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Backstage: Barbara Hannigan

The Canadian musician Barbara Hannigan is passionate about contemporary music and has premiered over 90 works. Her performances are of breathtaking intensity. In our questionnaire, she reveals personal details that you may not have known about her.

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Do you have a lucky charm? If so, what is it?
A gold necklace with a cat … feline power!

 

Are you rather nervous or more of a show-off ?
Both! A crazy combination!

 

Major or minor?
We need both, don’t you think? Each one makes us appreciate the other even more.

 

If you were feeling peckish, what would you choose from the snack machine backstage in the Isarphilharmonie?
I didn’t even know there was a snack machine! But for me it’s always apples and bananas before a performance.

 

What’s the first thing you do when you leave the stage after a performance?
Wait backstage for my colleagues to give them a smile.

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