British soprano in Berlin ~ Current project “Exzess” by Noam Brusilovsky / Tobias Purfürst
Joined July 2013
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15 Jun 2025
The last 6 weeks have been a real career highlight for me working on Colin Matthews’ A Visit To Friends with @BrittenPears - and it couldn’t have gone better. So grateful to the whole team for such dedication and commitment to making it a hugely special and successful show ❤️
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27 Sep 2023
In July I had the pleasure of recording a very unique piece at the RBB (Berlin’s equivalent to the BBC) studios. The part techno-opera, part radio play, called ‘Exzess’ is based on the real life story of a tourist who dies in one of Berlin’s holiest clubs. It compares the club ➡️
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27 Sep 2023
scene to the world of opera, where tragic heroines are celebrated and the worshippers lose themselves to the music. It is grand, appalling, wild and intimate. I’m so happy to have had the chance to not only sing the soprano role but also to act in scenes with professional actors!
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8 Jul 2023
Some shots from our “Exzess” recording sessions at RBB Kultur. I’m still basking. ☺️
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28 Jun 2023
And… that’s a wrap!
What a wonderful 3 days of recording with this talented team. I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to play with the medium of Radio drama. Not only did we do tons of singing experiments but I also got to fulfil a dream of doing some straight acting…🤓
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28 Jun 2023
And I’m pretty proud of the results! I can’t wait to share the link to hear this later this year. Thank you again for having me @rbb24 @ 🤩🎶🎧
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Susanna Hurrell retweeted
27 Jun 2023
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We’re looking for a freelance writer to write the story & libretto for our next opera for SEND audiences. Sound like you? Find out more and apply here: englishtouringopera.org.uk/a…
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27 Jun 2023
Once in a while a project comes along that feels like a perfect fit. The best colleagues, amazing music, the thrill of something that feels relevant and new. “Exzess” is a Techno-Opera recorded for radio @rbb24 in which I play Jessica, the one who died in *that* club. 🎧🎶🤩
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21 Jun 2023
Standing ovation for wonderful Pina Bausch and Stravinsky at the @StaatsoperBLN - the first time I’ve managed to get here since moving to Berlin.
Joyous evening 👏👏👏🌱🌱🌱
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14 Jun 2023
After hearing @lizburley581 play The Swan from Carnival of the Animals so beautifully at home, my little girl is obsessed and can’t get enough of hearing you @kathystott & @YoYo_Ma play it on Spotify 💕 🦢🎻
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28 May 2023
Very sad to hear this. Kathryn was such a dedicated and kind mentor to all of us at @natoperastudio 😌💔.
27 May 2023
Greatly saddened to hear that the soprano (and mezzo) Kathryn Harries – a former director of the National Opera Studio @natoperastudio – died yesterday at the age of 72.
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25 May 2023
Our final Giulio Cesare is underway in Exeter Northcote Theatre tonight. We are all a bit emosh at the end of this era, but I’m so happy to have had the experience of living with Cleopatra after the show was cancelled in 2020. Grateful to James Conway & @ETOpera for this chance💖
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18 May 2023
Lovely review in @spectator for @ETOpera Viaggio
Susanna Hurrell, meanwhile, as the poetess Corinna, was the one character who seemed to exist in more than two dimensions: singing with unforced poise and moving with a self-possession that made the whole show seem to pause and…
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18 May 2023
reorient itself around her appearances.
And for Cesare:
Hurrell is centre stage here, too: playing Cleopatra with a stately grace and a voice (alternately plangent and proud) that’s disarmingly seductive.
Thank you @RichardBratby 🙏☺️
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11 May 2023
Tonight @ETOpera begin Handel's Giulio Cesare @BuxtonOpHouse, conducted by Sergey Rybin, before touring across English venues over the next fortnight. Singers include @FrancisGush in the title role, @susannahurrell, @MargoArsane and @EdwardJowle🎵
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14 Apr 2023
Thank you so much! Glad you finally got to see it 🥳
13 Apr 2023
This evening I finally saw @ETOpera's single-performance Giulio Cesare. Only 3 years later than originally planned! While Cesare is the title character, Cleopatra seems to get most of the best arias & I thought @susannahurrell was excellent in the role.
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24 Mar 2023
Hooray!!! Finally a win. Now let’s put the pressure on regarding the orchestras!
24 Mar 2023
Great news about @BBCSingers theguardian.com/media/2023/m…
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