{"id":38293,"date":"2024-01-31T14:20:42","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T13:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/6e3edf0f-9a88-4319-a230-547f74863a49"},"modified":"2024-01-31T15:41:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T14:41:27","slug":"lise-davidsen-the-norwegian-opera-star-and-great-wagnerian-soprano","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/lise-davidsen-the-norwegian-opera-star-and-great-wagnerian-soprano\/","title":{"rendered":"Lise Davidsen: the Norwegian opera star and great Wagnerian soprano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Steve Wright\n      <\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 31 January 2024 at 13:20 PM<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>She performed at the 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/bbc-proms\/last-night-of-the-proms-all-you-need-to-know\"><strong>Last Night of the Proms<\/strong><\/a> and at the world&#8217;s best opera houses, delivering stunning recordings with Decca Classics. But who is the Norwegian soprano taking the opera world by storm? Here&#8217;s everything you need to know about the hit lyric dramatic soprano, Lise Davidsen. <\/p><h2 id=\"h-who-is-lise-davidsen\">Who is Lise Davidsen?<\/h2><p>Lise Davidsen is a world-renowned Norwegian operatic soprano, who has performed at many of the world&#8217;s top venues including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/when-was-milans-la-scala-built\"><strong>La Scala<\/strong><\/a>, Milan; the Metropolitan Opera, New York; the Royal Opera House; and Glyndebourne. <\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/famous-opera-houses\">10 of the most famous opera houses<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/sydney-opera-house-history-how-it-became-one-of-the-worlds-most-iconic-opera-houses\">Sydney Opera House history: how J\u00f8rn Utzon&#8217;s creation became one of the world&#8217;s most iconic opera houses<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><h2 id=\"h-how-old-is-lise-davidsen\">How old is Lise Davidsen?<\/h2><p>Davidsen was born on 8 February, 1987.<\/p><h2 id=\"h-where-was-lise-davidsen-born\">Where was Lise Davidsen born?<\/h2><p> Lise was born in Stokke, in south-eastern Norway. She is the latest in a long, fine tradition of Norwegian sopranos that also includes Kirsten Flagstad and Solveig Kringelborn. <em>BBC Music Magazine <\/em>named Lise Davidsen as one of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/artists\/greatest-norwegian-sopranos-of-all-time\">best Norwegian sopranos of all time<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p><h2 id=\"h-how-tall-is-lise-davidsen\">How tall is Lise Davidsen?<\/h2><p>At just under 6 ft 2 inches, Lisa is one of the taller singers out there.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Lise Davidsen on Der Rosenkavalier\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-7wsMDAmon8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/><\/div><\/figure><h2 id=\"h-what-did-her-parents-do\">What did her parents do?<\/h2><p>Lise didn&#8217;t come from a musical background: her parents were an electrician and a care home assistant.<\/p><h2 id=\"h-and-where-did-she-get-her-musical-education\">And where did she get her musical education?<\/h2><p>Lise completed her studies at the Royal Opera House in Copenhagen, Denmark.<\/p><h2 id=\"h-when-did-lise-davidsen-become-famous\">When did Lise Davidsen become famous?<\/h2><p>She released her debut album on Decca in 2018. Titled, simply <em>Lise Davidsen<\/em>, it reached the top of the UK classical charts.<\/p><ul><li><strong><a class=\"standard-card-new__article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/artists\/20-greatest-sopranos-all-time\/\">The 20 greatest sopranos of all time<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><h2 id=\"h-is-lise-davidsen-married\">Is Lise Davidsen married?<\/h2><p>In September 2022, Lise became engaged to the award-winning English filmmaker Ben Adler. The two met during lockdown, when Adler saw her perform in Beethoven&#8217;s <em>Fidelio<\/em> at the Royal Opera House. He proposed to her in the mountains of her native Norway!<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Fidelio \u2013 Komm Hoffnung (Beethoven; Lise Davidsen; The Royal Opera House)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PUGepfvUj5E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/><\/div><\/figure><h2 id=\"h-what-roles-has-lise-performed\">What roles has Lise performed?<\/h2><p>Lise has memorably sung Elisabeth in Wagner&#8217;s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/guide-wagners-tannh-user\/\"><strong>Tannh\u00e4user<\/strong><\/a> <\/em>and Sieglinde in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/guide-wagners-die-walkure\/\"><strong><em>Die Walk\u00fcre <\/em><\/strong><\/a>(both for the 2021 Bayreuth Festival), and Lisa in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/composers\/pyotr-ilyich-tchaikovsky\/\"><strong>Tchaikovsky<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s <em>Queen of Spades <\/em>(<em>Pique Dame<\/em>) for the Metropolitan Opera, New York<em>. <\/em>She has also sung Leonore in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/composers\/ludwig-van-beethoven\/\"><strong>Beethoven<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s <em>Fidelio<\/em> at the Royal Opera House under music director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/artists\/antonio-pappano\/\"><strong>Antonio Pappano<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><ul><li><strong><a class=\"standard-card-new__article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/what-does-wagners-ring-cycle-mean\/\">What is Wagner&#8217;s Ring Cycle?<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>Earlier in 2023, meanwhile, Davidsen sung the role of Elizabeth of Valois in Verdi&#8217;s opera <em>Don Carlos<\/em> at the Royal Opera House.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Lise Davidsen: &quot;Lisa's Aria&quot; from &quot;Queen of Spades&quot;, Act 3 (Pjotr Tchaikovsky) \u2013 Prague 2020\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y45BmLhLxiQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/><\/div><\/figure><h2 id=\"h-has-she-sung-at-the-proms-before\">Has she sung at the Proms before?<\/h2><p>She performed at the 2023 Last Night of the Proms, singing &#8216;Rule Britannia&#8217;. She made her Proms debut back in 2017, performing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/composers\/jean-sibelius\"><strong>Sibelius<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s tone poem <em>Luonnotar <\/em>with the BBC Philharmonic and conductor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/news\/john-storgards-is-new-bbc-philharmonic-conductor\"><strong>John Storg\u00e5rds<\/strong><\/a>. A year later, Lise was back, singing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/composers\/giuseppe-verdi\"><strong>Verdi<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s Requiem at the 2018 Proms alongside the Scottish soprano Karen Cargill. <\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/recordings\/verdis-requiem-best-recordings\">Verdi&#8217;s Requiem &#8211; The best recordings<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><h2 id=\"h-which-orchestras-has-she-performed-with\">Which orchestras has she performed with?<\/h2><p>She has toured and performed with some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/worlds-best-orchestras\/\"><strong>world\u2019s best orchestras<\/strong><\/a> and conductors including the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.<\/p><h2 id=\"h-lise-davidsen-fun-facts\">Lise Davidsen: fun facts<\/h2><p>She likes to run, lift weights and do yoga; and she has a &#8216;mental coach&#8217;, Anne Marte Pensgaard, who also coached the Norwegian Olympic team.<\/p><p><em>Pic: James Hole<\/em><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Steve Wright Published: Wednesday, 31 January 2024 at 13:20 PM She performed at the 2023 Last Night of the Proms and at the world&#8217;s best opera houses, delivering stunning recordings with Decca Classics. 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