Emma sings in Beethoven's 9th Symphony - featured in THE CLASSICAL STYLE on Saturday 6 July.
Emma Pearson, former principal artist at the Hessisches Staatstheater, Wiesbaden, Germany performed over 30 roles for the company, including the title roles in Lucia di Lammermoor, Alban Berg's Lulu, Shchedrin's Lolita, Cavalli's La Calisto, and Zerbinetta (Ariadne auf Naxos), Königin der Nacht (Die Zauberflöte), Sophie (Der Rosenkavalier), and Adele (Die Fledermaus). On her departure from the company Emma was awarded the title of “Kammersängerin” (Ks) by the State of Hessen.
Emma has appeared as guest artist with Semperoper Dresden, Nationaltheater Mannheim, Theater St Gallen, Orquestra de Valencia, Minnesota Orchestra and in Bratislava with Bertrand de Billy. She has performed Countess Adele (Comte Ory), title role in Semele (filmed by Greenstone), Contessa Almaviva (The Marriage of Figaro), Fiordiligi (Cosi fan tutte) and Gilda (Rigoletto) for New Zealand Opera; Violetta Valéry in La traviata (Opera Queensland & Wellington Opera); Pamina (The Magic Flute) for Festival Opera; Elettra (Idomeneo), Sophie, Queen of the night and Contessa di Folleville (Il Viaggio a Reims) for Opera Australia; Laura (Voss) and Christine de Medici (Galileo: Mills) for Victorian Opera; Lucia for Wellington Opera, and leading roles for Pinchgut Opera, West Australian Opera and State Opera South Australia.
On the concert platform Emma has been heard in Mozart’s Requiem with Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Messiah with Queensland and New Zealand Symphony Orchestras, Strauss Four Last Songs with NZSO, All Rise (Marsalis/Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra) with the Sydney and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras.
