Anne Schwanewilms is recognized as one of the leading interpreters of the works of Richard Strauss and Wagner. Her extensive repertoire includes Arabella, Ariadne (Ariadne auf Naxos), Chrysothemis (Elektra), Feldmarschallin (Der Rosenkavalier), Empress (Die Frau ohne Schatten), Danae (Die Liebe der Danae), Elsa (Lohengrin), Elisabeth (Tannhäuser), Desdemona (Otello), Marie (Wozzeck) and Madame Lidoine (Dialogues des Carmélites). She has appeared at many of the major opera houses of the world including Munich, Dresden, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Vienna, London, Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, New York and Tokyo. Her extensive discography includes DVD recordings of Die Frau Ohne Schatten (Salzburger Festspiele, 2011); Der Rosenkavalier (Sachsiche Staatskapelle Dresden, 2007); Dialogues des Carmélites (Hamburgische Staatsoper, 2008. She features on the 2018 Grammy award-winning Wozzeck (Naxos) in the category ‘Best Opera Recording’.
