MARIA BENGTSSON SOPRANO       

 


 



Cosi fan tutte Salzburger Festspiele 2011 

" First and foremost, Maria Bengtsson as Fiordiligi. Here is a lyric soprano voice of exquisite quality (almost comparable with the young Kiri Te Kanawa in her early days at Covent Garden), and in possession of the musicality, appearance and unaffected stage manner for a premier career."    Moore Parker, The Opera Critic, 19 August 2011

Cosi fan tutte/Fiordiligi/W.A. Mozart at the  Royal Opera House Covent Garden, London 

" .... Bengtsson in particular was in superb voice after a slightly nervous start, culminating in a magnificent performance of the long aria, 'per pieta' in the second act in which she struggles with her conflicting emotions. The entire audience were held spellbound by the beauty of her voice and passion of her performance."

Daily Express 14.09.2010, William Hartston 

 

Photo: Monika Rittershaus

Daphne/R. Strauss at  the  Frankfurt Opera

“In the cast the Swedish soprano Maria Bengtsson shone as the extraordinary protagonist, the young nymph Daphne - perhaps giving the performance of her life.  After seeing and listening to her, I am more than surprised that she is not a more regular guest in the world's top opera houses, despite her many appearances in Berlin, London's Royal Opera and elsewhere in Europe.  She is a lyric soprano with a pleasant timbre who is absolutely fascinating when singing Strauss. If we add to this more than exceptional stage skills and an attractive figure on stage, I conclude that I cannot think of any better Daphne than hers anywhere today. 

Photo: Felix Broede

This character needs a soprano similar to Arabella, although the music is  much more demanding vocally and it is good to remember that in recent years both Renée Fleming and June Anderson have sung the role: even so,  Maria Bengtsson's performance seemed like a kind of miracle… she is an ARTIST, in capital letters.”

 10.04.2010 Seen and Heard International José M Irurzun


" Strahlender Mittelpunkt der Aufführung ist die schwedische Sopranistin Maria Bengtsson als junge, ebenso sensibel agierende wie singende Daphne. Schon ihr Auftrittsarioso „O bleib, geliebter Tag“, eine leuchtende Eloge an die Natur und „meine Brüder, die Bäume“, lässt aufhorchen. Geradezu magisch, mit blitzsauberen Koloraturen und makellosen Registerwechseln gelingen die große Klage um den verschmähten Leukippos („Unheilvolle Daphne“) und der Verwandlungsmonolog am Ende, dessen wortlose Vokalisen hier wie ferne Echos durch das Gemäuer dringen."

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Christian Wildhagen 30.03.2010