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Udo Wachtveitl, Florian Teichtmeister, Andreas Borcherding, Anna Greiter, Hans Jürgen Stockerl, Christian Baumann, Katja Schild, Beate Himmelstoß, Chamber Choir of Europe, Nicol Matt, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Rachel Podger, Gary Cooper, Pavlo Beznosiuk, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester Mannheim, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood, Markus Schäfer, Orchester Wiener Akademie, Martin Haselbock, Hillevi Martinpelto, Monteverdi Choir, Anne Sofie von Otter, Sylvia McNair, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Cornelius Hauptmann, Stanford Olsen & Uwe Peper
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ALBUMVadstena Academy: 40 Summers of OperaJadwiga Koba, Lilian Sjostrand, Sven-Anders Benktsson, Vadstena Academy, Arnold Ostman, Birgitta Kallenberg, Gunilla Soderstrom, Helge Lannerback, Elisabeth Ander, Torbjorn Lillieqvist, Eva Bostrom, Ulrik Soelberg, Jan Nessler, Helena Dose, Louise Werner, Christer Solén, Siw Sjoberg, Catharina Olsson, Ingeborg Nordenfelt, Annika Falk, Per-Erik Ohrn, Marriane Johansson, Gosta Zachrisson, Bo Armand Olsson, Andrew Dalton, Anita Soldh, Christina Pettersson, Gunilla Palsson, Per-Arne Wahlgren, Stefan Dahlberg, Bjorn Hallman, Iwa Sorenson, Roger Wagsjo, Bo Johan Leinmark, Carina Stranberg, Orjan Nasbom, Mari Anne Haggander, Tord Wallstrom, Irene Almen, Elisabeth Weman, Carina Morling, Stefan Parkman, Birgitta Larsson, Eva Hallberg, Olle Skold, Mikael Samuelson, Anne Sofie von Otter, Christina Falk, Thomas Lander, Lars Magnusson, Hillevi Martinpelto, Lage Wedin, Marianne Eklof, Charlotta Nilsson, Lena Nordin, Asa Mockle-Wall, Birgitta Lundkvist, Olav Anton Thommessen, Bengt Nordfors, Anders Wiklund, Magnus Kyhle, Bjorn Stockhaus, Sven H. Aberg, Gertrud Hoffstedt, Sven G. Aberg, Glenn Mossop, Gunnar Lundberg, Eva-Maria Tersson, Pia-Marie Nilsson, Elizabeth Hehr, Lollo Ohlsson, Mikael Bellini, Anders Lorentzson, Charlotta Huldt, Anders Ohrwall, Anders Melander, Linnea Sallay, Angela Rotondo, David Aler, Jonas Degerfeldt, Stefan Dassman, Stina Tornberg, Tomas Lind, Lennart Forsen, Dag Metin Ardel, Sigrid Holmquist, Per Borin, Pia-Lena Andersson, Michael Axelsson, Ingegerd Nilsson, Carl Unander-Scharin, Barbro Netin, Iwar Bergkwist, Graham Treacher, Greger Erdos, Alan Hacker, Lars Palerius, Thomas Schuback, Kristina Eriksson-Martling, Tommy Lagg, Jeanette Bjurling, Anna Eklund-Tarantino, Birgitta Petersson, Susanne Ryden, Ann-christine Larsson, Mark Tatlow, Johnny van Hal, Marcus Jupither, Lars Arvidson, B. Tommy Andersson, Charlotta Larsson, Clas Pehrsson, Karin Ingeback, Nina Stemme, Malin Gjorup, Staffan Larson, Ann Hallenberg, Katarina Andersson-Arvidson, Petter Sundkvist, Michael Weinius, Sara Olsson, Annika Nerfont, Bengt Jarnblad, Stefan Nymark, Michael Bartosch, Bo Rosenkull, Lars Hallgren, Alexandra Orrgard Solen, Patrik Wirefeldt, Tua Aberg, Karin Frolen, Clara Bystrand, Mats Persson, Camilla Tilling, Staffan Galli, Ola Eliasson, Yvonne Tuvesson-Rosenqvist, Malena Ernman, Jesper Taube, Maria Gustafsson, Olof Boman, Maria Hedstrom, Klara Ek, Ingela Bohlin, Vadstena Academy Choir, Alexander Niclasson, Magnus Ahlstrom, Lars Johansson, Tove Dahlberg, Johan Hallsten, Cecilia Rydinger Alin, Elisabet Strid, Catarina Lundgren, David Björkman, Nikola Matisic, Henrik Holmberg, Karolina Blixt, Robert Vetander, Signe Sannem Lund, Mattias Nilsson, Daniel Hallstrom, Jakob Hogstrom, Andreas Lundmark, Andreas Landin, Karl Rombo, Karl Etti, Carl Johan Falkman, Britt-Marie Aruhn, Maud Hammerud, Mats Andersson, Thomas Sunnegardh, Magnus Linden, Annete Roth, Sten Niclasson, Mark Bartholdsson, Olle Persson, Fredrik Zetterstrom, Anna Larsson, Katija Dragojevic, Olof Lilja, Anna Hanning, Christina Hornell, Gregor Bergman, Maria Sanner, Mia Karlsson, Conny Thimander & David Johansson
ALBUMLidholm, I.: A Dream PlaySten Wahlund, Staffan Sandlund, Nina Stemme, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Stockholm, Henrik Westberg, Anders Bergstrom, Håkan Hagegård, Curt Appelgren, Lars Kullenbo, Rolf Cederlof, Adolf Fredrik Boys Choir, Adolf Fredrik Girls Choir, Arild Helleland, Harriet Andersson, Carina Jarlemark, Ingrid Tobiasson, Hillevi Martinpelto, Stockholm Royal Philharmonic Choir, Kjell Ingebretsen & Carl Unander-Scharin
About Hillevi Martinpelto
Artist Biography
While her name may be difficult for some to remember -- or even pronounce -- Hillevi Martinpelto has, since about 1990, made a name for herself on the world's major operatic stages, as well as in its most prestigious concert halls. She has scored success particularly for her work in the operas of Mozart, Verdi, and Wagner. That said, her repertory choices are broad and encompass much else, including vastly disparate roles in the operas of Weber, Tchaikovsky, Gounod, Richard Strauss, Puccini, the little-known Swede Ivar Hallström, and numerous others. In concert she has been a soloist in Mahler's Eighth Symphony, Beethoven's Ninth, Brahms' Requiem, Handel's Messiah, various J.S. Bach cantatas, and much else. Martinpelto has made numerous recordings for various labels, including Philips, Archiv Produktion, EMI, Sterling, and several others.
Hillevi Martinpelto was born in Dalecarlia, Sweden. She studied music at the Royal Swedish Academy of Music and the Royal Opera School, both in Stockholm. In 1987, the year of her graduation, she debuted at the Royal Opera House in Stockholm singing Cho-Cho San in Puccini's Madama Butterfly.
She soon appeared in other important operatic productions in Drottningholm (Royal Court Theater) and Umea (Norrlands Operan). By the early '90s, she was regularly appearing at the major opera houses in Europe, including at Vienna, Berlin, Brussels, Glyndebourne, and in the U.S. (Los Angeles and New York) and Japan. Her 1991 Elektra from Idomeneo and 1993 Countess from Le nozze di Figaro both drew high praise, solidifying her credentials in Mozart operas. Her 1994 recording of Le nozze, on Archiv Produktion, under conductor John Eliot Gardiner, drew lavish accolades. Over the years Martinpelto has worked extensively with Gardiner and his famed ensembles, the Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, and the Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique.
In 1996 Martinpelto was invited, along with conductor Andrew Davis, to take part in the music performances given at the Nobel Prize ceremonies in Stockholm. By the turn of the new century Martinpelto was a full-fledged international star of both the opera and concert stages. She has remained active on all fronts, attempting as always to find a reasonable balance between appearances in her homeland and those abroad.
Among her later recordings are two that have garnered international acclaim: the 2005 Weber Oberon with John Eliot Gardiner on Philips and the 2006 Bach Mass in B minor with Rene Jacobs on Berlin Classics.
Hometown
Älvdalen, Sweden
Genre
Classical
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