Ophelia Miriam Kutrowatz & Andreas Fröschl

• Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949): Das Rosenband op. 36/1:
• 1 Strauss: Das Rosenband op. 36/1 03:18
• Ich wollt ein Sträusslein binden op. 68/2:
• 2 Strauss: Ich wollt ein Sträusslein binden op. 68/2 02:50
• Mädchenblumen op. 22:
• 3 Strauss: Mädchenblumen op. 22: - I - Kornblumen op. 22/1 02:16
• 4 Strauss: Mädchenblumen op. 22: - II - Mohnblumen op. 22/2 01:25
• 5 Strauss: Mädchenblumen op. 22: - III - Epheu op. 22/3 03:13
• 6 Strauss: Mädchenblumen op. 22: - IV - Wasserrose op. 22/4 03:50
• Die Zeitlose op. 10/7:
• 7 Strauss: Die Zeitlose op. 10/7 01:48
• Ich schwebe op. 48/2:
• 8 Strauss: Ich schwebe op. 48/2 02:18
• Säusle, liebe Myrthe op. 68/3:
• 9 Strauss: Säusle, liebe Myrthe op. 68/3 04:46
• Amor op. 68/5:
• 10 Strauss: Amor op. 68/5 03:09
• An die Nacht op. 68/1:
• 11 Strauss: An die Nacht op. 68/1 03:28
• Schlagende Herzen op. 29/2:
• 12 Strauss: Schlagende Herzen op. 29/2 02:50
• Drei Lieder der Ophelia op. 67:
• 13 Strauss: Drei Lieder der Ophelia op. 67: - I - Wie erkenn’ ich mein Treulieb vor andern nun? op. 67/1 02:40
• 14 Strauss: Drei Lieder der Ophelia op. 67: - II - Guten Morgen, s’ ist Sankt Valentinstag op. 67/2 01:19
• 15 Strauss: Drei Lieder der Ophelia op. 67: - III - Sie trugen ihn auf der Bahre bloß op. 67/3 03:53
• Allerseelen op. 10/8:
• 16 Strauss: Allerseelen op. 10/8 03:04
• Als mir dein Lied erklang op. 68/4:
• 17 Strauss: Als mir dein Lied erklang op. 68/4 03:39
• Ständchen op. 17/2:
• 18 Strauss: Ständchen op. 17/2 02:28
• Die Nacht op. 10/3:
• 19 Strauss: Die Nacht op. 10/3 03:12
• Nichts op. 10/2:
• 20 Strauss: Nichts op. 10/2 01:27
• Morgen! op. 27/4:
• 21 Strauss: Morgen! op. 27/4 03:47
• Total Runtime 01:00:40

Info for Ophelia

Fresh, lively and with a keen sensibility: ‘I wanted to put together a little bouquet, and this is what we’ve put together from 21 songs.’ Alongside ‘floral’ songs such as the one just mentioned and the ‘Mädchenblumen, Op. 22’, the young Austrian soprano Miriam Kutrowatz and the Munich-based pianist, lieder accompanist and cabaret artist Andreas Fröschl draw from the vast repertoire of Richard Strauss’s numerous lieder compositions. This collection includes, on the one hand, further songs conveying a rather youthful, carefree and light-hearted mood, such as ‘Rosenband’, ‘Amor’ or ‘Säusle, liebe Myrthe’, but also heavy, expressionist songs that express pain, confusion, despair or even anger, such as the eponymous ‘Three Songs of Ophelia, Op. 67’. Miriam Kutrowatz, who has already performed on Europe’s most prestigious concert and opera stages, presents these and other songs – such as ‘Allerseelen’, ‘Ständchen’ and ‘Nichts’ – on this debut album.

Miriam Kutrowatz, soprano
Andreas Fröschl, piano

Miriam Kutrowatz
The “bewitching” (Der Standard) soprano Miriam Kutrowatz is earning major acclaim for her “crystal-clear soprano” (Falter) and “beguiling” stage presence (Wiener Zeitung). Winner of both the Audience and Most Promising Young Singer prizes at the 2019 Cesti Competition, Kleine Zeitung writes that one, “does not need to be a prophet to predict a beautiful career for the 23-year-old Viennese soprano.”

A member of the Young Ensemble of the Theater an der Wien, Kutrowatz’s recent debuts include Idaspe in Vivaldi’s Il Bajazet at the Wiener Kammeroper and Zerlina in Mozart’s Don Giovanni at the 2020 Styriate Festival. Additional recent and forthcoming highlights include Bach’s Magnificat and Handel’s Messiah in December 2020 at the Helmut Liszt Hall in Graz; Alinda in Cavalli’s Giasone; Gretel in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel in the Schlosstheater Schönbrunn; and as Morgana in Handel’s Alcina at “Jopera” Summer Festival.

Concert highlights include appearances at the Wiener Konzerthaus under Phillipe Jordan, Andrés Orozco-Estrada and Erwin Ortner; and at the 2020 Benefit Gala with Piotr Beczała; Beethoven’s Choral Symphony at the Philharmonie de Paris; Schubert’s Mirjams Siegesgesang and Der Hochzeitsbraten; Mozart’s Requiem; and Filia in Carissimis’ Jephte.

Kutrowatz, a semi-finalist at the 2020 Glyndebourne Opera Cup, completed her bachelor’s degree with KS Edith Lienbacher at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. She is currently studying for her master’s degree there with Florian Boesch. She has attended masterclasses with Marijana Mijanovic, amongst others, and trained in contemporary dance with Austrian choreographer Doris Uhlich, through whom she was part of the dance piece Unkraut with ImPulsTanz Festival Vienna.

Booklet for Ophelia