Lee Abrahmsen

Lee Abrahmsen is an Australian operatic soprano based in Geelong, Australia.[1] She is known for playing Wagner heroines with long-time collaborator Melbourne Opera.

Life and work

Abrahmsen started her opera career singing a range of roles in the lyric soprano repertoire for Melbourne Opera including; Verdi's Violetta (La Traviata), Puccini's Cio-Cio San (Madama Butterfly) and Mimi (La Bohéme), Strauss' Adele (Die Fledermaus), Mozart's Constanze (Die Entfürhrung der Serail).[2][3]

Her Wagner roles have included Elisabeth (Tannhäuser), Senta (Der Fliegender Holländer), Isolde (Tristan und Isolde), Freia (Das Rheingold), Sieglinde (Die Walküre) and Brünnhilde (Siegfried).[4][5][6]

Abrahmsen is married to Australian oboist and instrumental teacher Stephen Moschner.[7]

Bridget Davies writes of Abrahmsen's Isolde, "Abrahmsen's strong soprano soaring and brimming with colour."[4]

Principal roles
  • Isolde in Tristan und Isolde (Melbourne Opera) [2]
  • Brünnhilde in Siegfried (Melbourne Opera) [2]
  • Sieglinde in Die Walküre (Melbourne Opera)[2]
  • Senta in The Flying Dutchman (Melbourne Opera)[2]
  • Die Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier (Melbourne Opera)[2]
  • Leonora in Fidelio (Melbourne Opera)[2]
  • Elisabeth in Tannhäuser (Melbourne Opera)[2]
  • Freia in Das Rheingold (Melbourne Opera)[2]
  • CioCioSan in Madame Butterfly (Melbourne Opera)[2]
  • Konstanze in Die Entführung (Melbourne Opera)[2]
  • Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro (Opera Australia)[2]
  • Tosca (Australian Discovery Orchestra)[2]
  • Donna Anna in Don Giovanni (Opera Queensland)[2]
  • Violetta in La Traviata (CoOpera)[2]

Awards
  • Herald Sun Aria[8]
  • Opera Awards Royal Overseas League Award[2]
  • Acclaim Awards first prize[2]
  • Opera Chaser's outstanding female in a lead role for Isolde in Tristan und Isolde[2]
  • Greenroom Awards nominations for best female lead in the roles of Senta, Die Marschallin and Valencienne for Melbourne Opera[2]

References
  1. Maunder, Patricia (2022-09-19). "Decades in the making and a 15-hour run time – now, epic opera is headed to Bendigo". The Age. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  2. "Lee Abrahmsen in recital". Capital Venues & Events. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  3. Zwartz, Barney (2015-09-15). "Stella, first opera set in Melbourne, rediscovered and revived". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  4. Davies, Bridget (2018-02-06). "Soprano Lee Abrahmsen shines in Tristan und Isolde". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  5. Davies, Bridget (2019-02-04). "Melbourne Opera soars with Flying Dutchman". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  6. Byrne, Tim (2023-03-29). "An epic opera in Bendigo? Wagner's 'monumental' Ring Cycle takes over a regional town". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  7. Hui, Jin (2021-02-18). "Orchestra takes flight with Mozart". Geelong Independent. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  8. "How winning an Aria changes lives". Herald Sun. Melbourne.
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