(Photographer: Abraham Engelmark) The Mogren Music Prize 2026 has been awarded to 26-year-old mezzo-soprano Rebecka Wallroth. Wallroth, who is currently a member of the soloist ensemble at the Staatsoper in Berlin, will receive the prize sum of SEK 300,000 in recognition of her artistic achievements on Europe’s opera stages. “As an opera singer you compete against the whole of Europe, {…}
(Photo credit: Allyar, Ludewig, Jonsdottir) The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra announces its 2026-27 season. Here’s a look at the voice events. Mezzo-soprano Rebecka Wallroth performs with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Ludovic Morlot. Performance Date: June 3, 2026 Soprano Mia Strand and Göteborgs Symfoniska Kör perform at the “National Day” concert with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Tobias Ringborg {…}
The Verbier Festival has announced its 2026 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the Final Scene from “Götterdämmerung” with Michelle DeYoung. The program also includes Messiaen’s “Turangalîla-Symphoni” with Cécile Lartigau and Lucas Debargue. Performance Date: July 17, 2026 Gábor Takács-Nagy conducts Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” with Johanna Wallroth, Rebecka Wallroth, Anna El-Khashem, Giovanni Sala, {…}
(Photo: John-Halvdan Olsen-Halvorsen) There is always a buzz about a competition. It’s almost palpable. Especially one as prestigious as this year’s Queen Sonja Singing Competition, it being the 30th anniversary edition. As the audience streamed into the venerable Oslo Konserthus, the talk turned to the six singers that made it to the final concert. Every single one of these singers {…}
Finals for singing competitions are an interesting experience to cover. On one hand, everyone on stage is a winner. In the case of the 2023 edition of the Queen Sonja Singing Competition, the six singers who took the stage on August 26 were picked from an overall pool of 521 contestants from around the world; not mention that the competition {…}