German soprano Simone Kermes is a unique talent especially known for her virtuoso voice, suited to the opera seria genre, of the Baroque and early Classical repertoires. Her recordings of Händel and Vivaldi for Sony have won numerous awards, including Echo, Midem and Choc de la Musique. Her latest CD was Gramophone Magazine‘s choice of the month. Kermes won first price in the Bach-competition in Leipzig in 1996 and since then she has given successful performances all over the world.