Welcome to the official Anne Schwanewilms website
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 Schreker’s Die Gezeichneten. “I love to sing,” she has said. “It’s a must for me, and a dream.”
“…among the leading lyric Strauss singers of the day.”
Michael Kennedy, Sunday Telegraph, January 30, 2011
“One of the most electrifying singers of our time”
BBC Radio Three, May 2009
“One of the most consummate operatic performances I have ever seen”
BBC Music Magazine (review of her Marschallin in the DVD of Der Rosenkavalier), February 2009