December 29, 2013

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014!

    NEW YEAR CONCERT-TOUR w. Birthe Kjær, Thomas Eje & Tivoli's Promenade-orch. 
    January 4th - 12th!  

    Nytårs koncert-turné 4 - 12.e Januari - SE & HØR - af Marianne Tofte




November 27, 2013

CD-recording of Matti Borg: "15 songs to poems by Gustav Fröding" December 2nd - 6th in Strömsbruk, Sweden
with:
Mattias Nilsson - Baritone, http://www.operanilsson.se/bio.html
Gitta-Maria Sjöberg - Soprano,
Erik Jakobsson - conductor,
Nordiska Kammarorkestern (Nordic Chamberorchestra) http://www.scenkonstbolaget.se/nordiskakammarorkestern

To be launched at the Nordic Song Festival June 22nd and 23rd 2014!
See also: www.nordicsongfestival.org

Reception for Nordic Song Festival at the Danish Embassy in Stockholm November 28th hr 15.00 - 17.00! See also: www.nordicsongfestival.org

October 21, 2013

Jenufa DVD review 2013

"Veteran dramatic soprano Gitta-Maria Sjöberg is a magnificent Kostelnicka. Her solid sound, capable of both beauty and real thrust, sails through the music's exceptional accuracy and technical know-how. Looking just right in her grey bun and severe black dress, she employs grand physical gestures only when absolutely suitable, otherwise accomplishing much through stillness and eloquent facial expression. Implacability, pride and finally vulnerability are all present in this remarkably complete portrayal. ---
...but Sjöberg is superior vocally to Silja, madrid's Deborah Polaski or Barcelona's Eva Marton. No Jenufa fan should settle for just on DVD, and I won't name a preference, but will simply say that I'm thrilled to see another strong contender entering this field."                                    Roger Pines

May 5, 2013


Malmö Opera´s dvd-recording by Janaceks Jenufa elected as Critic´s Choice in OPERA NEWS

jenufagittamariasjoberg
Dvd-review by Malmö Opera´s Jenufa  by William R Braun
Gitta-Maria Sjoberg, as the Kostelnicka, is no one-dimensional villainess in voice or demeanor; thiis is one of the bestsung versions of this character on recordings.
Sunnergårdh, Sjöberg, Tobiasson, Frank, Bäckström Orchestra and Chorus of Malmö Opera, Ivanovic. Production: Phelan. ArtHaus 101 665 121 mins, subtitles


May 4, 2013



Intervju i tidskriften OPERA
-  no. 2 - 2013
I vårnumret av OPERA möter ni den svenska sopranen Gitta-Maria Sjöberg, som har varit verksam på Köpenhamnsoperan i 25 år. Hon anser att operakonsten måste våga problematisera – på scen ska man få göra allt! 




http://www.tidskriftenopera.nu/mainframeset.html

Cross fingers! The first performance of The Opera-Monologe "Promenade Abyss"  Music by Anna-Lena Laurin, directed by Mette Borg. Gitta-Maria Sjöberg, soprano and Linda Dahl Laursen piano.

http://vimeo.com/61579387

April 12, 2013

BIRGIT NILSSON SOCIETY! Birgit Nilsson Sällskapet! Birgit Nilsson Selskabet! 

Elected as Head of the Board for Birgit Nilsson Society - March 23rd 2013

See in English: http://www.birgitnilsson.com/en/birgit-nilsson-museum/friends-society
Svenska: http://www.birgitnilsson.com/sv/svenstad-the-museum/vnfrening

And the fantastic Birgit Nilsson Museum: www.birgitnilsson.com


April 11, 2013

Kostelnicka!

The International Record Review, March 2013:

"Veteran dramatic soprano Gitta-Maria Sjöberg is a magnificent Kostelnicka. Her solid sound, capable of both beauty and real thrust, sails through the music's exceptional accuracy and technical know-how. Looking just right in her grey bun and severe black dress, she employs grand physical gestures only when absolutely suitable, otherwise accomplishing much through stillness and eloquent facial expression. Implacability, pride and finally vulnerability are all present in this remarkably complete portrayal.

Anja Silja's Kostelnicka (Glyndebourne) is, of course, sui generis, but Sjöberg is superior vocally to Silja, Madrid's Deborah Polaski or Barcelona's Eva Marton.

Roger Pines

Janácek
Jenufa - DVD - Arthaus Musik 101 665 (2 hours 1 minute).
Subtitles in English/French/German/Swedish. Website: www.arthaus-musik.com NTSC 16:9. 
Video Director Johan Öberg. DVD Producer Anders Granqvist. 
Date Live performance at the Malmö Opera, Sweden in December 6th 2011 - Launched December 2012.

Stage Director: Orpha Phelan. Designer: Leslie Travers. Choreographer Lynne Hockney. 
Conductor: Marko Ivanovic
Jenufa: Erika Sunnegårdh
Kostelnicka: Gitta-Maria Sjöberg
Steva: Joachim Bäckström
Laca: Daniel Franck
Grandmother Buryja: Ingrid Tobiasson
Karolka: Suzanne Flink
Foreman of the Mill: Per Høyer
Mayor: Thomas Hildebrandt, Mayor's wife: Ellika Ström Mejling, Barena: Laine Quist, Jana: Malin Liljefors Parkler, Shepherdess: Danka Milacic
Chorus and Orchestra of Malmö Opera
Sale:


April 8, 2013

Gitta-Maria om moderne fortolkning at kvinderoller i Sveriges Radio

Swedish Radio:  Gitta-Maria was a guest at the program The Music-magazine: "Dilemma" saturday April 6th 2013. 
Here she's telling about how she takes the challenge up, to give a modern interpretation of a soprano-voice when working with portrayals of older times image of women in the world of opera. Listen to the program here - only until May 6th 2013

Sveriges Radio: Gitta-Maria var gæst i Musikmagasinets "Dilemma" den 6. april 2013.
Her fortæller hun, hvordan hun griber den udfordring an, det er at give en moderne fortolkning af en sopranstemme med forældet kvindeligt image i operaens verden.
Lyt til programmet her - OBS! Er kun tilgængelig til den 6. maj 2013.

Lyssna: Musikmagasinet : Dilemma 20130406 12:03