"Inger Dam-Jensen gave a brilliant theatrical display as Cleopatra. Here is a soprano who has everything - great looks, a sparkling voice that never loses its quality, glittering allure and intensity." Richard Fairman, The Financial Times
An outstanding performer on the concert platform, Inger Dam-Jensen has sung Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra under Sir Colin Davis; Les illuminations with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Bernard Haitink; Mahler’s Second Symphony with the Philharmonia Orchestra under Christoph von Dohnányi; Mahler’s Fourth Symphony with the Orchestra of the Bastille under James Conlon, with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under Edo de Waart and with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra under Thomas Dausgaard; Strauss’ Brentano Lieder with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Jesus Lopez-Cobos; the Final Scene from Strauss’ Daphne and Vier Letzte Lieder with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra under Vladimir Ashkenazy, and Berio’s Folksongs with Tonkünstler Orchester under Ernesto Martinez-Isquierdo.
Her operatic roles include Pamina Die Zauberflöte Opera Bastille; Despina Così Fan Tutte, Blondchen Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail, Lisa La Sonnambula for the Royal Opera, Covent Garden; Sifare Mitridate for Geneva Opera; and Michaela Carmen. At home in Denmark with Royal Danish Opera, roles include Cleopatra Giulio Cesare, Zdenka Arabella, Ophelia Hamlet, Norina Don Pasquale, Sophie Der Rosenkavalier, Adina L’elisir D’amore, Susanna Le Nozze Di Figaro, Musetta La Bohème , Gilda Rigoletto, Donna Anna Don Giovanni, Lucia Lucia di Lammermoor, Violetta La Traviata, Michaela Carmen and title role in Pathernope.
In recital Inger has appeared in Germany, France, Denmark and the UK. She has performed Berg’s Seven Early Songs with Orchestre Philharmonique de Liege; Mahler Symphony No.2 with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the Orchestre Sinfonica Milano; Beethoven Missa Solemnis with The Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Herbert Blomstedt; Beethoven 9 in Helsingborg; Beethoven concert arias and Fynsk Forår with Danish Radio, in Stavanger, Malmö and Uppsala; and on tour in Sweden singing Strauss Four Last Songs; Britten Les Illuminations with Tivoli Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carlos Kalmar, and Grieg songs with Malmö Symphony Orchestra and Vassily Sinaisky.
Her discography includes Peer Gynt for Teldec; Solomon under Paul McCreesh for DGG, Ein Deutsches Requiem for Chandos and a selection of Carl Nielsen songs for DaCapo; the latter received the Gramophone award for Best Vocal Recording that year. The Royal Danish Opera’s production of Giulio Cesare is available on DVD for Harmonia Mund and her first solo album of songs by Richard Strauss has just been released.
Winner of the coveted Cardiff Singer of the World Competition in 1993, Inger Dam-Jensen began her formal music education at the Royal Danish Academy of Music before moving to the Danish Opera School in 1990 to study with Professor Kirsten Buhl Møller.
Inger Dam-Jensen is represented by Intermusica (excl. Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland)
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Title role in Handel’s Partenope at the BBC Proms
Royal Danish Opera / cond. Lars Ulrik Mortensen
“Inger Dam-Jensen’s Partenope had star appeal, not just for her brilliant, and brilliantly musical, way with the vocal decorations, but also for her total devotion to the musical characterisation rather than her own ego.”
Andrew Clark, Financial Times 5 stars, July 2009
“Inger Dam-Jensen had presence as Queen Partenope, her resonant voice revealing all of the strength and vulnerability that went with her position.”
Sam Smith, What’s On Stage, July 2009
“Under the watchful eye of Palle Knudsen's cynical Ormonte, Inger Dam-Jensen's gorgeous, manipulative Partenope spent her time casually reducing Andreas Scholl's Arsace and Christophe Dumaux's Armindo to jelly.”
Tim Ashley, Guardian, July 2009
Cleopatra in Handel Giulio Cesare
Royal Danish Opera / Dir. Francisco Negrin
Harmonia Mundi HMD 9909008-09
“Best is Inger Dam-Jensen’s feline and quick-witted Cleopatra, who provides personality and determination and even some sparkle.”
BBC Music Magazine, November 2007
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2009/10 HIGHLIGHTS
• 29 October 2009 Mozart Requiem, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, cond. Mario Venzago (also 30 October)
• 8 November 2009 Mïchaela in Bizet’s Carmen, Royal Danish Opera (also 14 November, December 5, 10, 11, 21 December 2009; 2, 4, 15, 27 January; 8, 12, 16, 22, 28 May; 3, 8 & 12 June 2010)
• 21 February 2009 Eurydice in Gluck’s Orpheus & Eurydice (arr. Berlioz), Le Motet de...