Eva Lind (born 14 June 1966) is an Austrian

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singer and TV presenter. She has specialised in

coloratura soprano A coloratura soprano () is a type of operatic soprano voice that specializes in music that is distinguished by agile run (music), runs, leaps and Trill (music), trills. The term ''coloratura'' refers to the elaborate ornamentation of a melody, whi ...

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roles since 1985, and sings in concerts and recitals. Lind has appeared on television as performer and presenter. She hosted several music programs, including ARD's ''Straße der Lieder'' from 2003 to 2008, alongside Gotthilf Fischer. Andrew Lamb in '' Gramophone'' described her voice as "sheer delight, fresh, crisp, clear, beautifully agile and with superb trills."

Life and career

Education

Lind was born in

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. She began her vocal training at the Tyrol State Conservatory in her native city, and won the Austrian competition Jugend musiziert in 1983. In the same year, she debuted as Flowermaiden in Wagner's '' Parsifal'' at the Tyrolean State Theatre. While studying philosophy, journalism and theatre studies at the

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she continued her professional training as a singer. Her teachers were Marta Lantieri, Ruthilde Boesch and Wilma Lipp.

Singing career

In 1985, at the age of 19, Lind appeared as the Queen of the Night in Mozart's ''

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'' at the

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, where she was engaged as a ensemble member in the following years, singing roles including Lucia in '' Lucia di Lammermoor'', Sophie in ''

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'', Adele in ''

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'', and Sophie in Massenet's ''

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''. She sang in Donizetti's '' Lucia di Lammermoor'' in the 1985/86 season at the Theater Basel. In 1986, she debuted at the

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as Italian Singer in '' Capriccio''. She also performed in Monte-Carlo (''Lucia di Lammermoor''), Stuttgart (''Die Fledermaus''), Zürich, Berlin, Munich (''The Magic Flute''). In 1987, she debuted at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's new production of ''The Magic Flute'' conducted by

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. In 1988, she appeared for the first time at the

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and the

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as Nannetta in Verdi's '' Falstaff'' conducted by

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. In 1991, she debuted in the role of Gilda (''

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'') alongside

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at the Teatro de la Maestranza, and in 1996, in Violetta ('' La traviata'') at the Staatstheater Wiesbaden. In 1997, she performed the Woodbird in Wagner's ''

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'' at

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in Milan, and in 1998, Oscar in '' Un ballo in maschera'' at the Arena di Verona Festival. Eva Lind NY

In 2002, she sang the lead role in the premiere of Mascagni's operetta '' Sì'' at the Vienna Volksoper. She went on a concert tour through Japan with members of the Vienna Philharmonic in January 2010 and gave a solo recital at Milan's

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on 5 May 2010. In July 2010, she sang Gilda in ''

'' (with

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as Rigoletto) at the Opera Festival in Solothurn. LindBajazzo

Lind sang her first Nedda in Leoncavallo's ''

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'' in July 2012 at the Schlossfestspiele Schwerin. Lind made regular opera and concert appearances in China. In 2003, she sang Konstanze in ''

Die Entführung aus dem Serail ' () (Köchel catalogue, K. 384; ''The Abduction from the Seraglio''; also known as ') is a singspiel in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The German libretto is by Gottlieb Stephanie, based on Christoph Friedrich Bretzner's . The plot concer ...

'' with the

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in Hong Kong. In 2005, she debuted in the role of Rosina in ''

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'' in a guest performance of the

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at the Shanghai Opera House. From 27 December 2010, until 6 January 2011, she toured Beijing, Shanghai, Qingdao, Dalian, Hangzhou, Changsha, Meizhou in New Year concerts with the Berliner Symphoniker. In March/April 2014 she went on a solo recital tour to Shanghai, Chongqing, Dalian, Xuzhou, Nanning and Nanchang together with Chinese pianist Xin Sui. She also made guest appearances at venues in Berlin (

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, Berliner Philharmonie), Munich (

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, Philharmonie am Gasteig, Herkulessaal, Cuvilliés Theatre), London (

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), Madrid ( Teatro de la Zarzuela), Zurich ( Tonhalle,

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), Amsterdam (

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), Stockholm (

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), Buenos Aires ( Teatro Colón), Mexico City, Tokyo ( Suntory Hall, Tokyo Opera City), Osaka (Symphony Hall).

Television career

Eva Lind made her first TV appearance in 1983 on the ORF talent show '' Die große Chance''. Under the direction of

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she appeared in 1985 alongside

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and

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in the TV production ''Rossini at Versailles''. In 2002, she presented the ''Stars von morgen'' series on

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. In 2003 and 2004 she hosted and sang in

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's program ''Adventliche Klänge aus Dresden'' at the Dresden Frauenkirche. From 2003 until the program's end in 2008 she was a host with Gotthilf Fischer in ''Straße der Lieder'', Saturday evening

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er program on ARD. In 2009 she hosted the

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nball on

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with Gunther Emmerlich.

Academy of Music Tyrol

Lind founded the Academy of Music Tyrol (''Musicakademie Tirol'') in 2015, which offers masterclasses for classical singing and instruments.

Awards

* European Sponsorship Prize for Young Artists (''Europäischer Förderpreis für junge Künstler'') * Decoration of Honour of the State of Tyrol (''Ehrenzeichen des Landes Tirol'', 2016)

Discography

Recitals and collaborations

* ''Frühlingsstimmen''– Wiener Volksopernorchester, Franz Bauer-Theussl (Philips, 1986) * ''Coloratura Arias'' – Münchner Rundfunkorchester,

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(Philips, 1988) * ''Operatic Duets'' (with Francisco Araiza),

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, Ralf Weikert (Philips, 1990) * ''Ich bin verliebt'' – Accademia di Montegridolfo, Gustav Kuhn (BMG, 1996) * ''My Romance'' (with

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), The London Musicians Orchestra, David Giménez Carreras (Erato, 1997) * ''Operetten-Gala der Weltstars'' (with

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, José Carreras, Thomas Hampson, Andrea Rost), Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra,

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ive from Kaiservilla">Kaiservilla.html" ;"title="ive from Kaiservilla">ive from Kaiservilla(Deutsche Grammophon, 1999) * ''Lieder, die zu Herzen geh'n'' – Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg, Erich Becht (Koch Classics, 2000) * ''Sentimento'' – Philharmonic Orchestra München, Herrmann Weindorf (Koch Universal, 2001) * ''Wunder gescheh'n'' – Philharmonic Orchestra München, Herrmann Weindorf (Koch Universal, 2003) * ''Ich will leben'' – Kölner Symphonisches Orchester, Erich Becht (Hänssler Classic, 2005) * ''Mozart rennt'' – Das Rennquintett (Bayer Records, 2006) * ''Stille Nacht'' – Kölner Symphonisches Orchester, Erich Becht (Sony BMG, 2006) * ''Magic Moments'' (with Tobey Wilson), Philharmonic Orchestra München, Herrmann Weindorf (Seven Days Music, 2008) * ''Frühling im Herzen'' (with Gunther Emmerlich) accompanied by Johann Strauss Ensemble (MCP Sound & Media, 2011) * ''Eva Lind - Bijoux'' (Solo Musica, 2014) * ''Regenbogenfarben'' (ABAKUS Musik, 2015) * ''Die Symphonie des Lebens'' (NAXOS, 2018) * ''Weihnachtslieder Klassik'' (with Detlev Jöcker) (Sony, 2020)

Complete opera recordings

* ''

'' (Adele) Münchner Rundfunkorchester,

(EMI, 1986) * '' La sonnambula'' (Amina) Orchestra of Eastern Netherlands, Gabriele Bellini (ARTS, 1999) * '' Ariadne auf Naxos'' (Najade) Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur (Philips, 1988) * '' Hänsel und Gretel'' (Taumännchen) Bayerisches Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester, Jeffrey Tate (EMI, 1990) * ''

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'' (Papagena) Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner (Philips, 1990) * ''

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'' (Ännchen) Staatskapelle Dresden, Sir

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(Philips, 1991) * '' La finta semplice'' (Ninetta) Kammerorchester Ch. P. E. Bach, Peter Schreier (Philips, 1991) * '' Les contes d'Hoffmann'' (Olympia) Staatskapelle Dresden, Jeffrey Tate (Decca, 1992) * ''

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'' (Hüter der Schwelle) Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir

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(Decca, 1992)

Symphonic works, oratorios

* '' Ein Sommernachtstraum'' (Mendelssohn Bartholdy) Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir

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(Philips, 1986) * ''La cetra appesa'' ( Azio Corghi) Orchestra Sinfonica

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, Will Humburg (Dischi Ricordi, 1995) * ''L'Apocalypse selon Saint Jean'' ( Jean Françaix) Göttinger Symphonieorchester, Christian Simonis (Wergo, 1998) * ''Missa est'' ( Helmut Eder) Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Leopold Hager ec. 1986 Salzburg(Oehms Classics, 2005) * '' Missa in Angustiis'' (Haydn) SWR Symphonieorchester, Michael Gielen (Glor Classics, 2009)

DVDs

* ''Salute to Vienna'' (1999) with

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, Boys Choir of Harlem, Vienna Boys' Choir eleased in 2001* ''Die große Operettengala'' (Sony Classical, 2007) lso on CD; re-release of ''Operetten-Gala der Weltstars''* ''Eva Lind – Ihre grössten Erfolge aus 'Straße der Lieder' '' (Koch Universal, 2008) lso on CD

Bibliography

* "Eva Lind" in ''Großes Sängerlexikon'', Karl J. Kutsch & Leo Riemens. Bern, Munich: Saur (), 3rd edition, 1999, volume 3, .

References

External links

Official website of Eva LindDiscography
at the

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