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The Norwegian soprano, May Kristin Svanholm Hegvold Nadal, finished her Bachelor of Music degree at the Conservatoire in Trondheim (NTNU) with professor Elisabeth Meyer-Topsøe (August 2012-May 2016), before moving to The Hague and the Koninklijk Conservatorium where she completed two Master of Music degrees. First in Early Music (September 2016-May 2018), with teacher Rita Dams and renowned Baroque specialists, such as Tineke Steenbrink, Robin Blaze, Dorothee MieldsHunt, Pascal Bertin en Peter Kooij; then in Classical Snging (September 2018-June 2020), with Noa Frenkel, Rita Dams and Phyllis Ferwerda as her main teachers.
May Kristin Hegvold has participated as a soloist in many productions, including the premieres of two newly written operas by Norwegian composers, Pappapermisjon (Paternity leave) by Bertil Palmar Johansen and Kommentarfeltet (The commentary section) by Trygve Brøske. She has also, among other things, been the soprano soloist in Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's Stabat Mater and sang the roles of Dido, 2nd Woman and 1st Witch from the opera Dido and Aeneas. Some of her latest projects include singing Pamina and 1st lady from the opera W.A. Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, the role Piacere in George Frideric Handel's Il Trionfo del Tempo with Trondheim Symphony Orchestra and Paul Agnew, the role of Iphis in G.F. Handel's oratorio Jephtha, Hanne in Haydn’s Die Jahreszeiten, she was the soprano soloist in J.S. Bach's Mass in B minor BWV 232, participated in J.S. Bach's Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 with Collegium Vocale Gent and Philippe Herreweghe and sang the soprano solo of Allegro in G.F. Handel's L'Allegro, Il Pensieroso ed Il Moderato with Amsterdamse Händelvereniging. She sings as Freelance Soprano with Vlaams Radiokoor (since September 2024; Director: Bart Van Reyn).
May Kristin Hegvold married Laurent Nadal on August 10, 2024 and currently lives in The Hague, the Netherlands. |
