Iréne Theorin

In the 2023/24 season she returns to two of her signature roles at Staatsoper Stuttgart: Die Färberin in David Hermann’s new production of Die Frauohne Schatten and the title role of Elektra, both under the musical direction of Cornelius Meister. Further engagements include her return to Müpa Budapest, where she triumphed last season as Brünnhilde in Die Walküre and Götterdämmerung; much anticipated concert performances of Elektra with Kirill Petrenko and the Bergen Philharmonic; Strauss Vier letzte Lieder at the Auditorium of the Diputación de Alicant e; as well as the Victoria de los Angeles Centenary Gala Concert at the Gran Teatre del Liceu. Theorin also makes a long-awaited return to the Opéra National de Paris in the title role of Turandot.

Highlights from last season include her much acclaimed debut as Judith Bluebeard’s Castle with Bryn Terfel in a concert performance with Gran Teatre del Liceu at Opera de Paris; Tristan und Isolde Act II at Tonhalle Düsseldorf; and Brünnhilde in Die Walküre and Götterdämmerung at Müpa Budapest. Theorin also joined Lise Davidsen and Waltraud Meier at the Gran Teatre del Liceu for a spectacular 175th anniversary concert featuring music by Wagner and Strauss, under the baton of Josep Pons.

Other recent highlights include Brünnhilde in new productions of both Die Walküre and Götterdämmerung at Bayreuther Festspiele; a double appearance as Ortrud Lohengrin at Deutsche Oper Berlin and Staatsoper Berlin, as well as in a new production by David Alden at Opera Vlaanderen; The Ring Cycle under the baton of Daniel Barenboim at Staatsoper Berlin; the title role in Elektra at Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia; Brünnhilde Die Walküre at the Royal Swedish Opera and Teatro di San Carlo in Naples; the title role of La Gioconda at Gran Teatre del Liceu; and the title role of Turandot in new productions at Teatro Real Madrid, Gran Teatre del Liceu and New National Theatre Tokyo.

On the concert platform, she performed semi-staged performances of Die Walküre with the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra under Eva Ollikainen; Mahler Symphony No. 8 with the Oslo Philharmonic and Mikko Franck; a concert performance of Die Walküre in Bayreuth as part of its reduced 2021 season; Götterdämmerung for Oper Leipzig and concerts of Tristan und Isolde Act II with the Norwegian National Opera and Edward Gardner; Die Walküre with Sir Simon Rattle and the Bayerische Rundfunk-which was also released as a CD recording; a concert performance of ‘Liebestod’ Tristan und Isolde under Marek Janowski and the Monte Carlo Philharmonic; Schoenberg Gurrelieder with Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris and Philippe Jordan; as well as recitals in Barcelona at the Gran Teatre del Liceu and Victoria de Los Angeles Foundation.

Her DVD recordings include Elektra from Salzburg Festival and Götterdämmerung from the Teatro alla Scala, both released by Arthaus, Tristan und Isolde from Bayreuth on Opus Arté and the award-winning Ring Cycle from Copenhagen on Decca. In March 2015, she was awarded singer of the year in Spain for her interpretation of Brünnhilde in Die Walküre in Barcelona 2014, and she has been knighted in the Order of the Dannebrog by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.