Biography | Franziska Hirzel

A native of Switzerland, has concertized on many European stages as well as at the Salzburg Festival, Holland Festival, and Flanders Festival, Beethoven International Festival in Bonn, Prague Autumn Festival, Brno, Bratislava and Rheingau music Festival. Her extensive concert and opera repertoire ranges from Rameau to contemporary composers. The soprano’s cooperation as Eurydice with Pina Bausch in a production of Gluck’s Orpheus and Eurydice took her to the Opèra Garnier in Paris and to the Teatro Carlo Fenice in Genova. The French first performance of Manfred Gurlitt’s Wozzek, in which she played the part of Marie, was awarded the Grand Prix de la Critique. She also sang this role in the Italian fist production at the Teatro Regio in Turin. Hirzel has performed on a number of CD productions, including a recording of Schönberg’s Moses und Aron with the Concertgebow Orkest under Pierre Boulez, a release of Krenek’s Karl V on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of the composer’s birth and in cooperation with the Beethoven International Festival in Bonn and the latest one a recording of Britten’s “Illuminations” under Roman Kofman with the Kiev Chamber Orchestra. German Music Price "Echo Klassik 2007" for the best Surround recording: Franz Liszt "Christus" and St.Johns Passion by J.S.Bach in Milano "LaVerdi"

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Salzburger Festspiele

Holland Festival

Pina Bausch

Festival von Flandern

Beethovenfest Bonn

Prager Herbst

Internationale Musikfestspiele Brno

Internationale Musikfestspiele Bratislawa

Rheingau Musik Festival

Echo Klassik 2007

Orchestra Sinfonica Milano LaVerdi