Maria Cristina Kiehr
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Maria Cristina Kiehr, a vocalist associated with baroque music, was born and received her early musical training in Argentina.
In 1983 she moved to Europe and studied under Rene Jacobs at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, specializing in the Baroque repertoire.
She made her opera debut at Innsbruck in 1988 in Il Giasone, a work composed by Francesco Cavalli in 1649.
In collaboration with the harpsichordist Jean-Marc Aymes, Ms Kiehr founded the Concerto Soave ensemble, which specializes in Italian music of the early baroque period.
Her extremely pure tone makes her voice especially suited to performing the work of the unfortunately neglected Italian female composers of the Early Baroque such as Barbara Strozzi and Francesca Caccini. Though she is known as a champion of little known works and composers, she is also sought after for her interpretations of Purcell and Monteverdi.
