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Label Challenge Classics |
UPC 0608917288728 |
Catalogue number CC 72887 |
Release date 14 January 2022 |
"A more composite poster would be difficult to lay out, constituting a considerable challenge for the interpreter: who proves to be flexible, imaginative, always highly communicative."
Classic Voice, 02-6-2022Praised for the “exceptional wealth of colors” of her voice (Opernwelt) and her singing of “exquisite, inexhaustible sweetness” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung), Olivia Vermeulen has established herself as one of the leading vocal artists in today’s classical music scene. Her performances span a wide range of repertoire, from early music to 21st-century works, stunning audiences worldwide.
After celebrating her debut at the Opéra national de Paris in 2019 in a landmark production of Scarlatti’s Il primo omicidio conducted by René Jacobs and directed by Romeo Castellucci, Olivia Vermeulen joined the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra for an international tour as Donna Elvira in Mozart’s Don Giovanni. She also returned to Berlin’s Staatsoper Unter den Linden, where in 2016 she had made her tumultuously celebrated debut in the lead role of Turno in Steffani’s Amor Vien dal Destino. In 2018, she debuted with the Berliner Philharmoniker in Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor conducted by Daniel Harding.
Other recent engagements include her debut at the Opernhaus Zurich as Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, Fyodor in Boris Godunov in Amsterdam under Pablo Heras-Casado, Musica and Messagiera in Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo at the Teatro Liceu in Barcelona and Amanzio in Vivaldi’s Il Giustino at the Berlin Staatsoper.
Upcoming highlights include her debut at the Salzburg Festival in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony under Jordi Savall, her debut at the Teatro Real in Madrid as Idamante in Idomeneo, and her appearance as the alto soloist in Mozart’s Requiem in Tokyo with the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra. In 2025 she will also debut at the Oper Köln in the world premiere production of Die letzten Tage der Menschheit by Philippe Manoury.
A more composite poster would be difficult to lay out, constituting a considerable challenge for the interpreter: who proves to be flexible, imaginative, always highly communicative.
Classic Voice, 02-6-2022
Vermeulen presents 'an ode to death': a dark programme of lieder and songs by the likes of Cage, Ives and even Billie Eilish. The eclectic programme occasionally jars, but there's nevertheless much to enjoy.
BBC Music Magazine, 17-3-2022
To sum up, this is a brilliant recital, one that is as thought-provoking as it is musically satisfying. It’s all caught in a top-notch recording, too.
Fanfare Magazine, 01-3-2022
She sounds very baroque with Monteverdi, she sounds classical with Schubert and she sings Eilish's music with a subdued pop voice. She can also handle music from the late romantic (R. Strauss and G. Mahler) and the contemporary (Rihm, Cage) with all her voice coloring without any problems.
Mania, 11-2-2022
singer and pianist have succeeded in surpassing their first CD Dirty Minds with brilliance. Make way for that second Edison!
De Gelderlander, 09-2-2022
Accompanied by the effortless phrasing Jan Philip Schulze, Olivia Vermeulen knows how to 'switch along' with the various types of music with her versatile use of voice.
Mania, 01-2-2022
Vermeulen's voice is a phenomenon: a slender but rich mezzo that folds lyrically around the most diverse pieces of music
De Standaard, 26-1-2022
Vermeulen's ode to death is anything but depressing. Vermeulen is convincing in every genre, brings characters to life in her voice – you can almost see them.
NRC, 20-1-2022
Mezzo-soprano Olivia Vermeulen and pianist Jan Philip Schulze demonstrate on their new album Hello Darkness how finiteness provides endless listening pleasure.
De Volkskrant, 20-1-2022
can appeal to both classical music lovers and listeners of more contemporary, more adventurous genres.
Klara, 20-1-2022
Schulze once again shows himself to be a dream pianist, who unites in empathetic interplay with the singer's voice
Parool, 06-1-2022