Iréne Theorin
Iréne Theorin as Isolde in Christoph Marthaler's production of Tristan und Isolde at Bayreuth (Act 1).
Swedish soprano Iréne Theorin studied at the Music Academy and Royal Opera School in Copenhagen. She made her Bayreuth Festival debut as Isolde on 26 July, 2008 in Christoph Marthaler's production of Tristan und Isolde.
Iréne Theorin as Brünnhilde in Götterdämmerung (The Copenhagen Ring).
She has long been associated with the Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen, and sings a wonderful Brünnhilde in the so-called Copenhagen Ring, in which she also displays great acting skills.
Theorin made her Metropolitan debut in March 2009.
Interview
with Iréne Theorin
Interview
with Iréne Theorin (in Norwegian)
Iréne Theorin as Isolde in Christoph Marthaler's production of Tristan und Isolde at Bayreuth (Act 2).
Theorin's Wagner roles include
Brünnhilde (Der
Ring des Nibelungen)
Isolde (Tristan
und Isolde). Debut in this role in Bayreuth: 2008.
Eva (Die Meistersinger
von Nürnberg)
Sieglinde (Die Walküre)
Senta (Der
fliegende Holländer)
Ortlinde (Die Walküre).
Debut in this role at Bayreuth: 2000.
Freia (Das Rheingold)
Elisabeth (Tannhäuser)
Venus (Tannhäuser)
Elsa (Lohengrin)
Helmwige (Die Walküre)
Gutrune (Götterdämmerung)
3. norne (Götterdämmerung)
Iréne Theorin made her Bayreuth Festival debut in 2000 in the role of Ortlinde in Die Walküre.
Iréne Theorin as Brünnhilde in The Copenhagen Ring
Iréne Theorin as Isolde in Christoph Marthaler's production of Tristan und Isolde at Bayreuth (Act 3).
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