Vadstena - Wider horizons. [13] During the 2003/2004 season Ernman sang Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni at La Monnaie in Brussels. She sang the world premiere of "Nachtgesänge" by Fabian Müller with the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra. She is the mother of climate change activist Greta Thunberg. At the Salzburg Festival she sang Mozart’s "Waisenhausmesse" with conductor Frans Brüggen. John McCann. [7] In July 1999 Ernman sang the trouser role of Ziöberg in the premiere of Jonas Forssell's Trädgården (The Garden) at the Drottningholm Palace Theatre in Stockholm, conducted by Roy Goodman, the first new opera to be premiered at the theatre in modern times. [5] In 1998 her Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia at the Royal Opera in Stockholm was described as "displaying impressive technique" and "shaping the character with mocking good humour". In 2010, she sang the castrato role of Idamante in Idomeneo under Jérémie Rhorer at the Theatre de la Monnaie in Brussels, where her "feisty" portrayal of the prince was "as if to the gender born, her efforts rewarded by the inclusion of the usually cut aria 'No, la morte'. In Minneapolis she sang Mozart’s "Requiem" with Arnold Östman.

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Ernman was born in Uppsala, Sweden, spent her childhood and school years in Sandviken, and was educated at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, the Music Conservatory in Orléans, France, and the school of the Royal Swedish Opera. Ernman later participated in the Second Chance round of Melodifestivalen 2015 as a guest singer for Behrang Miris entry. Christopher Norton-Welsh. [24], Ernman is married to Swedish actor Svante Thunberg. [22] "La voix" was the first Swedish entry to contain a substantial amount of French lyrics; it was written by Ernman herself, who speaks French fluently. Ernman represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow. [19], Early recitals on Swedish Radio included Rachmaninov in 1994, The airconditioned nightmare by Olov Olofsson, songs by Gunnar de Frumerie, and an eclectic mix of Fauré, Debussy, Jolivet, Ravel, Bizet, Barber, Ives and Lehrer in 1996, Brahms lieder, and works by Carlid, Mahler and Berio in 1998. [18], She sang Gabriella in the Swedish musical Så som i himmelen, based on a 2004 film of the same name, with words by Kay Pollak and Carin Pollak and the score by Fredrik Kempe, which premiered at the Oscarsteatern in September 2018. [4], In 1997, Ernman sang in the premiere of Ivar Hallström's 1897 opera Liten Karin in Vadstena; Opera magazine noted that "the mezzo Malena Ernman was very expressive as Princess Cecilia, King Erik XIV’s sister". Sweden: Down 'The Garden' path - Drottningholm. She qualified as a finalist on 12 May and performed in the finals on 16 May, where she finished 21st with 33 points. At the Aix-en-Provence Festival that year, she performed as Lichas in Hercules with Les Arts Florissants under conductor William Christie, a role that was later revived at the Paris Opera and the Vienna Festival. Beata is following in her parents’ footsteps and well on her way …