Bernarda Fink (Mezzo-soprano)

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Bernarda Fink (Mezzo-soprano)
Born: August 29, 1955 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Argentine mezzo-soprano, Bernarda Fink, was born to Slovenian parents in Buenos Aires, and received her vocal and musical education ot the Instituto Superio de Arte del Teatro Colón where she used to perform frequently, also maintaining a close connection with the Academia Bach and Festivales Musicales de Buenos Aires. In 1985 Bernarda Fink won the First Prize at the Nuevas Voces Liricas competition and moved to Europe where she has since sung with the Vienna Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre National de France, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Prague Symphony Orchestra, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bruckner Orchestra of Linz (Austria), The English Baroque Soloists, Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, Residentie Orchestra of The Hague, I Solisti Veneti, New Japan Philharmonic, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, and others. Bernarda Fink has performed to wide critical acclaim at the Grand Théâtre de Génève, Czech National Opera, the opera houses of Montpellier and Innsbruck (Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria), Rennes (La Cenerentola), Barcelona, Salzburg (Così fan tutte), The Nederlandse Opera and Teatro Colón. Bernarda Fink's recitals include performances at the Concertgebouw, Carnegie Hall (in the New York Festival of Song), the Vienna Konzerthaus, the Slovenian Philharmonic Hall and the Sydney Opera House. Recently she has sung Wagner's Wesendonk Lieder, Berlioz's Les Nuits d'été, Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde and Dvořák's Biblical Songs among other works.

Source: Hyperion Website Contributed by Aryeh Oron (May 2001)
Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works
Conductor	As	Works
Michel Corboz	Alto	BWV 232
Marcus Creed	Alto	BWV 244
John Eliot Gardiner	Alto	BWV 6, BWV 34, BWV 248 (DVD)
Nikolaus Harnoncourt	Alto	BWV 147 (DVD), BWV 243 (DVD), BWV 244, BWV 248
Philippe Herreweghe	Alto	BWV 125 (TV broadcasting)
René Jacobs	Alto	BWV 225-230, BWV 232
Links to other Sites
Bernarda Fink – mezzo-soprano (Hyperion) On-Cue Profile - Bernarda Fink Beyond the Iron Curtain (Vocal Arts Society) Bernarda-Fink - mezzo soprano (Hyperion) Bernarda Fink (Oster-Klang Wien) [German]			Featured Artist: Bernarda Fink (Harmonia Mundi) Slovenija v svetu - Bernarda Fink [Slovenian] Bernarda Fink - Schumann - Frauenliebe und Leben [French] Bernarda Fink - Mezzosopran (R&B Artists) [German/French/English] Bernarda Fink ou la sérénité [French]

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