Cassandra Lemoine

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Canadian-Portuguese soprano, Cassandra Lemoine, is known for her flexible and bell-like voice which has been described as a 'champagne-soprano' - Politiken.

Based in Denmark, Lemoine has established herself as an artist across a range of genres including opera, concert, baroque, musical and film repertoire. As a soloist, she has performed with Denmark’s leading orchestras and opera houses including The Royal Danish Theatre, Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Copenhagen Philharmonic, and Concerto Copenhagen.

Lemoine debuted as Papagena in Die Zauberflöte conducted by Joana Malwitz at The Royal Danish Opera. Her opera career highlights to date include Blondchen Die Entführung aus dem Serail and Papagena/First Lady Die Zauberflöte (Danish National Opera/Den Jyske Opera); First Lady & First Boy Die Zauberflöte (Den Ny Opera); Musetta La Boheme and Lucia The Rape of Lucretia (Copenhagen Opera Festival); Belinda Dido & Aeneas (Copenhagen Soloists and Herning Opera Festival); Susanna Le Nozze di Figaro in a film version produced by Opera Hedeland.

Den canadisk-portugisiske sopran Cassandra Lemoine er kendt for sin fleksible og klokkeklare stemme, der i Danmarks Politiken blev beskrevet som ’champagne-sopran’.

Lemoine bor i Danmark, hvor hun har etableret sig selv som kunstner i en lang række genrer fra opera, koncert, barok, musicals til film. Hun har optrådt som solist med Danmarks førende orkestre og operahuse såsom Det Kongelige Teater, DR Symfoniorkester, Copenhagen Phil og Concerto Copenhagen.

Lemoine debuterede som Papagena i Die Zauberflöte dirigeret af Joana Mallwitz på Det Kongelige Teater. Hendes professional opera karriere har været i roller som Blondchen Die Entführung aus dem Serail og Papagena/First Lady Die Zauberflöte (Den Jyske Opera); First Lady & First Boy Die Zauberflöte (Den Ny Opera); Musetta La Boheme og Lucia The Rape of Lucretia (Copenhagen Opera Festival); Belinda Dido & Aeneas (Copenhagen Soloists og Herning Opera Festival); Susanna Le Nozze di Figaro i en film-version produceret af Opera Hedeland.

Lemoine has also performed in a number of newly composed opera works including Nordkraft by Signe Lykke (Copenhagen Opera Festival); Son of Heaven by Moto Osada (Vadstena Academy Sweden); Stabat Mater by Frederick B. Mabalot (Pulsar Music Festival); Nu og Efter by Niels Rosing-Schow (The Royal Danish Music Academy) conducted by Michael Schönwandt. Additionally, Lemoine sang for thousands at the legendary Roskilde Music Festival alongside DJ world champion, DJ Noize, in the collaborative rap/opera crossover success OpeRap.

Lemoine’s musical theatre highlights include Johanna Sweeney Todd (Royal Danish Opera); Crown Princess Mary Musicalen Margrethe, a newly composed musical about the former reigning queen of Denmark (Rønnow Musicals); and the iconic role of Christine Daaé The Phantom of the Opera (Det Ny Teater, Copenhagen).

On the concert platform, Lemoine featured as soloist, alongside Tuva Semmingsen, in FANTASYMPHONY II (Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra) which recorded a live concert album and film, conducted by Christian Schumann.. She also featured in DR’s production of Galaxymphony (Aalborg Symphony Orchestra).

In addition to her work as a soloist, Lemoine is sought out as an ensemble singer and has worked with Jordi Savall (Næstved Baroque Music Festival), Peter Spissky (Camerata Øresund) and is a member of the Danish Radio Concert Choir. She has recorded and premiered works by composers including Sven-David Sandström, Oh Land, Bo Lundby-Jæger, and Blue Luminaire (Nick Martin).

Internationally, Lemoine has been a guest soloist at the Vadstena Academy Sweden and Zezere Arts Festival Portugal. She sang Hébé Les Indes Galantes with Ensemble Orquesta in the UK, and made her American debut performing and recording Bach’s B Minor Mass, Cantata 21 'Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis' and Handel's 'Ode on St. Cecilia's Day' with Bach Choir of Bethlehem’s Bach Festival in Pennsylvania (Analekta Records).

Lemoine is a graduate of the Opera Academy at The Royal Danish Opera.

Lemoine har optrådt i en række nyskrevne operaer som Nordkraft af Signe Lykke (Copenhagen Opera Festival); Son of Heaven by Moto Osada (Vadstena Akademien, Sweden); Stabat Mater af Frederick B. Mabalot (Pulsar Music Festival); og Nu og Efter by Niels Rosing-Schow (The Royal Danish Music Academy) dirigeret af Michael Schönwandt. Derudover, sang Cassandra for tusinder ved den legendariske Roskilde Musikfestival sammen med verdensmesteren, DJ Noize, i den kollaborative succes OpeRap.

Lemoines musical højdepunkter omfatter Johanna Sweeney Todd (Royal Danish Opera); Kronprinsesse Mary i Musicalen Margrethe, nykomponeret musical om den tidligere dronning af Danmark (Rønnow Musicals), og den ikoniske Christine Daaé i Andrew Lloyd-Webber's The Phantom of the Opera på Det Ny Teater i København.

På koncertscenen var Lemoine solist, sammen med Tuva Semmingsen og David Bateson, i FANTASYMPHONY II (DR Symfoniorkester), der optog en live koncert album og film, dirigeret af Christian Schumann. Hun senere optrådte i DRs produktion af Galaxymphony (Aalborg Symfoniorkester).

I forlængelse af sit arbejde som solist, er Cassandra ofte engageret i projekter som ensemble-sanger. Hun har arbejdet med Jordi Savall (Næstved Barokfestival), Peter Spissky (Camerata Øresund), og er en fast sanger i DR Koncertkoret. Hun har optaget og debuteret værker af komponister som Sven-David Sandström, Oh Land, Bo Lundby-Jæger, og Blue Luminaire (Nick Martin).

Internationalt har Cassandra været gæstesolist på Vadstena Akademiet i Sverige, og Zézere Arts Festival i Portugal. Hun sang rollen som Hébé i Rameaus Les Indes Galantes med Ensemble Orquesta i England, og lavede hendes amerikanske debut som gæstesolist med The Bach Choir of Bethlehem Bach Festival i Pennsylvanien hvor hun optrådte og optagede Bach’s B minor mass, Cantana 21 ’Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis’ og Handels ’Ode on st. Cecilia’s Day’ (Analekta Records).

Cassandra er uddannet på Operaakademiet på Det Kongelige Teater/Det Kongelige Dansk Musikkonservatorium.

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The Soprano, Cassandra Lemoine, stood beautifully with her two arias, ‘Ich folge dir fleichfalls’ and ‘Zerfliesse, mein Herze,’ and her beautiful soprano voice shone with it’s light, bell-like, clear voice finely tuned with the dark woodwinds.

— TORE MORTENSEN, NORDJYSKE STIFTSTIDENDE APRIL 2023

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June 9, 2025 | 14:00h

Elverskud i Tivoli

Cassandra will perform the soprano solo as Elverkongens Datter/The Elf Kings Daughter in Niels W. Gade folke-ballade alongside soloists Stig Fogh Andersen and Elisabeth Hanke in Tivoli's Concert Hall in Copenhagen.

Les Indes Galantes

Rameau's opera Les Indes Galantes performed for the first time in Denmark

Medvirkende:
Cassandra Lemoine
Anna Wierød
Fanny Kampel
Martin Vanberg
Mathias Hedegaard
Teit Kanstrup

Ensemble Zimmermann

Musikalsk leder: Gilbert Martinez
Instruktør: Frederik Ømann

Operaen er produceret i samarbejde med Stenbroens Barokdage

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Les Indes Galantes

Rameau's hit-opera for første gang i Danmark

Hvor: Teaterøen i København

Lørdag d.14 Juni kl. 19.30

Søndag d. 15 Juni kl. 16

Medvirkende:
Cassandra Lemoine
Anna Wierød
Fanny Kampel
Martin Vanberg
Mathias Hedegaard
Teit Kanstrup

Ensemble Zimmermann

Musikalsk leder: Gilbert Martinez
Instruktør: Frederik Ømann

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