessen, and with this around 60 other recordings and a wide range of repertoire and performances, she is established as a remarkable interpreter of music from baroque to contemporary era.
Marianne Beate Kielland is the artistic leader of Oslo Chamber Music Festival and is also part time associate professor at Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo.
RECORDINGS
I have recorded and taken part in around 60 recordings. Latest releases are shown here.
For streaming services, I strongly advise to listen to high-res streaming services and not Spotify, if you want to hear the quality of the recording.
2022 LAWO Classics // More here
2020 LAWO Classics // More here
For complete discography, CLICK HERE
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
NJ.com: Mahler songs with New Jersey Symphony
But the real power of these songs come from the vocal writing, and here Marianne Beate Kielland was truly golden in her interpretation. In possession of a rich, piercing Mezzo sound and excellent German diction Ms. Kielland made these old world songs feel fresh and immediate. She sang without the use of a score, as if the words and feelings were springing from her naturally. In her high notes, her voice throbbed with emotion. It was only 16-minutes long, but it made the whole concert worthwhile. "Songs of a Wayfarer" is one of the highlights of the NJSO season so far.
Ritmo.es:
Nebra with Al Ayre Espanol
Marianne Beate Kielland was the surprise of the evening. Kielland showed us an absolutely equal record in both the highs and the low ones. Her easy capacity for the legato left us precious phrases without prejudice to a great capacity for drama and power in the most forte passages. In addition her cadences were a delight.
Göran Forsling at Music web international
About Mahler Einsamkeit:
I have lots of marvellous Mahler recording on my bending shelves, recordings that I will not voluntarily be separated from. This latest disc will now join those with Janet Baker, Christa Ludwig, Brigitte Fassbaender, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Thomas Hampson and several others. I urge readers to follow my example.
About Schumann Lieder:
As a matter of fact Marianne Beate Kielland is just as marvelous as I had hoped for. And question is whether she has ever sung as lovingly beautiful as here. Now in her mid-forties her tone has adopted a youthful silvery sheen that is wholly enticing.
DrehPunktKultur.at
«The incredible voice of Marianne Beate Kielland has left its mark on the 2019 Salzburger Festspiele | Salzburg Festival: "A particularly lucky choice had been made with Marianne Beate Kielland (Soprano II). She presented her Laudamus te in highly characteristic fashion, clearly articulated, also quick at hand with lyric elements. A singer with such charisma was almost a challenge for her colleagues. The three of them gave a well-balanced ensemble."
Bachtrack.com; Pergolesi and Durante with Freiburger BarockConsort
Kielland verzauberte mit einer Klarheit, Präsenz und inneren Anteilnahme, die ihre Grundlage in einem geeichten Kompass aus Phrasierung, Akzentuierung und wohlig geborgenem Timbre hatte. Er führte zu einer faszinierend-farbreichen Geschmeidigkeit und Öffnung, die die erste gesungene Klage Crimen adae quantum constat optimal ausleuchtete.
Kielland trumpfte dabei in noch anwärmenderem Charakter mit vibratolos angesetzen Leidenslängen ebenso auf, wie sie theatralisch, schlagkräftig und flammend dem aufrüttelnden Winden vor der Ermattung stupend effektvollen Nachdruck verlieh.
PHOTOS
Many of my portraits are taken by David Dawson.
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