Spanish-British soprano Sylvia Schwartz is renowned as one of the leading sopranos of her generation, combining profound musicality with great lyricism and exquisite attention to detail.

With a career forged in many of the world’s most prestigious theatres and festivals, Sylvia has brought her signature energy and discerning taste to a wide variety of leading roles. An experienced performer, now at the height of her career, she is equally at home on the stages of La Scala in Milan, Berlin State Opera, the Vienna State Opera, Bavarian State Opera, Hamburg State Opera, Teatro Real in Madrid, the Bolshoi Theatre, and Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Sylvia has also been a frequent guest at numerous international festivals, including Edinburgh, Baden-Baden, Salzburg, and Verbier. Among her recent engagements are Donna Anna in Don Giovanni under the baton of András Schiff at the Felsenreitschule as part of the Salzburg Mozart Week, as well as her first Rosalinde in Strauss’s Die Fledermaus, and Dvořák’s Stabat Mater.

In the recital world, Sylvia is very active, collaborating with pianists such as Malcolm Martineau, Wolfram Rieger, Simon Lepper, and Helmut Deutsch, as well as with conductors of the calibre of Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Philippe Jordan, René Jacobs, Fabio Luisi, Ivan Fischer, Sir Colin Davis, Gustavo Dudamel, Marc Minkowski, Ivor Bolton, Zubin Mehta, Helmut Rilling, and Alain Altinoglu, in both opera and concert performances.

Of particular note is her extraordinary magic in recitals, where she is an absolute master of the genre, covering the entire European repertoire from simple Renaissance folk melodies to contemporary composers with works written specifically for her. Her skill as a storyteller through song has made her a regular on stages such as Carnegie Hall in New York, Wigmore Hall in London, Schubertiade Schwarzenberg, and Sydney Opera House in Australia.