Lara Nie Mezzo-soprano
Hailed as one of New York’s most “prominent German lied specialists” by New York Magazine and as “an intensely expressive artist” by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, mezzo-soprano Lara Nie is one of the most versatile and accomplished singers performing today. As an active orchestral soloist, chamber musician and recitalist, her performances are recognized for their passionate interpretation and sophisticated musicality.
She made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2006 at Weill Recital Hall and has appeared in national and international recital, chamber and orchestral venues including the Ravinia Festival, Chicago’s Orchestra Hall, Munich’s Gasteig Hall, the Dame Myra Hess Concert Series, Merkin Concert Hall, the Washington Holocaust Museum Chamber Series, the Windermere Music Festival in Canada, the Edgar M. Bronfman Chamber Music Series, the Society for Ethical Culture, Ensemble du Monde, Sun Valley Summer Symphony and the Chicago Civic Orchestra among others.
She has worked with conductors including Christopher Eschenbach, David Gilbert, Alasdair Neale and Michael Morgan. Ms. Nie has performed with pianists Jon Nakamatsu and Shai Wosner and has collaborated with musicians including members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, St. Louis Symphony and the Washington National Orchestra. Her appearances with Trio Respiro, of which she is a founding member, have garnered praise for their original and creative programming and for the beauty of their performances.
Equally at home on the opera stage, she has appeared with the Altenburger Musik Festival in Germany, Israel Vocal Arts, and the Kentro Musikis in Thessaloniki Greece in roles ranging from Mozart’s Così fan tutte, Brecht and Weil’s Street Scene to the premiere of Saruya’s The Pompeii Exhibit at New York’s avant-garde theatre, The Kitchen.
Ms. Nie has recorded Mozart and Schubert lieder on the Silver Bay Label and has been heard live on Chicago’s WFMT, Florida Public Radio, Radio Free Europe and New York’s WQXR Artist Showcase with Robert Scherman.
Highlights of her past season include concerts at the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival, Cleveland’s Severance Hall with Ensemble du Monde, the Sun Valley Summer Symphony’s Chamber Music Series, The Kosciuszko Foundation’s Chamber Music Series in New York and the Chagrin Valley Chamber Music Concert Series among others.
