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Soprano

Margrethe Fredheim

Tønsberg

Norway

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The Norwegian soprano and Fulbright alumni Margrethe Fredheim is the First Prize Winner of the 2020 Lauritz Melchior International Singing competition in Aalborg. This is a competition dedicated to the life and work of Richard Wagner, so it was a well-fitted chance for Margrethe to debut shortly before entering the competition as Elsa in Lohengrin at Theater Erfurt, February 2020. Unfortunately Covid 19 put a sudden end to her appearances in the role. It also thwarted her long awaited debut at the Royal Opera House. 

​Margrethe was a permanent member of the solo ensemble at Theater Erfurt between 2015 - 2021. Roles in Erfurt include Micaela (Carmen), Fiordiligi (Cosi fan Tutte), Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), Euridice (Orfeo ed Euridice), Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), Hanna Glawari (Die Lustige Witwe), Marenka (Die Verkaufte Braut), Miss Jessel (The Turn of the Screw) and Sister Rose (Dead Man Walking). Her portrayal of Irmengard in Spontini`s «Agnes von Hohenstaufen» received outstanding reviews in both German and international press (Das OpernGlas, OpernWelt, FAZ, Opéra Magazine). In her native Norway, Margrethe has appeared as Mimi in La Boheme with Opera Nordfjord. She has also worked at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera, as a cover on Melly Sill`s production of Rusalka. 

Margrethe joined the soloist ensemble at Staatstheater Kassel in 2021. Her first premiere was a well-praised Marie in “Wozzeck” and her next role debut will soon be "Agathe" in Der Freischütz. 

​Following the Norwegian tradition of celebrating new singers with a debut concert, Margrethe gave hers in May 2014 at the Universitetets Aula in Oslo. Connecting with her heritage, she enjoyed being surrounded by original paintings by famous Norwegian artist Edvard Munch while debuting. Followed by this important step were appearances with The Cairo Symphony Orchestra, Szczecin Philharmonic, Oslo University Orchestra, Oslofjord Kammerharmoni, Pärnu City Orchestra, Latvian National Opera Orchestra, Ningbo Radio Orchestra and Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen. 

In 2014 she won the Mozart Prize at the Wilhelm Stenhammar International Singing Competition and was a finalist at the DEBUT competition in Weikersheim and the 6th China International Vocal Competition (Ningbo). 2015 was an important year for Margrethe because she became a laureate of the Jazeps Vitols Competition in Riga and took home the 2nd price. The same year she was a finalist in the Klaudia Taev Competition and a semi-finalist in the International Otto Edelmann Singing Competition in Vienna. 

​In 2018 Margrethe won the Gold Medal in the inaugural Hong Kong International Singing Competition, chaired by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.

English

Die norwegische Sopranistin Margrethe Fredheim ist derzeit festes Mitglied des Solistenensembles am Staatstheater Kassel und feierte kürzlich ein erfolgreiches Debüt als Lisa in Tschaikowskis »Pique Dame«. Ihr Hausdebüt in Kassel gab sie als Marie (Wozzeck) in der FAUST-Preis ausgezeichneten Regie von Florian Lutz. In der aktuellen Spielzeit verkörpert sie Freia (Das Rheingold), Gerhilde (Die Walküre) und Gutrune (Götterdämmerung) in der Wiederaufnahme des Kasseler Ring der Niebelungen mit Regie von Markus Dietz. 
Bevor sie nach Kassel wechselte, war Margrethe Fredheim sechs Spielzeiten festes Solistenmitglied am Theater Erfurt. Zu ihren Rollen gehörten Elsa (Lohengrin), Contessa di Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro), Micaëla (Carmen), Fiordiligi (Cosi fan Tutte), Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), Euridice (Orfeo ed Euridice), Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), Hanna Glawari (Die Lustige Witwe), Marenka (Die Verkaufte Braut), Miss Jessel (The Turn of the Screw) und Schwester Rose (Dead Man Walking). Ihre Darstellung der Irmengard in Spontinis »Agnes von Hohenstaufen« erhielt hervorragende Kritiken in der deutscher und internationalen Presse (u. a.Das Opernglas, OpernWelt, FAZ, Opéra Magazine). In ihrer Heimat Norwegen gab Margrethe 2014 ihr Debütkonzert in der Aula der Universität. Später trat sie als Mimì in La Bohème mit der Opera Nordfjord auf. Sie hat auch mit dem Norwegischen Rundfunkorchester und der Bergen Philharmonie gesungen.
2020 gewann Margrethe den ersten Preis beim Lauritz Melchior International Singing Competition in Aalborg, wobei sie sich ausschließlich auf die Werke von Richard Wagner konzentrierte. In 2018 gewann sie die Goldmedaille beim ersten Hong Kong International Singing Competition unter der Leitung von Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. In 2014 gewann sie den Mozartpreis beim Internationalen Wilhelm-Stenhammar-Gesangswettbewerb und war Finalistin beim DEBUT-Wettbewerb in Weikersheim.

German

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Frau Fluth

Don Giovanni

Donna Anna

Orpheus and Eurydice

Euridice

Rigoletto

La Contessa di Ceprano

The Turn of the Screw

Miss Jessel

Così fan tutte

Fiordiligi

The Bartered Bride

Mařenka

Juliet and Romeo

Isabella

The Troubadour

Ines

The Magic Flute

Pamina

Erste Dame

The Merry Widow

Hanna Glawari

Calisto

Diana

Agnese di Hohenstaufen

Irmengrad

Carmen

Micaëla

La Bohème

Mimì

The White Horse Inn

Josepha Vogelhuber

Dead Man Walking

Sister Rose

The Tale of Tsar Saltan

Tsaritsa Militrisa

Lohengrin

Elsa von Brabant

The Marriage of Figaro

La Contessa di Almaviva

Hansel and Gretel

Gertrud

Wozzeck

Marie

The Marksman

Agathe

Parsifal

Klingsors Zaubermädchen 6

The Valkyrie

Gerhilde

The Queen of Spades

Liza

The Rhinegold

Freia

The Twilight of the Gods

Gutrune

Requiem Mass

Four Last Songs

Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, ("Resurrection Symphony")

Kommandanten

Herja

Manfred, op. 115

Donna Elvira

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