Miranda van Kralingen

The career of the Dutch soprano Miranda van Kralingen took off after taking part in Elisabeth Schwartzkopf’s masterclass at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam: she sang Strauss’s Vier letzte Lieder during the closing concert in the category “Young Dutch Talent”, which was broadcast on radio and television. And this lead to a host of opera and concert engagements.
She sang one of the leading roles in the world premiere of Louis Andriessen‘s Rosa, A Horse Drama with De Nederlandse Opera (released on CD); she sang Die Freundin in Arnold Schönberg‘s Von heute auf Morgen, and interpreted the role of Mimì in La Bohème and that of Donna Anna in Don Giovanni with Opera Zuid. In addition she has collaborated regularly with the Nationale Reisopera. Miranda van Kralingen is known as the “singing actress” both at home and abroad, and her career as an opera singer has also taken off abroad, where her début as Contessa in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro was soon followed by roles in der Rosenkavalier, Don Giovanni, Die Lustige Witwe and Die Fledermaus.Her first performance of Tosca with the Welsh National Opera met with popular acclaim.
Miranda van Kralingen is much in demand as a concert singer in and outside Europe. Her wide repertoire ranges from Monteverdi to Messiaen. Performances have included Messiaen‘s Les poémes pour Mi in collaboration with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Ed Spanjaard and Berlioz’ Les nuits d’été in collaboration with the Residentie Orkest. She regularly gives master classes including the piano/voice duo classes, given at the Orlando Festival in Rolduc jointly with Tan Crone.
She is also active on the chamber music scene, having collaborated with chamber ensembles such as the Borodin Quartet, the Escher Trio, the Matangi Quartet and the Grieg Trio, and is much in demand at international chamber music festivals.
Miranda van Kralingen has also performed for the Royal Household on a number of state occasions, including: the 25th Wedding Anniversary of the Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus; a State Visit carried out by the Royal Couple; and last but not least, the Wedding of Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Máxima in Amsterdam’s Nieuwe Kerk on 02.02.02 where she sang Schubert’s Ave Maria.