The Soprano Ylva Kihlberg was born and educated in Stockholm, Sweden, where she was engaged at the Royal Opera from 1997-98. Besides her opera-education, she has a very versatile background as economist, ballet-dancer and rock-singer. Since the year 2000, she has been a company principle at the Royal Opera in Copenhagen, Denmark and made her debut as Mimi in Puccini LA BOHEME. "She touches something deep, because she is so un-artificial, so straight forward and apparently sincere", one of the critics said at this occasion. Since then, she has performed heavier and more dramatically loaded soprano-roles, making her one of this years' most exciting younger singers in Denmark.
The Soprano Ylva Kihlberg was born and educated in Stockholm, Sweden, where she was engaged at the Royal Opera from 1997-98. Besides her opera-education, she has a very versatile background as economist, ballet-dancer and rock-singer. Since the year 2000, she has been a company principle at the Royal Opera in Copenhagen, Denmark and made her debut as Mimi in Puccini LA BOHEME. "She touches something deep, because she is so un-artificial, so straight forward and apparently sincere", one of the critics said at this occasion. Since then, she has performed heavier and more dramatically loaded soprano-roles, making her one of this years' most exciting younger singers in Denmark.
At the Royal Opera, Copenhagen she sung parts such as Donna Elvira DON GIOVANNI, The Countess LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, Michaela CARMEN, Fiordiligi COSI FAN TUTTE, Vitella LA CLEMENZA DI TITO, Liza PIQUE DAME, as well as Wellgunde, Gerhilde and Gutrune in Wagners RING DES NIBELUNGEN.
Outside the Royal Opera, Copenhagen, Ms. Kihlberg has sung parts such as Ingeborg in Heise KING AND MARSHALL and Alice FALSTAFF at the Danish National Opera; Donna Elvira at the opera-houses in Stockholm and Malmö; and Rheintochter and Walküre in Göteborg conducted by Kent Nagano. She made her US-debut in 2006/07 in the title-role of Schumann´s Genoveva with great success.
In the 2008/09 season, she sang her first Marie WOZZECK, and in the following seasons, role debuts have included Tatjana EUGEN ONEGIN and the title-role in MADAME BUTTERFLY. Future plans include ELEKTRA for Royal Danish Opera and a new work by Poul Ruders DANCER IN THE DARK, which was written for Ms. Kihlberg.
Ms. Kihlberg is also a frequent recitalist and soloist on the concert-stage, covering a repertoire from Handel Messiah to Berg Sieben Fruhe Lieder. Recent performances include concert arias by Mozart with the Danish Radio Sinfonietta conducted by Adam Fischer, Rachmaninov The Bells and the soprano part in Dvorak Requiem. She has recieved numerous awards and scholarships.
