Sylvia Schwartz

Born in London to Spanish parents, soprano Sylvia Schwartz studied with Manuel Cid at the Escuela Superior de Canto in Madrid and at the ‘Hanns Eisler’ music school in Berlin with Thomas Quasthoff, Wolfram Rieger and Julia Varady, for which she has won a ‘Hezekiah Wardwell Stipendium’ from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 'Die Zauberflöte' for Sir Colin Davis and the LSO in Madrid and also for Claudio Abbado at Edinburgh Festival. In September 2006 Sylvia made her debut at the Teatro alla Scala performing Zerlina in ‘Don Giovanni’ in a co-production with the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin conducted by Gustavo Dudamel.

She joined the ensemble of the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin Unter den Linden in 2005 where she has sung, amongst other roles, Zerlina in Mozart’s 'Don Giovanni' conducted by Daniel Baremboim and in addition performed in a special concert for Mozart’s birthday with Thomas Quasthoff, transmitted live by ARTE. She has given numerous song recitals recorded by RNE2, the Spanish National Radio and Spanish television, and has made a recording of German Lieder for the record label EMEC, and several recordings of Spanish polyphony for ENCHIRIADIS.

Sylvia’s concert performances include three concerts at the Easter Festival in Deauville, a cycle of concerts in London, New York and Barcelona, and solo recitals with piano at the Festival de Música y Danza de Granada and the Centro Cultural Conde Duque in Madrid. Münchener Rundfunkorchester (Lehar Friederike), New Japan Philharmonic (Mahler 4), Tonhalle Düsseldorf (recital), RIAS Kammerorchester (Pergolesi Stabat Mater), Mahler 2 with the IPO

Sylvia is has appeared a new production of La Clemenza did Tito (Servilia) in Berlin with Phillipe Jordan and Un Ballo in Maschera (Oscar).

This seasons engagements outside of Berlin (Le Nozze di Figaro - Zerlina, Il Turco in Italia - Fiorilla, Fidelio - , Un Ballo in Maschera - Oscar and Rosenkavalier - Sophie,) will include a reappearance at the Munich State Opera with Werther, at the Chatelet Theatre Paris where she sings “Welcome to the Voice” with Sting and Elvis Costello and and Il Vespro della Beata Vergine, Opera du Rhin (Falstaff – Nanetta). Further concert appearances include Verbier Festival (Don Giovanni) and Mahler 8 in her New York debut at the Carnegie Hall under the baton of Pierre Boulez