W. A. Mozart - Pamina's aria from Die Zauberflöte

Claire Meghnagi and Barrocade Ensemble @opening gala of Musikfestspiele Potsdam.  Live recording by German Kulturradio, June 2014

Avre tu Puerta Cerrada, Axerico (2 Ladino songs)

Handel - Da tempesta (Cleopatra/Giulio Cesare)

Following series of successful debuts at the world's most prestigious concert venues, Claire Meghnagi has established herself as one of the most exciting voices to emerge from Israel in recent years, and is in particular demand for her interpretations of the baroque and classical eras. 
Of her New York debut at Alice Tully hall with William Christie's Le Jardin des Voix in 2007, The New York Times wrote: "(Claire Meghnagi) had the most strikingly operatic sound, in terms of projection, power and suppleness, qualities she put to superb use..."  Her performances on this tour were received by international critical acclaim, pointing her out as "the most promising singing of the evening" (The Guardian), her "radiant voice" and "silvery gleam" (The London Times) and her "inspired, luminous and carnal interpretation" (Altamusica France).
 
Ms. Meghnagi's wide-ranging repertoire includes all baroque composers as well as Mozart, Beethoven, Mahler and Rossini. She has become a frequent guest at the world's most important concert halls, including Vienna's Musikverein, Berlin's Philharmonie, Moscow's Tchaikovsky hall, London's Wigmore Hall and the Barbican, Auditorio Nacional de Madrid, Lisbon's Gulbenkian and Cite de la Musique in Paris. 
Highlights of past seasons include Cleopatra (Handel/Giulio Cesare in Egitto) for the Finnish National Opera and the Estonian National Opera; Aci (Handel/Aci Galatea e Polifemo) in France with Les Arts Florissants; Galatea (Handel/Acis and Galatea) at the Reinsberg Opera Festspiele; Night/The Plaint (Purcell/The Fairy Queen) at the Wigmore Hall and at the Voice of Music Festival; Euridice (Gluck/Orfeo ed Euridice), Despina (Mozart/Cosi Fan Tutte) and The Granddaughter (Milch-Sheriff/And the Rat Laughed) all for the Israeli Opera. Other roles performed in Israel include Rosina (Rossini/ Il Barbiere di Seviglia), Pamina (Mozart/ Die Zauberflöte) and Zerlina (Mozart/Don Giovanni). Ms. Meghnagi has sung the role of "Soprano 2" in Michael Sturminger's The Infernal Comedy alongside legendary Hollywood star John Malkovich on tour in the USA and Israel. She has also performed in concert versions as Marzelline (Beethoven/Fidelio) in Germany and Gilda (Verdi/Rigoletto) in Israel.  
On the concert platform, Ms. Meghnagi's has performed the entire major concert repertoire by Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Faure, Mendelssohn and Brahms, as well as Mahler's 4th Symphony and contemporary pieces by Rodrigo, Villa Lobos, Penderecki, L. Lombardi and H. Birtwistel. She performed with The Israeli Philharmonic orchestra, Estonian Symphony, WNO orchestra, Russia's State Chamber Orchestra, Bremer Philharmoniker, Ulster Symphony, Berliner Symphoniker, Israel Camerata, and Jerusalem Symphony. Her focus in Baroque music has led her to sing with the renowned period ensembles Les Arts Florissnats,  Wiener Akademie, Retrospect Ensemble, Helsinki Baroque, Koelner Akademie, and the Italian Concerto de' Cavalieri. Her many festival appearances include Aix-en-Provence academie; Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci opening gala concert; Bad Kissingen new year's gala; Resonanzen Festival Switzerland; the Jerusalem Chamber Music Festival and Eilat Chamber Music Festival as well as the Felicja Blumenthal Music Festival in Tel Aviv. 

Claire Meghnagi

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