“It’s not a Cinderella story”: Kristine Opolais
Latvian soprano Kristine Opolais shot to international fame in 2010 in Dvořák’s Rusalka at the Bavarian State Opera. She talks to us having recently performed the role in Mary Zimmerman’s much anticipated new production at The Met.
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JūrmalaJūrmala Festival. Opening concert. Born in Latvia
Latvia's Centenary Youth Symphony Orchestra; Ainārs Rubiķis; Kristine Opolais; Kalvis Kalniņš; Vineta Sareika; Mikus Akots
LondonAndris Nelsons and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Dzenītis, Tchaikovsky, Mahler
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Andris Nelsons; Kristine Opolais
LiepājaNelsons, Opolais and Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Dzenītis, Tchaikovsky, Mahler
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Andris Nelsons; Kristine Opolais
ViennaTosca
Puccini: Tosca
Evelino Pidò; Margarethe Wallmann; Vienna State Opera; Nicola Benois; Kristine Opolais; Vittorio Grigòlo
ViennaBeethoven
Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 in D minor "Choral", Op.125
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Andris Nelsons; Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien; Kristine Opolais; Gerhild Romberger; Klaus Florian Vogt
ViennaBeethoven
Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 in D minor "Choral", Op.125
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Andris Nelsons; Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien; Kristine Opolais; Gerhild Romberger; Klaus Florian Vogt
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More than A Little Night Music: Mozart and Shostakovich in Boston
Andris Nelsons' Mozart–Shostakovich pairing allowed the Boston Symphony winds to take the spotlight in the first half, leaving the strings and limited percussion to their task in the second.
In Prague, a radiant Dvořák Stabat Mater
The Dvořákʼs Prague Festival opens with an upbeat treatment of one of the composer's masterworks.
A Tanglewood afternoon without clouds
A Sunday afternoon program at Tanglewood introduced a young virtuoso and emphasized Mahler's Fourth Symphony's classicism.
Neither shocking nor shabby: Tosca at Llangollen
The Llangollen International Eistedffod opens with a star-studded concert performance of Puccni's political/romantic thriller.
A missed opportunity but with great musical values
The Metropolitan Opera's new produdtion of Rusalka fails to explore a deeper complexity of the fairy tale, although a strong ensemble of singers and the superb Met Orchestra make it a musically compelling performance.
Johan Botha's death casts a pall over Madama Butterfly
Kristine Opolais may not pass so easily for an oriental 15 year old, but her Cio-Cio San deftly avoids Titipu stereotypes.