Sophie Koch

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Biography

Country: France  
Sophie Koch is a French soprano who in the late 1990s started to establish a career in leading opera houses as a lyric mezzo-soprano. She is particularly suited to trouser roles.

She studied at the Paris Conservatory with the great singer Jane Berbié. She graduated with a First Prize and then won the top prize in the 's Hertogenbosch Competition.

She began her singing career in France and in the 1997-1998 season debuted as Rosina Read more in The Barber of Seville at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in London. She followed that up in the role of Dorabella in Così fan tutte. (Both operas were conducted by Sir Colin Davis).

She has also sung in the Vienna Festwochen, the Bastille Opera in Paris, Dresden's Semperoper, the Vienna State Opera, La Scala in Milan, and La Monnaie in Brussels.

Koch has a very large repertory. It includes not only standards such as Hansel und Gretel, Il Barbieri di Siviglia, Zauberflöte, Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Werther, Faust, Verdi's Falstaff, and Don Carlos, but also early operas such as L'Incoronazione de Poppea, La Favola d'Orfeo, Dido and Aeneas, and Ascanio. Her twentieth-century repertory includes Prokofiev's The Love of Three Oranges and Fiery Angel, Ravel's L'Enfant et les sortileges, and L'Heure Espagnole, and Laurent Petitgirard's Elephant Man.

She sings concert and oratorio performances of such works as the Bach's Magnificat, B minor Mass, and St. Matthew Passion, Berlioz's L'Enfance du Christ, Franck's Les Béatitudes, and Honegger's Judith.

As already noted, she excels in travesti roles, including Prince Orlovsky in Fledermaus, Octavian in Rosenkavalier, The Composer in Ariadne auf Naxos, Mozart's Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, Niklausse in Les Contes d'Hoffmann, and others. Read less

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Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos / Thielemann, Fleming, Dean Smith, Koch, Archibald
Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos / Thielemann, Fleming, Dean Smith, Koch, Archibald
Release Date: 06/04/2013   Label: Decca  
Catalog: 001809409   Number of Discs: 1
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Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Thielemann, Fleming, Damrau, Koch
Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Thielemann, Fleming, Damrau, Koch
Release Date: 10/06/2009   Label: Decca  
Catalog: 001343109   Number of Discs: 2
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Massenet: Werther / Plasson, Kaufmann, Koch, Tezier, Paris Opera
Massenet: Werther / Plasson, Kaufmann, Koch, Tezier, Paris Opera
Release Date: 10/25/2010   Label: Decca  
Catalog: 001479409   Number of Discs: 2
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Massenet: Werther / Pappano, Villazon, Koch, Iversen, Nakamura
Massenet: Werther / Pappano, Villazon, Koch, Iversen, Nakamura
Release Date: 04/03/2012   Label: Deutsche Grammophon  
Catalog: 4779340   Number of Discs: 2
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Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Fleming, Koch, Damrau, Munich Philharmonic
Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Fleming, Koch, Damrau, Munich Philharmonic
Release Date: 10/02/2012   Label: Decca  
Catalog: 001620102   Number of Discs: 3
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    Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos / Thielemann, Fleming, Dean Smith, Koch [blu-ray]
    Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos / Thielemann, Fleming, Dean Smith, Koch [blu-ray]
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001809559 Release Date: 06/04/2013   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Richard Strauss
    Performer:  Sophie Koch,  Robert Dean Smith,  Renée Fleming,  Jane Archibald
    Conductor:  Christian Thielemann
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Dresden Staatskapelle
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    Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos / Thielemann, Fleming, Dean Smith, Koch, Archibald
    Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos / Thielemann, Fleming, Dean Smith, Koch, Archibald
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001809409 Release Date: 06/04/2013   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Richard Strauss
    Performer:  Renée Fleming,  Robert Dean Smith,  Sophie Koch,  Jane Archibald
    Conductor:  Christian Thielemann
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Dresden Staatskapelle
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    Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Fleming, Koch, Damrau, Munich Philharmonic
    Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Fleming, Koch, Damrau, Munich Philharmonic
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001620102 Release Date: 10/02/2012   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  Richard Strauss
    Performer:  Franz Grundheber,  Jonas Kaufmann,  Jane Henschel,  Diana Damrau  ... 
    Conductor:  Christian Thielemann
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Massenet: Werther / Pappano, Villazon, Koch, Iversen, Nakamura
    Massenet: Werther / Pappano, Villazon, Koch, Iversen, Nakamura
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 4779340 Release Date: 04/03/2012   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Jules Massenet
    Performer:  Alain Verhes,  Darren Jeffery,  Audun Iversen,  Eri Nakamura  ... 
    Conductor:  Antonio Pappano
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
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    Choral Works - Bach, Biber, Brahms, Faure, Krenek, Mahler, Monteverdi
    Choral Works - Bach, Biber, Brahms, Faure, Krenek, Mahler, Monteverdi
    Label: Harmonia Mundi   Catalog: 2908520 Release Date: 10/11/2011   Number of Discs: 10
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Gabriel Fauré,  Claudio Monteverdi,  Johannes Brahms  ... 
    Performer:  Charles Brett,  Ingrid Schmithüsen,  Peter Kooy,  Howard Crook  ... 
    Conductor:  Philippe Herreweghe,  Marcus Creed,  Kent Nagano,  Andrew Manze
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  La Chapelle Royale Paris,  Musique Oblique,  Les Petits Chanteurs de St. Louis  ... 
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    Mahler: Symphony No 8 / Nagano, Deutsches So Berlin
    Mahler: Symphony No 8 / Nagano, Deutsches So Berlin
    Label: Harmonia Mundi   Catalog: 501858 Release Date: 06/14/2011   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Gustav Mahler
    Performer:  Sophie Koch,  Sylvia Greenberg,  Sally Matthews,  Lynne Dawson  ... 
    Conductor:  Kent Nagano
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin,  Windsbach Boys Choir,  Middle German Radio Chorus Leipzig
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    Amor - Strauss: Opera Scenes & Lieder / Dessay, Pappano
    Amor - Strauss: Opera Scenes & Lieder / Dessay, Pappano
    Label: Virgin Classics   Catalog: 41933 Release Date: 12/07/2010   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Richard Strauss
    Performer:  Natalie Dessay,  Sophie Koch,  Angelika Kirchschlager,  Felicity Lott
    Conductor:  Antonio Pappano
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
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    Massenet: Werther / Plasson, Kaufmann, Koch, Tezier, Paris Opera
    Massenet: Werther / Plasson, Kaufmann, Koch, Tezier, Paris Opera
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001479409 Release Date: 10/25/2010   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Jules Massenet
    Performer:  Ludovic Tézier,  Jonas Kaufmann,  Sophie Koch,  Anne-Catherine Gillet
    Conductor:  Michel Plasson
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Paris Opera Children's Chorus,  Paris National Opera Orchestra
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    Live From The Royal Opera House - Gounod: Faust / Gheorghiu
    Live From The Royal Opera House - Gounod: Faust / Gheorghiu
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 31611 Release Date: 10/05/2010   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Charles Gounod
    Performer:  Sophie Koch,  Angela Gheorghiu,  Bryn Terfel,  Roberto Alagna  ... 
    Conductor:  Antonio Pappano
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra,  Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus
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    Mozart: Complete Operas [33 DVDs]
    Mozart: Complete Operas [33 DVDs]
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 001470109 Release Date: 09/28/2010   Number of Discs: 33
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  Chaya Czernowin
    Performer:  Elina Garanca,  Michael Schade,  Dorothea Röschmann,  Barbara Bonney  ... 
    Conductor:  Nikolaus Harnoncourt,  Riccardo Muti,  Roger Norrington,  Manfred Honeck  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna State Opera Chorus Konzertvereinigung,  Vienna State Opera Chorus  ... 
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    Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt
    Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt
    Label: Aeon   Catalog: 1098 Release Date: 05/11/2010   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Edvard Grieg
    Performer:  Dietrich Henschel,  Inger Dam-Jensen,  Sophie Koch
    Conductor:  Guillaume Tourniaire
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Geneva Motet Choir,  Suisse Romande Orchestra
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    Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Thielemann, Fleming, Damrau, Koch
    Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Thielemann, Fleming, Damrau, Koch
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001343109 Release Date: 10/06/2009   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Richard Strauss
    Performer:  Jonas Kaufmann,  Franz Hawlata,  Sophie Koch,  Diana Damrau  ... 
    Conductor:  Christian Thielemann
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Thielemann, Fleming, Damrau, Koch
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 001343259 Release Date: 10/06/2009  
    Composer:  Richard Strauss
    Performer:  Sophie Koch,  Renée Fleming,  Diana Damrau,  Jane Henschel
    Conductor:  Christian Thielemann
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    Ravel: L'enfant et les sortilèges, Ma mère l'oye / Rattle
    Ravel: L'enfant et les sortilèges, Ma mère l'oye / Rattle
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 64197 Release Date: 04/07/2009   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Maurice Ravel
    Performer:  Soren Von Billerbeck,  José Van Dam,  Nathalie Stutzmann,  Sylke Schwab  ... 
    Conductor:  Simon Rattle
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Edvard Grieg & Henrik Ibsen: Peer Gynt
    Edvard Grieg & Henrik Ibsen: Peer Gynt
    Label: Aeon   Catalog: 642 Release Date: 04/01/2009   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Edvard Grieg
    Performer:  Sophie Koch,  Inger Dam-Jensen,  Dietrich Henschel,  Vegar Vardal
    Conductor:  Guillaume Tourniaire
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Suisse Romande Orchestra,  Geneva Motet Choir
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    Grieg: Peer Gynt / Tourniaire, Koch, Dam-jensen, Henschel, Suisse Romande Orchestra
    Grieg: Peer Gynt / Tourniaire, Koch, Dam-jensen, Henschel, Suisse Romande Orchestra
    Label: Aeon   Catalog: 641 Release Date: 03/04/2009   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Edvard Grieg
    Performer:  Suzanne Lothar,  Dietrich Henschel,  Thomas Anzenhofer,  Sophie Koch  ... 
    Conductor:  Guillaume Tourniaire
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Geneva Motet Choir,  Suisse Romande Orchestra
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    Richard Strauss: Lieder / Sophie Koch, Philippe Entremont
    Richard Strauss: Lieder / Sophie Koch, Philippe Entremont
    Label: Cascavelle   Catalog: 3117 Release Date: 11/11/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Richard Strauss
    Performer:  Philippe Entremont,  Sophie Koch
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    Mozart: Così fan tutte / Martinez, Koch, Donath, Honeck
    Mozart: Così fan tutte / Martinez, Koch, Donath, Honeck
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 000838209 Release Date: 02/13/2007  
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Shawn Mathey,  Ana Maria Martinez,  Sophie Koch,  Thomas Allen  ... 
    Conductor:  Manfred Honeck
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna State Opera Chorus Konzertvereinigung
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    Natalie Dessay - The Miracle Of The Voice
    Natalie Dessay - The Miracle Of The Voice
    Label: Virgin Classics   Catalog: 63332 Release Date: 01/16/2007   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Igor Stravinsky,  Leonard Bernstein,  Cootie Williams,  Philippe Rombi  ... 
    Performer:  Natalie Dessay,  André Ceccarelli,  Rosario Bonaccorso,  Yvan Cassar  ... 
    Conductor:  James Conlon,  Sir Andrew Davis,  Philippe Rombi,  Michael Schonwandt  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Paris Opera Orchestra,  London Philharmonic Orchestra,  London Symphony Orchestra  ... 
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    Century Vol 18 - Wien 1900 - The Death Of Tonality?
    Century Vol 18 - Wien 1900 - The Death Of Tonality?
    Label: Harmonia Mundi   Catalog: 2908180 Release Date: 02/14/2006   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Richard Wagner,  Anton Bruckner,  Gustav Mahler,  Arnold Schoenberg  ... 
    Performer:  Detlef Roth,  Robert Gambill,  Sophie Koch,  Sigurd Brauns  ... 
    Conductor:  Kent Nagano,  Philippe Herreweghe
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cello-Ensemble Peter Buck,  Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin,  Windsbach Boys Choir  ... 
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    Eisler: Deutsche Sinfonie / Inbal, Et Al
    Eisler: Deutsche Sinfonie / Inbal, Et Al
    Label: Naive   Catalog: 5031 Release Date: 01/17/2006   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Hanns Eisler
    Performer:  Eike Wilm Schulte,  Kurt Rydl,  Carolin Masur,  Sophie Koch  ... 
    Conductor:  Eliahu Inbal
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  French Radio New Philharmonic Orchestra,  Maîtrise de Radio France
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    Petitgirard: Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man
    Petitgirard: Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8557608-09 Release Date: 09/20/2005   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Laurent Petitgirard
    Performer:  Nicolas Courjal,  Nicolas Rivenq,  Nathalie Stutzmann,  Sophie Koch  ... 
    Conductor:  Laurent Petitgirard
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  National Theater Opera Chorus of Paris,  Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Amor - Strauss: Opera Scenes & Lieder / Dessay, Pappano
    Amor - Strauss: Opera Scenes & Lieder / Dessay, Pappano
    Label: Virgin Classics   Catalog: 45705 Release Date: 11/02/2004   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Richard Strauss
    Performer:  Thomas Allen,  Sophie Koch,  Felicity Lott,  Angelika Kirchschlager  ... 
    Conductor:  Antonio Pappano
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
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    Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos / Davis, Anthony
    Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos / Davis, Anthony
    Label: Kultur Video   Catalog: 2909 Release Date: 05/25/2004   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Richard Strauss
    Performer:  Thom Christoph,  Susan Anthony,  Friedrich Wilhelm Junge,  Sophie Koch  ... 
    Conductor:  Sir Colin Davis
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Dresden State Opera Orchestra
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    20th Century Portraits - Bloch: Hiver-printemps, Etc
    20th Century Portraits - Bloch: Hiver-printemps, Etc
    Label: Capriccio Records   Catalog: 67076 Release Date: 01/01/2004   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Ernest Bloch
    Performer:  Tabea Zimmermann,  Reinhold Friedrich,  Sophie Koch
    Conductor:  Steven Sloane
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
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