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Sofia Flodin is a singer from Stockholm, Sweden, who graduated from the Royal Academy Opera Course in London in the summer of 2003. She received her postgraduate Diploma of the Royal Academy of Music with distinction and a DipRAM. While at the RAM Sofia won the Elena Gerhardt Lieder Prize for her Brahms interpretations, Second Prize in the Ludmila Andrew Russian Song Competition, the Benjamin Dale and Leverhulme Awards. She was also a Finalist in the National Mozart Competition 2002 in Liverpool and won Fourth Prize and the David Kelly Oratorio Prize. Sofia was furthermore awarded the prestigious Swedish Wagner Society Bayreuth Bursary 2003.
Romeo dying in the arms of his beloved Juliet in the Ice Globe Theatre 2005 Photo: Peter Grant. www.pgpix.comIn operas Sofia has performed Lapak /Dog in Janacek's Cunning Little Vixen (conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras and Alex Briger), Nerone in L'Incoronazione di Poppea (Laurence Cummings), White Cat in Ravel's L'Enfant et les Sortilèges (Dominick Wheeler) and Mistress Quickly in Falstaff (Iain Ledingham), as well as Charlotte in Werther, Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier, Romeo in I Capuleti e i Montecchi and Gluck's Orfeo in Opera Scenes. Last year she repeated the role of Mistress Quickly in a production of Verdi's Falstaff in the Ice Globe Theatre in Jukkasjärvi, north of the polar circle, to which she returned this January through March as Bellini's Romeo.
Sofia as Mistress Quickly in Falstaff 2004 Photo by Emelie J. Sofia has also had the opportunity to perform many oratorios with choirs and orchestras in the UK, among them the Messiah, Elijah, Judas Maccabaeus and Elgar's The Kingdom and Coronation Ode and Verdi's Requiem in Penzance, Cornwall .
Reviews of The Cunning Little Vixen:
" ...Sofia Flodin's funny and nicely sung Dog deserves singling out." (The Evening Standard March 27 2003)
"...I particularly liked the spotted dog of Sofia Flodin..." (Classical Source March 27 2003)
"...good voices, too, notably (...) Sofia Flodin as the dog..." (The Guardian March 29 2003)
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Address: Nissastigen 17, 12841 Bagarmossen, Sweden UK Mobile: 07958 10 87 03 Born: 06/05/1972 Height: 5’11 Eyes: Blue Nationality: Swedish |
Education
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Royal Academy of Music Opera Course, London |
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Kulturama Opera Studio 67, 2-year course, Stockholm |
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Kulturama Conservatoire Course, Stockholm |
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Kulturama Opera Studio 67, 1-year preparatory course, Stockholm |
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Stockholm University; English, Musicology and Theatre |
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Stockholm Music College, A-levels in Science and Music |
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Vocal Coaches |
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Ingrid Surgenor, Audrey Hyland, |
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Antony Saunders, from 2001, |
| Oscar Figueroa from 1997 |
Languages
Swedish and English fluently and very good French. Good Italian and German. Can sing in Russian, Norwegian and Danish.Roles
| March 2005: | Lola/Lucia in Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana, Festival of Lainio |
| Jan-March 2005: | Romeo in Bellini's I Capuleti e i Montecchi in the Ice Globe Theatre, Jukkasjärvi (director Catarina Gnosspelius) |
| Jan-March 2004: | Mistress Quickly in Verdi's Falstaff in the Ice Globe Theatre with Opera Wilderness (dir. Catarina Gnosspelius) |
| Nov 2003: | Filipievna in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin in concert with Oxford City Opera (Philip Mann cond.) |
| March 2003: | The Dog (Lapak) in Janacek’s The Cunning Little Vixen, Royal Academy Opera (conductors Sir Charles Mackerras/Alexander Briger, director Anna Sweeny) |
| Nov 2002: | Nerone in Monteverdi’s L’Incoronazione di Poppea, RAO (Laurence Cummings, cond and William Relton, dir) |
| July 2002: | Mistress Quickly in Verdi’s Falstaff, RAO (Iain Ledingham, Robert Chevara) |
| Feb 2002: | White Cat in Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges RAO (Dominick Wheeler, Anna Sweeny) |
| June 2003: | Filipievnain Eugene Onegin in RAO Opera Scenes, (Saffron Van Zwanenberg) |
| May 2003: | Massenet, Charlotte in Werther in RAM Opera Scenes (John Copley) |
| Oct 2002: | Strauss Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier in RAM Opera Scenes (Mark Tinkler) |
| May 2002: | Bellini Romeo in Capuletti e Montecchi in RAM Opera Scenes (Mark Tinkler) |
| Nov 2001: | Gluck Orfeo in RAM Opera Scenes (Peter Relton) |
| Nov 2001: | Miss Jessel in The Turn of the Screw, cover for British Council tour to Russia (Damian Iorio) |
Roles in productions by Opera Studio 67 in Stockholm:
| May 2000: | Bianca in Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia in the Boulevard Theatre |
| May 1999: | Dulcinée in Massenet´s Don Quichotte in the Boulevard Theatre |
| Dec 1998: | Secretary in Menotti´s The Consul in Fylkingen |
| May 1998: | Amastre in Handel´s Xerxes in Glashuset |
| Nov-Dec 1997: | Hänsel in Humperdinck´s Hänsel und Gretel in the Rosenlund Theatre |
Other productions:
| Autumn 1999: | Employed as Chorister in The Rake’s Progress by Stravinsky at Uppsala City Theatre, (Eric Solén, conductor and Johanna Garpe, director) |
| Sep-Oct 1997: | Mother D, Nanny B in Illusionisten by Lars-Erik Rosell & Miklòs Kundler,The Gröna Lund Theatre (B. Tommy Andersson & Olof Boman cond) |
| June 1995: | Oberon in Britten´s A Midsummer Night´s Dream in the Gröna Lund Theatre, Stockholm Chamber Opera (Johan Ullén cond) |
Roles performed in opera scenes in Sweden:
Carmen, Cenerentola, Charlotte, Cherubino, Dalilah, Dorabella, Lucretia, Maddalena (Rigoletto), Miss Jessel, Mistress Quickly, Orfeo (Gluck), Orlofsky, Santuzza, Sesto, SuzukiOratorio:
Haydn, Nelson Mass and Elgar, Sea Pictures in St. Mary's, Penzance, Cornwall (T. Hosken) in May 2005
Handel, Messiah in Martinikirche, Münster, Germany, with Mosaïque Ensemble (Hermann Korte) in December 2004
Verdi Requiem in St. Mary's Parish Church, Penzance, Cornwall (Timothy Hosken) in May 2004
Elgar, Coronation Ode in Tewkesbury Abbey (Ian Fox) in May 2003
Charpentier Le Reniement de Saint Pierre in Stora Sköndal’s Church, Sweden (Mattias Ekström Koij) in April 2003
Mendelssohn Elijah with Burgess Hill Choral Society (Michael Stefan Wood) April 2003
Haydn Nelson Mass with Rugby Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra (Peter Crook) March 2003
Handel Messiah in Worth Abbey (Michael Oakley) March 2003
Handel Messiah in Uxbridge, Shonan City choir (Matsui Masuyuki) Feb 2003
Handel Judas Maccabaeus, Amersham & Chesham Bois Choral Societies (Ian Hooker) Dec 2002
Mendelssohn Elijah, Guernsey Choral Society (Roger Brooks) May 2002
Elgar The Kingdom, Bristol University (Dr. Adrian Beaumont) March 2002
Mozart Missa Brevis in C and Inter natus mulierum in two Stockholm Churches (Jenny Johansson), May and September 2000
J. H. Roman The Swedish Mass in Gustaf Adolf’s Church (Anders Annerholm) Nov 1999
Awards:
Swedish Wagner Society Bayreuth Award 2003, Winner (included trip to Bayreuth in August 2003)
Josephine Baker Trust; accepted on their Young Singer Scheme in November 2002
Leverhulme Award, RAM 2002-2003 - Tuition fees
Benjamin Dale Award, RAM 2001-2002 – Entrance Scholarship, full tuition fees
Anna Whitlock Memorial Trust, Stockholm 2001
St. Johannes Lodge, St. Erik, Stockholm 1999 - Music AwardCompetitions:
June 2003 Ludmila Andrew Russian Song Prize, RAM, Second Prize
Feb 2003 Elena Gerhardt Lieder Prize, RAM, Winner
Nov 2002 National Mozart Competition, Liverpool, Finalist; Fourth Prize & winner of the David Kelly Oratorio Prize
June 2002 Isabel Jay Operatic Prize, RAM, Very Highly Commended
Nov 2001 National Mozart Competition, Southport, Semi-FinalistMasterclasses & Workshops
Audrey Hyland, Stockholm, July 2003, Robert Tear, RAM, June 2003, Robert Chevara 2003 and 2001, Petra Chibah, Anne Mason 2003, William Relton, 2002, Noelle Barker, Ian Partridge, Kevin Smith, 2001, Dorothy Irving, Anita Soldh, Eva Haglund, Bengt-Åke Lundin, Alessandro Amoretti, 1999, Anna Simms, 1993 & 94Concerts
| Feb 2005: | "Opera on Ice", staged opera highlights concerts in the Ice Globe Theatre in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden |
| Dec 2004: | Music for New Year's Eve, in 3 churches in the parish of Vagnhärad, Sweden, with piano and cello. |
| Sept 2004: | Concert with Mosaïque Ensemble in Marktkirche, Poppenbüttel in Hamburg, Germany |
| July 2004: | Summer Concert in Stora Sköndal's Chapel, Stockholm, Sweden |
| April 2004: | "Appassionata", staged concerts with Opera Wilderness at the annual festival in Lainio |
| Feb 2004: | "Opera on Ice", staged opera concert in the Ice Globe Theatre of Jukkasjärvi |
| Jan 2004: | Opera concert at the Kiruna Snow Festival |
| Dec 2003: | Schubert and Strauss Lieder and duets in Church of the Holy Innocents , Ravenscourt Park, London |
| Oct 2003: | Lunchtime Concert in St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London, with Alessandro Talevi |
| Aug 2003: | Baroque Music with continuo in Stora Sköndal's Chapel, Stockholm |
| June 2003: | Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen in St. Gabriel's, Warwick Square, London |
| May 2003: | Russian Concert, Mussorgsky and Tchaikovsky with Richard Shaw, RAM London |
| April 2003: | Lunchtime recital, Wagner’s Wesendoncklieder with Alessandro Talevi at the RAM |
| Dec 2002: | Recital at the Swedish Embassy in Zagreb, Croatia |
| March 2002: | Russian Song Concert, Nikolay Medtner with Richard Shaw, RAM |
| June-July 2001: | Händel, Gluck och Mozart; 3 concerts with Kevin Smith and Elizabeth Ford at Waldemarsudde, Forsmark & Norrtälje Chamber Music Festival |
| April 2001: | Lunchtime recital in Stora Sköndal Church |
Concerts with the Novilla Ensemble at Skansen, Stockholm:
Feb 2001: ”Novilla macabre – Horror in Lieder and Opera”
Jan 2001: ”Songs by Nikolay Medtner”
Apr 2000: ”Cabaret songs by Britten, Weill and Schönberg”
Mar 2000: ”Ernst Krenek’s Reisebuch aus die Österreichischen Alpen”
Feb 2000: ”Songs to the poems of Pär Lagerkvist” (including first performance of Hemlängtan by Miklòs Maros)May 2000: Lunchtime recital, Grieg’s Haugtussa at Postmuseum with Martin Virin
Feb 2000: Music by Eskil Hemberg in Gustav Vasa Church
Nov 1999: Opera Concert at Nybrokajen, Stockholm
May 1999: Tour to Budapest, Hungary with Kulturama, concerts at castle Gödöllö, Mathias & Calvinist churches and Swedish embassy, with first performance of Elisabethanische Lieder by Miklòs Maros
Feb 1999: Eskil Hemberg songs to Harry Martinsson’s poetry at Börssalen in Stockholm
Summer 1998: Tour with 7 chamber music concerts in churches in Swedish towns of Gävle, Sundsvall, Örebro, Västerås and Stockholm,
May 1998: The part of Empress Elisabeth at first performance of Corfu Suite by Sten Hansson at Fylkingen, Stockholm (later broadcast by Swedish Radio P 2. Also performed on tour in Hungary)
Future engagements
Verdi Requiem in Exeter Cathedral, UK, 9th June 2005 (M. Matthews)
"Sea Pictures and Songs by the Sea", Summer concert in Stora Sköndal's Chapel, 28th July 2005
Handel Messiah in Germany in November and Bach St. Matthew's Passion, UK, 2006
Really fond of my tail!
As the White Cat in "L'Enfant
et les Sortilèges"
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