Barbara Hannigan

Known for

Acting

Born

May 8, 1971 (age 55)

Birthplace

Waverley, Nova Scotia, Canada

Biography

Barbara Hannigan is a Canadian soprano and conductor, known for her performances of contemporary opera. She studied music at the University of Toronto, the Banff Centre for the Arts, and the Royal Conservatory of The Hague.

Best known work

Nostradamus

2000

Casanova Variations

2014

Written On Skin

2013

Toothpaste

2002

Zorn III (2018 – 2022)

2024

Fuoco Sacro - A Search for the Sacred Fire of Song

2022

C'est presque au bout du monde

2015

Burnt Toast

2005

Lulu - La Monnaie / De Munt

2021

I'm a Creative Animal - A Portrait of Barbara Hannigan

2014

Filmography

2026
Barbara Hannigan: Soprano and Conductor
as Self
2025
Four Rational People
Thanks
2024
Barbara Hannigan - Ligeti and Stravinsky
Conductor
2024
Before It's Too Late
as Barbara Hannigan
2024
Zorn III (2018 – 2022)
as Self
2022
John Zorn: The Hermetic Organ Volume 10 - Bozar, Brussels
as Herself
2022
Fuoco Sacro - A Search for the Sacred Fire of Song
as Self
2022
Abrahamsen: The Snow Queen
as Gerda
2021
Lulu - La Monnaie / De Munt
as Lulu
2021
Barbara Hannigan Conducts Stravinsky and Weill Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Music Director
2019
Barbara Hannigan - Ein Opernstar auf neuen Wegen
as Self
2018
Jarrell: Bérénice
as Bérénice
2018
Glyndebourne: Hamlet
as Ophelia
2018
Poulenc's The Human Voice / Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle
as Her
2018
Benjamin: Lessons in Love and Violence
as Isabel
2017
Music is Music/Crazy Girl Crazy
2017
Maestras: The Long Journey of Women to the Podium
as Self/Conductor/Soprano
2016
Pelléas et Mélisande - Aix-en-Provence
as Mélisande
2015
C'est presque au bout du monde
2015
Pappano e l'Accademia di Santa Cecilia: Sciarrino - Bach
2014
I'm a Creative Animal - A Portrait of Barbara Hannigan
as Self
2014
Casanova Variations
as Sofia
2014
I'm a Creative Animal
2013
Written On Skin
2011
Le Grand Macabre
as Venus / Gepopo