Concert with soprano Stéphanie Müther and pianist Ulrich Stærk

Soprano Stéphanie Müther and pianist Ulrich Stærk perform an all-Wagner programme at Fredens Kirke, Odense.

Programme
- Wagner: Wesendonk Lieder
- Wagner: Ankunft bei den schwarzen Schwänen (piano solo)
- Wagner: Starke Scheite (Brünnhilde, Götterdämmerung)
- short intermission
- Wagner: Overture to Tristan and Isolde
- Wagner: Isolde's Liebestod

Stéphanie Müther is a dramatic soprano who recently sang her first complete Ring cycle by Richard Wagner - all four operas - in the role of Brünnhilde at Theater Chemnitz in Germany. She performed the same role at Biwako Concert Hall in Kyoto, Japan, and will sing it again at Dortmund Theater, where she previously made her debut as Turandot in Puccini's opera. Müther began as a mezzo with roles including Herodias, Fioretta in I Medici, and Sesto, before developing into the dramatic soprano repertoire - including Lady Macbeth at Theater Erfurt in 2016. She has received the Colette Mosetti Grant (2001) and Bayreuth Scholarship (2013) and has worked with directors such as Katharina Thalbach, Michael Hampe, and Vera Nemirova, as well as conductors including Claudio Abbado, Mariss Jansons, Charles Dutoit, and Joana Mallwitz. She studied at Conservatoire Geneva under professor Jeanne Roth and was affiliated with Switzerland's Opera Studio 2005-7. Upcoming roles include Tosca, Ortrud, and Färberin (Die Frau ohne Schatten). She is also particularly dedicated to Spanish song literature, which she was introduced to by professor Teresa Berganza.

Ulrich Stærk performs around 120 concerts annually across Europe, Asia, and the USA and is one of the few Danes to have performed at Carnegie Hall. He has performed as soloist with virtually all Danish symphony orchestras as well as the Schleswig-Holstein Symphony Orchestra and is a recipient of, among others, the Music Critics' Artist Prize and the title Artist of the Year in both Furesø and Aabenraa municipalities. He has also received numerous nominations, including for the P2 Prize and three Grammy nominations. Stærk has performed numerous times for the Royal Household - at state visits and private occasions.