CHRISTINA AF KLINTEBERG HERRESTHAL
«The performances in this chance to see world class opera at its best are outstanding. (…)
Student two (Lily) played by Christina af Klinteberg Herresthal, a chilling and challenging performance perfectly pitched.»
Lilly (Student 2) in Innocence by Kaija Saariaho at Adelaide Festival/ South Australian Opera
"In an important role was the mezzo-soprano Christina Herresthal, whose dark timbre suited the baroque works as much as the colors of the chamber ensemble.
She was, as interpreter of the dramatic elements, polishedly intense and anchored the meta-level – the place of women in history – in our present.
Particularly impressive was, in addition to the concert’s title piece, Antonia Bembo’s frantic Mi basta cosí."
Songs of Judith with The Finnish Baroque Orchestra at Turku Music Festival
“Mezzosopranen Christina Herresthal stødte til i Langgaards Lenaustemninger – især hendes lange toner var imponerende musikalsk og nuanceret udført”
-Seismograf (Jeppe Rönnow)
Lenaustemninger with Nordic String Quartet at Rued Langgaard Festival
CHRISTINA AF KLINTEBERG HERRESTHAL
Mezzo Soprano
Léonie Sonning Talent Prize recipient Christina Sofia af Klinteberg Herresthal is a Swedish/Norwegian Mezzo Soprano, who is particularly passionate about chamber music, baroque repertoire and contemporary composers.
This season, Herresthal looks forward to her Australian debut as “Lily” in Kaija Saariaho’s last opera “Innoncence” at Adelaide Festival with Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and Adelaide State Opera Chorus, after starting the season with The Finnish Baroque Orchestra in a staged concert for Turku Music Festival. Herresthal will also be touring as a soloist with The Baroque Society, with her own ensemble Hehku and as a duo with lutenist/baroque guitarist Fredrik Bock, performing programs combining baroque repertoire and Nordic folk music.
Previous highlights include singing the alto solo in a Mezzo TV live-streamed concert of St John’s Passion (Bach) with OrkesterNord, as well as her 2022 operatic debut as Ishara in Nørgård’s “Gilgamesh” with Ensemble Esbjerg, followed by the 2023 debut as Johanna/The Eye in Peters/Vacrec’s “Three Amputators” with Arctic Philharmonic and 2024 debut as “Drømmerhandsken” in Katinka Fogh Vindelevs “Hologrammet” with the Danish Sinfonietta. Further cooperations include singing with Nordic Baroque, Concerto Copenhagen, Nordic String Quartet and Bjarke Mogensen.