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Else Torp

Danish singer Else Torp first specialized in baroque and even earlier music, but is also recognized as an exponent of many kinds of new music. She has been featured with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Danish modern orchestras, baroque orchestra Concerto Copenhagen and worked with instrumentalists like Nigel North, Andrew Lawrence-King and Michala Petri. Else Torp sings in Paul Hillier’s Theatre of Voices, with whom she has performed around the world and with ensembles such as London Sinfonietta, Smith Quartet and Kronos Quartet – appearing on more than 30 CD recordings on Dacapo Records, Ondine, Deutsche Grammophon og Harmonia Mundi as well as and film tracks such as Jóhann Jóhannsson’s ‘Arrival’ and Oscar-winning ‘La Grade Bellezza’ with her solo recording of Arvo Pärt’s ‘My Heart’s in the Highlands’. Artistic director of the Kronos Quartet David Harrington wrote: “As a violinist I judge the quality of my high notes by those I’ve heard Else Torp sing. What an inspiration.” Since 2016, the Danish soprano has worked with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds live, 3D film, live concert video and CD. Recent bookings included Jóhann Jóhannsson’s Last and First Men with BBC Philharmonic in Manchester/MIF, London Symphony Orchestra at Barbican Centre, Sydney Symphony Orchestra in Sydney Operahouse and Kaija Saariaho’s opera Only The Sound Remains at Paris’ Opera Garnier, Teatro Real de Madrid, Lincoln Center in New York and the Venice Biennale. Her solo contributions on works by Arvo Pärt (Estonia), Galina Grigorjeva (Ukraine) and David Lang (US) have millions of listeners around the world.