Anastasiya Taratorkina, Kihun Yoon, Christophe Dumaux, Brett Sprague, Leonardo Lee & Lead Badische Staatstheater Karlsruhe’s 2025-26 Season

The Badische Staatstheater Karlsruhe has announced its 2025-26 season. Premiere Rameau’s “Les Boréades” will star Ralitsa Ralinova, Anastasiya Taratorkina, Mathias Vidal, Ks. Konstantin Gorny, Ks. Tomohiro Takada, Kihun Yoon, Sébastian Monti, Martha Eason, Ks. Armin Kolarczyk, Oğulcan Yılmaz, and Michael Metzler. Attilio Cremonesi conducts the new production by Christoph von Bernuth. Performance Dates: Oct. 4, 2025-March 7, 2026 Konstantin Gorny, {…}

May 4, 2025

Q & A: Soprano Anastasiya Taratorkina on Her Rapid Rise & Hopes for the Future

(Photo: Anastasiya Taratorkina) Prior to the performance of Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne’s rarity “Phèdre” at the Badische Staatstheater in Karlsruhe, Operawire met up with one of its stars, the young Russo-German soprano Anastasiya Taratorkina, who was performing the role of Oenone. Although only in her third year as a professional singer, she is already building a reputation as a fine singing actress {…}

Mar 19, 2025

Internationale Händel Festspiele, Karlsruhe 2025 Review: Phèdre

(Photo: Felix Grünscloß) Among the offerings at this year’s Karlsruhe Händelfestspiele was a performance of “Phèdre,” an opera by the fairly obscure French composer Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne. What the connection is to Händel, however, is somewhat of a mystery. There was no explanation provided in the program. The two composers never met; in fact, Lemoyne would have only been eight years {…}

Feb 16, 2024

Opernhaus Zürich Announces Cast Change for ‘The Merry Widow’

Opernhaus Zürich has announced a cast change for its Feb. 16, 2024 performances of Lehar’s “The Merry Widow.” The company said that Anastasiya Taratorkina will take over the role of Valencienne replacing Katharina Konradi. Taratorkina will make her house debut. The soprano is a resident artist at Hessian State Theatre Wiesbaden and has performed at the International Hamburg Music Festival, Elbphilharmonie, the {…}

Apr 27, 2023

Staatheater Wiesbaden Announces Cast Change for ‘Rigoletto’

The Staatheater Wiesbaden has announced a cast change for its production of Verdi’s “Rigoletto.” The theater announced that on May 9 the role of Gilda will be sung by Anastasiya Taratorkina who replaces the originally scheduled Cristina Pasaroiu. Taratorkina is an ensemble member of the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden and has performed such roles with the company as Sophie (“Der Rosenkavalier”), {…}

Apr 19, 2023

Anastasiya Taratorkina Eliminated from Queen Sonja Singing Competition Due to Double Citizenship

The Queen Sonja Competition has eliminated soprano Anastasiya Taratorkina because she is a double citizen of Russia and Germany. OperaWire has received official emails from the soprano in which the competition states that no person with a Belorussian or Russian passport will be allowed to participate. The email read, “This year’s regulations do not allow participants with Russian or Belarusian {…}

Feb 2, 2023

Staatstheater Wiesbaden Announces Cast Change for ‘Oryx and Crake’

The Staatstheater Wiesbaden has announced a cast change for its world premiere of “Oryx and Crake.” The company said that Anastasiya Taratorkina will sing the role of Oryx replacing the originally announced Heather Engebretson. Taratorkina is a first prize winner and audience award winner of the ARD International Music Competition 2021, and is now an ensemble member of the Staatstheater {…}