Hasse Prize for Vivica Genaux

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The award ceremony for the internationally renowned mezzo-soprano will take place on Thursday, January 17th in the Fanny Hensel Hall of the HfMT. It will begin at 6.30 pm and admission is free.

The internationally renowned mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux has been awarded the Johann Adolf Hasse Foundation Prize. With this award, the foundation honors the singer’s longstanding commitment to the Baroque opera repertoire in general and to the works of Johann Adolf Hasse, a composer born in Bergedorf, in particular; in addition, Ms. Genaux’s commitment to supporting young singers is being recognized. The prize is endowed with 5,000 euros. The award will be presented by Elmar Lampson, president of the University of Music and chairman of the Hasse Foundation, as well as by executive board member Hans-Jörg Hirschmann. The ceremony will feature arias and instrumental music by Johann Adolf Hasse; Performers include Ana Carolina Coutinho (soprano) and Joël Vuik (alto), as well as Tanja Becker-Bender and Erkki Louko (baroque violins), Jan Philipp Sprick (baroque viola), Gerhart Darmstadt (baroque cello), and Wolfgang Hochstein (harpsichord and emcee).

Vivica Genaux
The Alaska-born mezzo-soprano is a leading international interpreter of the Baroque and bel canto repertoire. She has received numerous awards, including the 2008 Pittsburgh Opera Maecenas Prize, the Christopher Keene Award from the New York City Opera, and the 1997 ARIA Award. Following her 1994 debut at the Florentine Opera in Milwaukee, she has performed at the world’s most important opera houses and at the most prestigious festivals, including the Vienna State Opera, the Opéra de Paris, the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, in Montpellier, Strasbourg, and Paris, as well as at the Salzburg Whitsun Festival.