Kristine Opolais Stars in Boston Symphony Orchestra’s ‘Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk’

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Photo: Tatyana Vlasova Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has announced two of its 2023-24 Carnegie Hall performances, one of which is a concert performance of Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk” on January 30, 2024. The concert will present the opera in its entirety with the BSO and Tanglewood Festival Chorus. Andris Nelsons conducts. Kristine Opolais stars as Katerina Izmailova, Pavel Černoch as {…}

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Kristine Opolais & Anna Bonitatibus Lead ‘Woman.Life.Freedom’ Benefit Concert

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On Dec 12, 2022, a one-night-only benefit concert titled “Woman.Life.Freedom.” will take place at Oper Frankfurt, raising funds in support of the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran (ABC). All proceeds raised from ticket sales and any online donations will directly benefit ABC. The event will also be available for global streaming on IDAGIO and 80 percent of {…}

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Kristine Opolais Headlines Oper im Steinbruch’s ‘Carmen’

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Kristine Opolais is set to perform the title role of “Carmen” in Vienna’s Oper im Steinbruch. The festival announced in a press conference that it will present Bizet’s opera in a production by Arnaud Bernard and will be conducted by Valerio Galli. The cast will be headlined by Opolais who will share the role with Lily Jorstad as well as {…}

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Kristine Opolais Set to Make Turkish Debut

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(Photo by Tatyana Vlasova) Soprano Kristine Opolais is set to make her Turkish debut with two concerts on Oct. 5 and 8, 2022. The Latvian soprano will perform alongside Turkish tenor Murat Karahan. Raoul Grüneis will conduct the Ankara Opera Orchestra in the opening showcase at the State Opera and Ballet in Ankara, before leading the Istanbul Opera Orchestra in {…}

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Kristine Opolais Cancels ‘Tosca’ Performance at Greek National Opera

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Kristine Opolais has canceled her final performance of “Tosca” on July 30 at the Greek National Opera. The soprano took to social media and said, “I am so sorry that I have to cancel tonight’s performance of ‘Tosca’ at the Greek National Opera. I woke up with a very bad cold and do not want to put my colleagues at {…}

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‘Tosca’ with Kristine Opolais to be Broadcast on ORF

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(Credit: Monika Rittershaus) The Theater an der Wien’s production of Puccini’s “Tosca” is set to be broadcast on ORF2 on Jan 28, 2022. The new production by Martin Kušej is currently starring Kristine Opolais in the title role, Jonathan Tetelman as Cavaradossi, and Gábor Bretz as Scarpia. Marc Albrecht conducts the production. Myfidelio will also stream the opera at 21:20 {…}

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Marcelo Álvarez, Kristīne Opolais, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Aleksandrs Antoņenko, Ramón Vargas & Cellia Costea Lead Greek National Opera’s Second Half of 2021-22 Season

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(Credit: https://www.snfcc.org/en/greek-national-opera-0) The Greek National Opera has announced the second half of its 2021-22 season, featuring a number of operas performed by international stars. Here is the full slate. Stavros Niarchos Hall The second half of the season opens with Umberto Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier” featuring Cellia Costea and Eva-Maria Westbroek as Maddalena di Coigny; Dimitri Platanias and Elchin Azizov as {…}

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Artist of the Week: Kristine Opolais

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On Nov. 14, the Teatro Comunale di Bologna will finally open a new production of Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur.” The production by Rosetta Cucchi was previously filmed as a movie in Bologna during the time theaters were shuttered due to COVID-19. Now after almost a year of delays, the show will go on and soprano Kristine Opolais will get to make {…}

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Kristine Opolais Set for Teatro Colón Debut

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Kristine Opolais will make her debut at the Teatro Colón on Oct. 30, 2021. She will be accompanied by the Argentinian pianist Marcelo Ayub. The program includes arias from “Adriana Lecouvreur,” “Otello,” “Tosca,” “Madama Butterfly,” “La Wally,” and “Mefistofeles.” “I feel very special because is my first time in Buenos Aires. I’ve heard so many great words about this theater, so magical for {…}

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Kristine Opolais Stars in Boston Symphony Orchestra’s ‘Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk’

Kristine Opolais & Anna Bonitatibus Lead ‘Woman.Life.Freedom’ Benefit Concert

Kristine Opolais Headlines Oper im Steinbruch’s ‘Carmen’

Kristine Opolais Set to Make Turkish Debut

Kristine Opolais Cancels ‘Tosca’ Performance at Greek National Opera

‘Tosca’ with Kristine Opolais to be Broadcast on ORF

Marcelo Álvarez, Kristīne Opolais, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Aleksandrs Antoņenko, Ramón Vargas & Cellia Costea Lead Greek National Opera’s Second Half of 2021-22 Season

Artist of the Week: Kristine Opolais

Kristine Opolais Set for Teatro Colón Debut