Vissi d’arte: Kristine Opolais on life with Puccini’s heroines
The Latvian soprano on facing up to the ghost of Maria Callas, what it means to be an artist and her love affair with Puccini.
“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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LenoxAndris Nelsons conducts Verdi's Requiem
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Andris Nelsons; Kristine Opolais; Oksana Volkova; Jonathan Tetelman; Ryan Speedo Green
ViennaMadama Butterfly
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Jonathan Darlington; Josef Gielen; Vienna State Opera; Tsugouharu Foujita; Kristine Opolais; Ivan Magrì
LeipzigKlassik airleben: Gewandhausorchester
Arien, Duette und Orchesterwerke aus der italienischen Operntradition:
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Andris Nelsons; Kristine Opolais; Thomas Hampson
DortmundGalakonzert in Dortmund
Arien, Duette und Orchesterwerke aus der italienischen Operntradition:
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Andris Nelsons; Kristine Opolais; Thomas Hampson
DresdenTosca
Puccini: Tosca
Daniele Callegari; Johannes Schaaf; Dresden State Opera; Antonino Fogliani; Giampaolo Bisanti; Christof Cremer; Petra Reinhardt
HamburgTosca
Puccini: Tosca
Ivan Repušić; Robert Carsen; Hamburg State Opera; Anthony Ward; Kristine Opolais; Marcelo Álvarez
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“Ecco un artista!”: melodrama aplenty in ROH Tosca revival
Red-blooded performances from the three principals at Covent Garden, even if there are vocal misfires along the way.
Boulanger, Debussy and Puccini with Nelsons, Opolais, and the BSO
The Boston Symphony Orchestra led by Andris Nelsons performs Boulanger, Debussy and Puccini.
Trittico's 100th anniversary and Domingo's 50th
All three operas in Puccini's triptych are strongly cast in this revival.
Nelsons’ manicured Mahler a slow burn with the Gewandhaus
After the UK première of Andris Dzenītis’ Māra and some Tchaikovsky operatic excerpts, the Gewandhaus returned to Mahler.
Nelsons sheds light on Puccini's canvas
Under Andris Nelsons' baton, the musical canvas was remarkably supple with proper light shed on Puccini’s melodic inventiveness and wondrous orchestration.
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.
