A former student of the late Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano Aga Mikolaj has amassed a repertoire of principal roles by Mozart, Johann and Richard Strauss, Verdi and Wagner that has taken her to many of the world’s major theatres including Teatro alla Scala, Opéra national de Paris, Bolshoi Theatre, Bayerische Staatsoper and Berliner Staatsoper unter den Linden. An esteemed concert singer, she has appeared under the batons of some of today’s great conductors including Gustavo Dudamel, Daniel Barenboim, Seiji Ozawa and James Conlon in a diverse range of works including Verdi’s Messa da Requiem, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder, Dvořák​’s Requiem, Mahler’s Symphony No.4 and Strauss’ Vier letzte Lieder.

Highlights this season include Vier letzte lieder with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra under Claus Peter Flor, Messa da Requiem with the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Beethoven’s Symphony No.9 with the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, and Missa Solemnis with the Lausanne Chamber Choir under John Nelson. Aga also adds the War Requiem to her extensive repertoire with the Philharmonisches Orchester Vorpommern under Florian Csizmadia.