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María Cristina Kiehr (born in Tandil, Argentina) is a soprano vocalist associated with Baroque music. After receiving her early musical training in Argentina, she moved in 1983 to Europe and studied under René Jacobs at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, specializing in the Baroque repertoire. She performs and records for the Harmonia Mundi label.[1]

Overview

María Cristina Kiehr was born in Tandil, Argentina.[2]

She made her opera debut at Innsbruck in 1988 in Il Giasone, a work composed by Francesco Cavalli in 1649. In collaboration with the harpsichordist Jean-Marc Aymes, Kiehr founded the Concerto Soave ensemble, a concerto in the original meaning of the word, which specializes in Italian music of the early baroque period. With them she has toured many of the world's most prestigious early music festivals, including the Utrecht Early Music Festival, Ambronay, Pontoise, Simiane-la-Rotonde, Semaine Sainte en Arles, and in Montreux, Lausanne, Marseille, and Paris (Cité de la Musique).[1]

Her recording of Maddalena ai Piedi di Cristo with René Jacobs won a Grammy award in 1997.[3]

Her voice is especially suited to performing the work of neglected Italian female composers of the Early Baroque such as Barbara Strozzi and Francesca Caccini. Though she is known as a champion of little known works and composers, she is also sought after for her interpretations of Henry Purcell and Claudio Monteverdi.

Critical reactions

Critical reactions to Kiehr's voice are often ecstatic:

• Richard Buell, Boston Globe, "Think of a glowing filament, only in sound; the beautiful thinness of Hesperion XX's lead singer Monserrat Figueras's voice, only larger and sweeter. Some singer."
• Craig Zeichner, CDNow.com, "To call Kiehr's voice angelic would not be indulging in hyperbole. She floats through a vocal line, caressing each phrase with marvelous agility."

References

Sources consulted

• Harmonia Mundi (2006). ""Maria Cristina Kiehr" profile". Harmonia Mundi.com. Archived from the original on 2006-12-09.
• Oron, Aryeh (13 November 2004). ""Maria Cristina Kiehr (Soprano)" profile". Bach-Cantatas.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2007.

Endnotes

На других языках

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- [en] María Cristina Kiehr

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[es] María Cristina Kiehr

María Cristina Kiehr es una soprano argentina nacida en la ciudad bonaerense de Tandil en 1967, de amplia trayectoria en Europa en el área de la música barroca.

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[ru] Кир, Мария Кристина

Мария Кристина Кир (исп.  María Cristina Kiehr, 1965, по другим данным — 1967, Тандиль, провинция Буэнос-Айрес) — аргентинская певица (сопрано), исполняет музыку преимущественно эпохи барокко.

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