Annija Adamsone is a concert and opera soprano. Her recent performances include:
Orff’s Carmina Burana in Elbphilharmonie Hamburg,
Adina, Zerbinetta, Adele and Despina at the Theater Trier,
Olympia at the Latvian National Opera,
Mozart-program with organ in Riga Dome Cathedral,
Brahms' Requiem in Liederhalle Stuttgart,
Orff's Carmina Burana in Liederhalle Stuttgart, as well as
Dvořák's Stabat Mater in St Michael's Church, Luxembourg and
Fauré Requiem in Staatstheater Stuttgart.
Adamsone has graduated the Opera School of the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart with Master's degree. She is the winner of Peteris Plakidis Prize and was the DAAD scholarship holder. Annija is the recipient of Latvia’s highest music honour – the Grand Music Award 2024 (Lielā Mūzikas balva) as “Young Artist of the Year”, has also received the Baltic Award 2025, Pauls Sakss Award 2025, and has also been recognised with the Public Choice Award and a special prize from Latvian public media. She has been nominated for the national theatre award "Spēlmaņu nakts" as “Young Artist of the Year” and for the Latvian Public Media Annual Award "Kilograms kultūras". Annija is the Resident Artist of Latvian Radio 3 "Klasika".
Annija Kristiāna Ādamsone channelled her inner Bella Baxter as Olympia, while pinging out her coloratura with both striking accuracy and volume.”
- Peter Quantrill, Bachtrack
Annija has a light - lyric soprano voice with brilliant coloraturas
Annija Kristiāna Ādamsone steals the limelight as Olympia” .. it was Annija Kristiāna Ādamsone who stood out with a breathtaking performance as Olympia. She possesses a wonderfully agile voice, which she employs with absolute precision and is able to thrill the audience with her stunning coloratura and her ability to pop out pitch perfect notes as she glides freely across the line. There is no sign of stress or anxiety in the voice whatsoever. Her voice has a freshness, purity and beauty, which she showed off to good effect in the aria “Les oiseaux dans la charmille,” which received the biggest ovation of the evening. She also proved herself to be a skilled actress ..”
Soprano Annija Kristiāna Ādamsone to make six role debuts in the 2024/2025 season
The 2024/2025 season marks a significant milestone in the career of soprano Annija Kristiāna Ādamsone, as she is set to make six exciting role debuts across a diverse repertoire, alongside several important concert appearances.
..radiant coloraturas end in a virtuosic cadence"
Here the young Latvian soprano Annija Adamsone shows her skillfulness in technique and presentation of her part.”
..Adamsone was able to master all the tightrope artistry of coloratura singing with a big cadence at the end.”
The soprano proves her extraordinary voice and talent.”
- Dietholf Zerweck, Ludwigsburger Kreiszeitung
Adamsone has a perfect symbiosis of external, vocal and artistic qualities, a rare trinity, unattainable for most opera singers.”
This is her first appearance in a significant role on our [Latvian National opera and ballet] stage and it is difficult to recall such bright debuts.”The main musical impression from this production [The Tales of Hoffmann] - it is Annija Kristiāna Ādamsone as Olympia.”- Андрей Шаврей (Andrei Savrei), LSM (Public Broadcasting of Latvia)
