NEWS & REVIEWS

DEBUT AS KABANICHA AT KOMISCHE OPER IN BERLIN

Some job offers you cant turn down. I was on my way from IKEA when my agent called and asked if I could jump in as Kabanicha that evening.
I had not yet sung it but was learning it. After four hours of coaching I turned on the lights on the music stand and started to sing. Three days later I sang it again. It was a chrismas full of tjech langauage.
I was on

FIRST RECITAL AFTER 18 MONTH'S WITH LIEDER BY
ALMA MAHLER

Together with Vaasa City Orchestra and conductor Taavi Oramo I got to delve into Alma Mahler's lieder yet again. The first time was at Oper Leipzig.
Hear us talk about the concert and her music and the obstaclers in her life.

"Woman in pink suit with turkoise corsage and dog neckless against a blue background with a dancing man in a blue coat"

A HERODIAS FULL OF HATE AND ANXIETY - IT'S MUSIC THEATRE AT ITS HIGHEST LEVEL

You can't sing or act better than this. How Karin Lovelius loads every gesture, every note, every look and every step with cynism, hate, greed and an

"A woman in a red blue and orange dress against windows with red frames where the blue sky is seen"

WHAT DRIVES ME AS AN ARTIST - CURIOSITY AND THE WILL TO INSPIRE

I have been lucky in finding the right mentors at the right time in my life. Growing up meant learning sign langage and the importance of communcation That led to an interest in mime and physical theatre.

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HERODIAS WITH STAGE DIRECTOR CHRISTOF LOY
AT HELSINKI OPERA

In February 2022 the rehearsals start for Salome at the Finnish National Opera. I am very happy to get to work on Herodias and to return to the country where I had my opera training.

"Black and white portrait of a serious woman with long dark hair and long eyelashes"

AN ERDA WITH DIGNITY
AND AN ALMOST
MYSTICAL SOUND

Karin Lovelius makes her role debut as Erda with dignity and an almost mysical sound in dialogue with Der Wanderer.
A jewel in the production.

"Karin Lovelius in a turkoise galadress sitting in a chair in the makeup room at the opera with stage makeup and curly hair"

BACK ON STAGE AS ULRICA IN UN BALLO IN MASCHERA

The mezzo soprano Karin Lovelius, whom the audience in Leipzig normally hear in operas by Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss, showed a totally new side with Azucena’s Stride la vampa and Ulrica’s Re dell abisso affrettati

LIVE FROM OPER LEIPZIG TALKING ABOUT LOCKDOWN AND HOW TO PREPARE NEW ROLES

In this broadcast I talk about the different creative projects I have launched myself into to grow and develop as an artist. How lockdown turned into a period of new opportunities.

DEBUT AT BADISCHES STAATSTHEATER AS HERODIAS IN SALOME

I am happy to announce my debut at Badisches Staatstheater with Herodias in Salome in May 2022.

"Orchestra in the background and in the forefront a line of people in long blue dresses and black suits"

ALWAYS READY TO SING WITH YOUR SUITCASE PACKED

A week after my debut as Erda in Siegfried I was asked to jump in as Erda in Belgrade. Barely time to find the score and the passport...

Karin Lovelius and Joakim Lundström in Stockholm Riddarhuset. In the background medieval plates and a big window with light streaming in. In focus singer and guitarist sitting beside"

ENSEMBLE MYKORRHIZA IN A CONCERT ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE

A meeting between australian and swedish musicians led to a project about climate change and two new composed pieces for Ensemble Mykorrhiza by Andrew Ford and Emmy Lindström

"Two women in the opera Elektra sitting on a white leather sofa holding glasses and whisky in their hands"

A KLYTÄMNESTRA WITH DRAMATIC OUTBURSTS AND ANXIOUS WHIMPING.
INPRESSIVE

Karin Lovelius as Klytämnestra impresses with her dramatic outbursts and whining in her alcohol induced nightmares and creates with her low mezzo a grandious vocal contract to the two sopranos.