Barbara Hannigan CM (born 8 May 1971)[1] is a Canadian soprano and conductor, known for her performances of contemporary classical music.

[6] These include Written on Skin by George Benjamin (2017),[7] La plus forte by Gerald Barry (2007)[8] let me tell you by Hans Abrahamsen,[9] Split the Lark (2022), Starcatcher (2022), and several other works by John Zorn.

[10] She gave the world premiere of Golfam Khayam’s Je ne suis pas une fable à conter for voice and orchestra in June 2023.

[6] Her work in contemporary opera has included singing in the premieres of Louis Andriessen's Writing to Vermeer,[12] Gerald Barry's The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant[13] and The Importance of Being Earnest,[14] Jan van de Putte's Wet Snow, and Kris Defoort's House of the Sleeping Beauties.

[15] She has worked with choreographer Sasha Waltz on productions of Toshio Hosokawa's Matsukaze and Pascal Dusapin's Passion.

[16] Hannigan received critical acclaim for her performance in Alban Berg's Lulu, which included dancing en pointe.