Sophie Karthäuser

Sophie Karthäuser (born May 1974) is a Belgian operatic soprano. She has performed internationally, especially in roles by Mozart such as Ilia in Idomeneo and Pamina in The Magic Flute. She is also a recitalist, performing and recording for example the complete songs by Mozart and lieder by Hugo Wolf.

Early life Born in Malmedy, her musical training began in her village of , where she learned the clarinet at the local academy and was a member of the church choir.

Roles In 2005, she first appeared as Pamina in Die Zauberflöte at La Monnaie, conducted by René Jacobs. She then performed in other Mozart operas, playing Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro in May 2007 at the Opéra de Lyon, conducted by William Christie, At the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, she appeared as Tamiri in Mozart's Il re pastore, and in Berlin, she was Serpetta in his La finta giardiniera.

In 2011, she performed the role of Agathe in Weber's Der Freischütz at the Opéra-Comique in Paris. She appeared at Lincoln Center in New York in 2016 as Ilia, conducted by Jacobs. Haydn's Il ritorno di Tobia, Cappella Coloniensis, Naxos Records Haydn's Die Schöpfung, Les Arts florissants & William Christie, Virgin Classics Complete set of songs for soprano and piano by Mozart, (piano), Harmonia Mundi (2014)