Barbara Hannigan

The Vlaams Radio Koor joins forces with superstar Barbara Hannigan. At this year's Klarafestival the Grammy Award winner will make her debut as opera conductor at La Monnaie. She will be conducting 'her' LUDWIG Orchestra and the Vlaams Radio Koor in Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress. "I have a strong artistic connection to Brussels and am absolutely thrilled to bring The Rake’s Progress to La Monnaie this March during Klarafestival," says Hannigan. "My relationship with the piece goes far back! When I was 23, I was asked – as an understudy for the lead – to sing the role of Anne Trulove. It was the first major role I ever sang and I adored it. Over the years I sang that role in a few productions here and there. When the idea came up to do an opera project, it seemed natural to me that the first opera I ever really sang would be the first opera I would ever really conduct."

read the full interview with barbara hannigan on the klarafestival website