"Could she realise our hopes that she has become the leading Strauss singer of today, knowing that she has to fight the shadow of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf? Yes, she could!"
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, September 2007
"With a voice as gorgeous as Schwanewilms's, everything sounds fabulous"
Edinburgh International Festival, August 2006
Anne Schwanewilms is one of the world's leading lyric sopranos, a dramatic singing actress and distinguished interpreter of the lyrical roles and songs of Richard Strauss. A tall and elegant redhead, with a great sense of humour, she has wowed critics in Europe and America and communicates strongly with her audiences in both opera house and concert hall. Her repertory ranges from Beethoven's Missa Solemnis to Marie in Berg's Wozzeck. "I love to sing," she has said. "It's a must for me, and a dream."
