Maria Sanner, contralto
Photos: 1: Jennie Adén 2: Katja Taubermann
3&6: Martin Hellström 4:Mats Bäcker
5:Ulrike Henning 7:Alastair Muir
SINGER IN OPERA AND CONCERT
Maria Sanner is a Swedish contralto, working internationally as a singer in opera and concerts and in a repertoire ranging from early to contemporary music.
On the opera stage she has sung for example Orfeo in Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, the title roles of Handel’s Giulio Cesare and Cavalli’s Il Giasone, 3rd Lady in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte as well as parts in many new operas.
She has guested stages like the Royal Opera in Stockholm, Opera North in Leeds, Operaverkstan at Malmö Opera, Drottningholm court theatre, Confidencen and more as well as festivals for early music like Opera Rara, Muzyka z Raju, Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci etc.
During spring -24 Maria sang the parts of Maria in Löftet and Die Alstimme in Parsifal at the Royal Opera in Stockholm and returns as Woodnymph in Rusalka, fall -25
As a concert singer Maria has an extensive repertoire and is especially appreciated as an oratorio singer. She also has a big love for chamber music and Lieder.
Maria has her education from the Royal College of music in Stockholm (soloist diploma) and University college of Opera in Stockholm (masters degree).
"Caesar's Act Two aria, with violin obbligato, /.../ was pure exuberant delight."
Planethug Ill
"Argenore /.../ framställdes av Maria Sanner med värdighet, nyansering och klangskönhet."
Tidskriften Opera
CALENDAR
2024
Wagner Parsifal
Die Altstimme
Royal Opera of Stockholm
Larsson Gothe Löftet
Maria
Royal Opera of Stockholm
JS Bach Johannes Passion
17/3
Råsunda kyrka
JS Bach Johannes Passion
24/3
Nacka kyrka
Pergolesi arias from Stabat Mater
28/3
St Olofs kyrka, Täby
JS Bach h moll Messe
28/4
Tibble kyrka, Täby
JH Roman Then Svenska Messan
26/5
Rimbo kyrka
Mozart Requiem
2 nov
Uppenbarelsekyrkan, Saltsjöbaden 18:00
Duruflé Requiem
3 nov
Kungsholms kyrka kl 17
Händel Messiah
24 nov
(Messias del 1) på Opalen i Rimbo kl 16
"Lilla Juloratoriet"
30 Nov
Uppsala Domkyrka kl 15
JS Bach Juloratoriet 1-3
(Weihnachts Oratorio)
1 Dec
Uppsala Domkyrka kl 18
Händel Messiah
8 Dec
(Messias del 1), Breviks kyrka Lidingö kl 16
Mozart Requiem
9/11
Opalen, Rimbo kulturscen, 16:00
JS Bach Juloratoriet
(Weihnachts Oratorio)
7/12
Arvika
JS Bach Juloratoriet
(Weihnachts Oratorio)
21/12
2025
Arior och Artefakter
Den Andra Operan
7/3
Medelhavsmuséet, Stockholm 19:00
Pergolesi Stabat Mater
18/4
Markuskyrkan, Skarpnäck 15:00
Concert
Rossini möter Piazzolla
21/8 Tibble kyrka, Täby 19:30
Dvorák Rusalka
Woodnymph
September 27, 30
October 4, 10, 17, 22, 28
November 4, 8, 12
Musik till Allhelgona
1/11
Musikgudstjänst
Vallentunakyrka, 18:00