Swedish Soprano Helena Janzén in Recital at Carnegie Hall

Helena Janzén is the winner of the 2004 International Opera Singers Competition.  She began her vocal studies at The Sibelius Academy in Stockholm and has given concerts in Scandinavia, Italy, Germany and Spain.  Composer Rolf Martinsson wrote Silvernatten, a 45-minute symphonic poem for soprano, for her which she premiered at Malmö Concert Hall with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra.

The International Opera Singers Competition was founded in 1983 to assist the most talented singers with their careers and to encourage contestants to become familiar with contemporary opera written in English. Many winners have gone on to major careers at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and other houses in the U.S. and abroad.

The February 3 recital will also feature Albanian soprano Teuta Koço and pianists Mikael Nellborn and John Gough.

Helena Janzén will perform works by David del Tredici, Henry Gammelgård, Samuel Barber, Heitor Villa–Lobos, Gösta Nyström, Ned Rorem, Mikael Nellborn and Richard Strauss.

Swedish soprano Helena Janzén in recital
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
57th Street & 7th Avenue
New York City
February 3, 2006, at 8 pm

For tickets and infomation: www.conopera.org

Photo: Teuta Koço and Helena Janzén