“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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ViennaTosca
Puccini: Tosca
Evelino Pidò; Margarethe Wallmann; Vienna State Opera; Nicola Benois; Kristine Opolais; Vittorio Grigòlo
MannheimDzenītis, Tchaikovsky, Mahler
Dzenītis, Tchaikovsky, Mahler
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Andris Nelsons; Kristine Opolais
DortmundDzenītis, Tchaikovsky, Mahler
Dzenītis, Tchaikovsky, Mahler
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Andris Nelsons; Kristine Opolais
New York CityIl trittico
Puccini
Bertrand de Billy; Jack O'Brien; Metropolitan Opera; Douglas W. Schmidt; Jess Goldstein; George Gagnidze; Lucio Gallo
Baden-BadenNew Year’s Eve Gala
Puccini, Lehár, Dvořák
German Radio Philharmonic Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern; Oksana Lyniv; Kristine Opolais; Pavel Černoch
BostonAndris Nelsons conducts Boulanger, Debussy and Puccini
Boulanger, Debussy, Puccini
Andris Nelsons; Kristine Opolais; Violeta Urmana; Tanglewood Festival Chorus; Boston Symphony Children's Choir
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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.
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.