Anne Sofie von Otter At 50

The soprano is aware of her voice changing: “A little bit. I’m not 20 any more. I can hear it. But I don’t think it’s a bad thing. It’s a little broader than it used to be, has more volume in the lower and middle registers. The vibrato changes too. Everything is a bit bigger, a bit slower, but not in an embarrassing way. I’m enjoying using my voice in a different way. I’m using more of it and I am enjoying that. Ten or 15 years ago, using the mass of the voice didn’t interest me. Then I was looking for a thinner, more instrumental sound. I did a lot of baroque music and Mozart. I’m still doing baroque and Mozart but not as much, and therefore I can use my voice in a different way.