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Sophie Thing-Simonsen (Soprano)

Born: September 9, 1975 - Copenhagen, Denmark

The Danish soprano, Sophie Thing-Simonsen, graduated from the Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium in 2009 and was then admitted to the soloist class with Marianne Rørholm as a teacher. She was also taught by Helene Gjerris and Douglas Yates. She has participated in master-classes with Cecilia Bartoli, Helmut Deutsch, Bo Boje Skovhus, Josef Protschka, Audrey Heyland, Kirsten Buhl Moller and Michael Eliasen.

Sophie Thing-Simonsen regularly participates in the Kongelige Danske Operakor, DR Koncertkoret, Teater Hedelands Operakor and more, and is a permanent member of Mogens Dahls Kammerkor. She is also a member of Copenhagen Soloists (Director: Jonathan Ofir). In addition, she has been a soloist with various Danish orchestras in works as Dvorak's D major Mass, Haydn's Theresienmesse, Niels Wilhelm Gade's Elverskud, Maurice Duruflé's Requiem, and many more. From 1997 to 2000 she had numerous main roles in semi-professional operetta productions, including Valencienne in The Merry Widow, Périchole in Périchole, Otilie in Summer in Tyrol and Irene in Meet Me at Cassiopeia. She currently lives in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Sources:
Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium Website (2011-2012), English translation by Aryeh Oron (August 2018)
Contributed by
Aryeh Oron (August 2018)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Jonathan Ofir

Soprano

With Copenhagen Soloists:
[VV-5] (2021, Video): BWV 243
[V-4] (2018, Video): BWV 245

Links to other Sites

Sophie Thing-Simonsen (Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium) [Danish]
Sophie Thing-Simonsen on Facebook


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