Anna Prohaska
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Biography
A lyric soprano possessing an uncommonly smooth and powerful tone, Anna Prohaska harnessed the nuances of her voice and embarked on a career that has brought her to opera's most prestigious record labels and concert stages. Born in Germany in 1983, Prohaska made her debut with the Berlin State Opera at age 20, and quickly melded her voice with a striking visual presence, rarely shying away from a bold outfit or a dramatic music video.
After a decade of stage performances, Prohaska released her solo debut, Sirène, in 2011 on the highly-esteemed Deutsche Grammophon label (the oldest surviving label in the world). Her passionate performances of pieces by Schubert, Mahler, and Schumann earned strong notices, and the solo albums Enchanted Forest (2013), Behind the Lines (2014), and Serpent & Fire (2016) followed. Beyond her solo releases, her appearances on collaborative recordings of works by Pergolesi, Mozart, and Henze won her additional acclaim. A long-simmering joint effort with English pianist Julius Drake, a cycle of pieces about original sin called Paradise Lost, arrived in 2020.
Amidst her recording commitments, Prohaska continued to perform around the world, appearing with orchestras in Boston, Tokyo, London, Vienna, and Amsterdam, in addition to frequently taking the stage in her adopted hometown of Berlin and at the long-running Salzburg Festival. Her accomplishments on stage and on recordings have earned her awards from the International Classical Music Awards (Best Baroque Vocal, Best Video Performance), the Berlin Art Prize (2016), and the ECHO Klassik (Newcomer Award, 2011).
In addition to her work in the more traditional milieu, Prohaska has appeared in productions that give the classics a modern twist, wearing fishnets and air-guitaring up a storm in Nicolai's The Merry Wives of Windsor, strutting in a sparkling technicolor dreamcoat Joseph would envy in a visually compelling take on Rameau's Hippolyte et Aricie, and bringing Björk's swan dress back with a sneer in a performance of Verdi's Un ballo in maschera.
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- Handel: Saul, HWV 53 / Act 1 - 2. Air. "An infant rais'd by thy command" featuring Anna Prohaska
- Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384 / Act III - No. 21a, "Nie werd' ich deine Huld verkennen" (Live) featuring Chamber Orchestra of Europe
- Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384 / Act III - "Wie ängstlich schlägt mein Herz " ... "Blondchen? Blondchen? Gift und Dolch!" (Live) featuring Chamber Orchestra of Europe
- Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384 / Act II - No. 16, "Ach, Belmonte! Ach, mein Leben!" (Live) featuring Chamber Orchestra of Europe
- Monteverdi: Eighth Book Of Madrigals - Lamento della Ninfa featuring Anna Prohaska
- Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384 / Act II - "Wie traurig das gute Mädchen daherkommt!" (Live) featuring Yannick Nézet-Séguin
- Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384 / Act II - "Zärtlichkeit? Schmeicheln?" (Live) featuring Yannick Nézet-Séguin
- Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384 / Act II - No. 9, "Ich gehe, doch rate ich dir ⦠O Engländer! Seid ihr nicht Toren" (Live) featuring Yannick Nézet-Séguin
- Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384 / Act II - "Mein bestes Fräulein, noch immer so traurig?" ... "Nun, Konstanze, denkst du meinem Begehren nach?" (Live) featuring Thomas Quasthoff
- Cavalli: La Calisto / Act 3 / Scene 2 - Restino imbalsamate featuring Anna Prohaska
- Berg: Lulu Suite - V. Adagio (Live) featuring Pierre Boulez
- Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384 / Act II - No. 12, "Welche Wonne, welche Lust" (Live) featuring Yannick Nézet-Séguin
- Cavalli: Gli Amori d'Apollo e di Dafne / Act 1 / Scene 4 - O Piu d'ogni Ricchezza featuring Anna Prohaska
- Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384 / Act II - "Pst, pst, Blondchen!" (Live) featuring Yannick Nézet-Séguin
- Berg: Lulu Suite - III. Lulu's Song (Live) featuring Pierre Boulez
- Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384 / Act II - "O des Zankens, Befehlens und Murrens" (Live) featuring Yannick Nézet-Séguin
- Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384 / Act II: No. 8, "Durch Zärtlichkeit und Schmeicheln" featuring Chamber Orchestra of Europe
- Purcell: Raise The Voice, Z 334 / Movement 4 - Mark How Readily Each Pliant String featuring Anna Prohaska
- Handel: Apollo e Dafne, HWV 122 - Felicissima quest'alma featuring Anna Prohaska
- Vivaldi: La Fida Ninfa, RV 714 / Act 1 Scene 9 - Alma oppressa featuring Anna Prohaska
- Handel: Giove in Argo, HWV A14 / Act 3 - Combattuta de due venti featuring Anna Prohaska
- Handel: Saul, HWV 53 / Act 1 - 17. Air. "My Soul rejects the Thought with Scorn" featuring Anna Prohaska
- Handel: Alcina, HWV 34 / Act 1 - Tornami a vagheggiar featuring Anna Prohaska
- Purcell: The Fairy Queen Z 629 / Act 5 / Epithalamium - Thrice happy Lovers - O Let Me Forever Weep featuring Anna Prohaska
