[/av_iconlist_item] [av_iconlist_item title=’Concert April 24th 2022′ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue800′ font=’entypo-fontello’] Bettina will perform with dutch pianist Jan Willem Nelleke in Breda, The Netherlands, April 24th 2022. The concert is organized by the organization Vrienden van het Lied. Works by Debussy, Boulanger, Bosmans, Nelleke and Haydn.
[/av_iconlist_item] [av_iconlist_item title=’Nomination: Singer of the Year’ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue809′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-frbws’] Bettina has been nominated Female Singer of the Year 2021 by Opus Klassik, Germany.
[/av_iconlist_item] [av_iconlist_item title=’New CD release’ link=’manually,https://lawostore.no/cd/the-artist39s-secret-21066′ linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue801′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-b37fw’] The CD “The Artist’s Secret” was released on LAWO-Classics in 2021. The repertory consists of rarely performed works by women composers.
[/av_iconlist_item] [av_iconlist_item title=’February 16th 2020, Christinegård, Bergen’ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue800′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-awlsc’] Bettina appears as guest solist with Ensemble Musicae Celines, Sunday February 16th, Christinegård, Bergen, 14.00 hrs. Music by Caccini, Purcell, Lully and Haendel.
[/av_iconlist_item] [av_iconlist_item title=’Recording Session’ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue801′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-97vtw’] From the 19th until the 21st of November 2019, Bettina will record songs by women composers with the dutch pianist Jan Willem Nelleke.
[/av_iconlist_item] [av_iconlist_item title=’July 13th 2019′ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue801′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-827tw’] French contemporary music for voice and organ at the Catholic church in Bergen. Bettina Smith -mezzosoprano and Ghislain Gourvennec-organ.
[/av_iconlist_item] [av_iconlist_item title=’Video Artwork’ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue80d’ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-q4gs4′] November 2018, publication of “I’d Go To Jail For a Whale” artwork by the ART@CREATIONS/The Science Fair ensembles.
[/av_iconlist_item] [av_iconlist_item title=’Liebe Radioaktive Damen und Herren’ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue80d’ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-7okbg’] November 2018, publication of “Liebe Radioaktive Damen und Herren” artwork by the ART@CREATIONS ensemble.
[/av_iconlist_item] [av_iconlist_item title=’CD “Mirages” ‘ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue801′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-7eyn0′] January 2018: release of new CD “Mirages” on LAWO Classics
Songs by Gabriel Fauré. Bettina Smith -mezzosoprano, Jan Willem Nelleke – Piano
[/av_iconlist_item] [av_iconlist_item title=’“The Big Bang” artwork’ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue80d’ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-e1orw’] August 2018: Publication of “The Big Bang” artwork by the ART@CREATIONS ensemble.
[/av_iconlist_item] [av_iconlist_item title=’Concert in Baden bei Wien Austria’ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue801′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-84qvo’] July 2018: Concert in Baden bei Wien Austria, in light of the 40th anniversary of the Franz Schubert Institut Baden bei Wien.
[/av_iconlist_item] [av_iconlist_item title=’NRK P2, Spillerom’ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue85e’ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-e62yc’] April 2018: Interview with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation Radio (NRK P2, Spillerom) “Gavepakke til den Norske Opera”.
[/av_iconlist_item] [av_iconlist_item title=’Bettina as radio guest commentator’ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue85e’ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-8vhuc’] February 1st, 2017: Bettina as radio guest commentator on the Norwegian Broadcasting Service “Spillerom” program on Monteverdi opera listen here.
[/av_iconlist_item] [av_iconlist_item title=’August 2017: Research project “Elisabeth Claude Jacquet de la Guerre, The Miracle Performer’ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue800′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-9n1cs’] Presentation and performance of research project “Elisabeth Claude Jacquet de la Guerre, The Miracle Performer” at the International Congress of Voice Teachers (ICVT) in Stockholm, Sweden.
[/av_iconlist_item] [av_iconlist_item title=’Release of new CD “Fêtes Galantes”’ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue801′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-9ry1w’] December 2016: Release of new CD “Fêtes Galantes” on LAWO Classics
Songs by Gabriel Fauré and Claude Debussy. Bettina Smith – mezzosoprano and Einar Røttingen – piano.
[/av_iconlist_item] [av_iconlist_item title=’November 20th, 2016′ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue800′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-aypek’] Concert at Siljustøl Bergen Museum with Valen Trio
Music by Hvoslef and Fauré.
[/av_iconlist_item] [av_iconlist_item title=’November 1st, 2016′ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue801′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-h3q70′] French and Italian Baroque concert with Bjergsted Barokk at Lille konsertsal, Institute for Music and Dance, Univ. of Stavanger
[/av_iconlist_item] [av_iconlist_item title=’October 2016′ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue800′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-8ppic’] Presentation and performance of research project “Elisabeth Claude Jaquet de la Guerre, The Miracle Performer” at the Artistic Research Forum, University of Stavanger.
[/av_iconlist_item] [av_iconlist_item title=’Autumn, 2016′ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue800′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-9pbx0′] Recording the work “La Bonne Chanson”
With Jan Willem Nelleke. – piano.
[/av_iconlist_item] [av_iconlist_item title=’August 25th 2016′ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue8c9′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-to78′] Lecture on the topic of M. Ravel’s “Shéhérazade” at the opening of the season of Stavanger Symphony Orchestra.
[/av_iconlist_item] [av_iconlist_item title=’August, 2016′ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue801′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-8z6k4′] CD release “Fêtes galantes”, songs by G. Fauré and C. Debussy
With Einar Røttingen – piano. Label: LAWO Classics.
[/av_iconlist_item] [av_iconlist_item title=’June, 2016′ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue800′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-f8usc’] June, 2016: During this month, Bettina will record the composition “Trio” by Norwegian composer Ketil Hvoslef (for Soprano, alto and piano)
With Hilde Haraldsen Sveen-soprano and Einar Røttingen – piano. Label: LAWO Classics.
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[av_iconlist_item title=’April 17th, 2016′ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue802′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-ay9z0′]
Concert at “Siljustøl Museum” in Bergen, Norway
Time: 14.00 HRS. Works by Norwegian composer Ketil Hvoslef. With Einar Røttingen-piano.
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[av_iconlist_item title=’March 2016′ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue85e’ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-bv2j0′]
Guest commentator on NRK P2 Spillerom
Bettina talks about her experiences singing Mozart`s mass in c-minor.
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[av_iconlist_item title=’February 10th, 2016′ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue8c9′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-cmi6k’]
Recital at The Institute of Music and Dance at University of Stavanger (Hall: “Lille Konsert Sal”)
Works by Purcell, Monteverdi and Lambert. With Lise K. Meling-harpsichord. Time: 19.00.
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[av_iconlist_item title=’Voices of Women’ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue800′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-8vsn8′]
The CD “Voices of Women” is now available on LAWO Classics:
http://www.lawostore.no/sacd/bettina-smith-voices-of-women-12833.
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[av_iconlist_item title=’Performance of “Rosetta’s Stone’ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue84e’ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-7cv0s’]
First cross-country tryout of the opera “Rosetta’s Stone” by the Danish opera house “Operaen i Midten“.
On January 16th, 2015, mezzosoprano Bettina Smith and pianist Olivera Marinkovic performed the aria “Hippocampus Monologue” from the neuroscience opera “Rosetta’s Stone”. Bettina was singing in the Spinae Company studio Stord, Norway, while Oliveira was at the Operaen i Midten location in Denmark.
The recording of this performance took Place With the help of JamLink Technology.
The Operaen i Midten press release about the event can be read here: http://www.operamidt.com/presse/nyhedsarkiv/tekniske-toner-testet/.
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[av_iconlist_item title=’April 26th, 2015′ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue800′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-hsm10′]
Performance of French and German chamber music at the Fundação Cupertino Miranda in Porto, Portugal, with pianist Erling Eriksen.
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[av_iconlist_item title=’March 8th, 2015′ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue85e’ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-j4k3w’]
Mezzosoprano Bettina Smith was interviewed on the Norwegian National Broadcasting (NRK)’s “Spillerom” program about her new CD
More information here: https://radio.nrk.no/serie/spillerom-soendag/MKMK13000215/08-03-2015.
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[av_iconlist_item title=’December 13th, 2014′ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue802′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-e2to4′]
Performance of “Gloria” by Vivaldi with EnB1 on Dec. 13th 2014
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[av_iconlist_item title=’October 18th, 2014′ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue800′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-asgv8′]
“Write a Science Opera (WASO)” workshop at the European Network of Opera and Dance Education (RESEO) conference.
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[av_iconlist_item title=’April 11, 2014′ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue800′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-8savg’]
Performance of excerpts from Neuroscience opera “Rosetta’s Stone”
GeNeDis 2014 at Corfu, Greece
http://www.genedis.eu.
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[av_iconlist_item title=’December, 2013′ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue800′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-13sg78′]
(specific date to be disclosed) Guest soloist with EnB1 orchestra’s “Messias” by G. F. Haendel in Haugesund, Norway.
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[av_iconlist_item title=’November 27th, 2013 at 19.30 hrs’ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue802′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-3fums’]
Concert at the Grieg Academy in Bergen, songs by Clara Schumann and Lili Boulanger.
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[av_iconlist_item title=’November 12th, 2013′ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue800′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-t20xo’]
Performance of opera arias at the University of Haifa’s Hecht Hall.
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[av_iconlist_item title=’November 3rd, 2013′ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue800′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-mwylo’]
Concert in Dorn, Holland with pianist Jan Willem Nelleke.
Concert arranger: Vrienden van het Lied. Time: 15:00
Program: Schubert, Grieg, Faure.
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[av_iconlist_item title=’Autumn of 2013′ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue800′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-evcoc’]
New CD “Profiles of Women”, with music by Norwegian composers Fartein Valen, Ketil Hvoslef and Jostein Stalheim, to be released in the Autumn of 2013.
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[av_iconlist_item title=’July 2013′ link=” linktarget=” linkelement=” icon=’ue800′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-bcf8c’]
In July 2013, Bettina performed the main role “Mrs. Schroedinger” in the opera “Quantum Mechanic” by American composer John Bilotta and librettist John McGrew at the Fresh Voices Festival in San Francisco, USA.
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