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Nora
Gubisch
Mezzo-soprano
Nora Gubisch
Paris-born Nora Gubisch is one of the most sought-after mezzo-sopranos of her generation, renowned for her flair and charisma. She made her debut in the title role of Fenelon’s ‘Salammbô’ at the Opéra de Paris at just 27 years old. It was around this time Gubisch first worked with the late Sir Colin Davis performing ‘Romeo et Juliette’, after which Davis invited Gubisch to perform Tippett’s ‘A Child of our Time’, also performing together on tour.
With a wide repertoire of orchestral song cycles, symphonies, and oratorios, Nora Gubisch has performed under the batons of Sir Colin Davis, Myung-Whun Chung, James Conlon, Christoph Eschenbach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Armin Jordan, Lorin Maazel, Kent Nagano, Georges Prêtre, and Jukka-Pekka Saraste, as well as with orchestras including New York Philharmonic, Wiener Philharmoniker, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de France, and Orchestre National de Lyon.
Recent highlights include appearing in Brussels’ Mahler symphony cycle, co-presented by La
Monnaie, Bozar and the Belgian National Orchestra, in which she sang in Mahler’s Symphony Nos 2, 3, and 8, with Orchestre de la Monnaie. Further highlights include singing
Frank Martin’s ‘In terra pax’ with Münchner Philharmoniker, appearing at Festival International de
Colmar with Orchestre symphonique de Mulhouse singing Dvorák’s ‘Biblical Songs’,
and debut appearances with SWR
Symphonieorchester and Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Other notable
engagements include Orchestre de Paris as Judith in ‘Bluebeard’s
Castle’, a role that is a particular favourite of Gubisch’s; Bamberger
Symphoniker at Kissinger Sommer (Rossini’s ‘Stabat Mater’);
Orchestre de chambre de Paris (Dvořák’s ‘Biblical Songs’); Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France (Saariaho’s
‘Adrianna Songs’); and Mahler’s
Symphony No. 3 in Berlin.
Acclaimed
for her captivating stage presence, Gubisch is a compelling singing
actress who has appeared on the world’s greatest opera stages of today. Having
made her Wiener Staatsoper debut as Waltraute in Wagner’s ‘Götterdämmerung’,
Gubisch recently appeared in Théâtre royal de la Monnaie’s acclaimed production
of Wagner’s ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’, singing the role of Erda in
‘Das Rheingold’ and ‘Siegfried’,and Waltraute in ‘Götterdämmerung’.
Further opera highlights include appearing as Brangäne in Wagner’s ‘Tristan und Isolde’ in a new
production at Théâtre royal de la Monnaie, Charlotte at Barcelona’s Gran Teatre
del Liceu in Massenet’s ‘Werther’,
Amneris at La Monnaie in Verdi’s ‘Aida’, and Hedwige in
Rossini’s ‘Guillaume Tell’ at Chorégies d'Orange.
As a
student in Paris, music brought Nora Gubisch together with fellow student,
internationally acclaimed conductor Alain Altinoglu. In recital the duo
regularly performs throughout Europe, most recently appearing at Sommets
Musicaux de Gstaad together with violist Gérard Caussé, performing a programme
including works by Schumann and Brahms. For the Naïve
label they have recorded two critically acclaimed CDs of Ravel ‘Mélodies’ and ‘Folk Songs’, with the latter
continuing to hold a very special place in Gubisch’s heart. For Cascavelle they
have recorded a disc of Duparc’s ‘Mélodies’.
Her extensive discography further includes Tippett’s ‘A Child of our Time’ with Sächsische Staatskapelle
Dresden and Sir Colin Davis, Dusapin’s ‘Perelà’ with the Opéra Orchestre
National de Montpellier and Alain Altinoglu, Offenbach’s ‘Rheinnixen’ with Friedman
Layer,
Humperdinck’s ‘Königskinder’ with
Jonas Kaufmann and Armin Jordan, Kodály’s ‘Háry János Suite’, Lancino's ‘Requiem’, Lalo/Coquard’s ‘La
jacquerie’, Victorin Joncières’ ‘Joncières’, Philidor’s ‘Carmen Saeculare’,
Dubugnon’s ‘Le Songe Salinas’, Massenet’s ‘Thérèse’,and Escaich’s ‘Les Nuits hallucinées’ with Orchestre
National de Lyon and Jun Märkl.
In
2023, Nora Gubisch was appointed an Officier of the “Ordre des Arts et des
Lettres” in Paris, where she lives with her family.
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"Nora Gubisch embodies Erda with the same fidelity as in Das Rheingold. Stung and lively during the fits of anger, she demonstrates impeccable control. The mezzo-soprano dominates the lower registers with a palette of rich, warm and vibrant vocal colours."
Ôlyrix, Soline Heurtebise, 15.09.2024
"Nora Gubisch shines in Brangäne with a dense, precise and worked voice, slightly guttural and supported. Thanks to her baroque training, the singer offers a precise and lively management of the breath that gives the role a beautiful juvenility, with clarity in the high notes and depth in the more authoritative passages. The vocal panel is wide, the velocity impressive, the voice open, always."
Ôlyrix, Soline Heurtebise, 04.05.2019
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