Vida Miknevičiūtė, Aleksandrs Antoņenko & Pablo Martinez Highlight Latvian National Opera’s 2021-22 Season

By Francisco Salazar

The Latvian National Opera has announced the first part of its 2021-22 season.

The season opens with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” starring Sonora Vaice and Dana Bramane as Cio-Cio San, Raimonds Bramanis and Andris Ludvigs as Pinkerton, Ilona Bagele and Laura Grecka as Suzuki, and Jānis Apeinis and Armands Siliņš as Sharpless. Mārtiņš Ozoliņš and Normunds Vaicis conduct.

Performance Dates: Sept. 17 & 19, 2021

Jānis Apeinis and Rinalds Kandalincevs share the title role of Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” in a new production based on Stephen Lawless’s concept. The production also stars Evija Martinsone and Tatiana Trenogina as Amelia Grimaldi, Raimonds Bramanis and Mihails Čuļpajevs as Gabriele Adorno, and Krišjānis Norvelis as Fiesco. Normunds Vaicis conducts.

Performance Dates: Sept. 26-Oct. 2, 2021

Liene Kinča sings the title role of Puccini’s “Tosca” with Andris Ludvigs and Aleksandrs Antoņenko alternating the role of Cavaradossi and Samsons Izjumovs as Scarpia. Mārtiņš Ozoliņš conducts.

Performance Dates: Oct. 7 & 10, 2021

Vida Miknevičiūtė leads the ensemble cast of Poulenc’s “Dialogues of the Carmelites” which is also set to star Raimonds Bramanis, Mihails Čuļpajevs, Ilona Bagele, Aira Rūrāne, Kristīne Gailīte, Evija Martinsone, Inga Kalna, Jānis Apeinis, and Rihards Mačanovskis. Mārtiņš Ozoliņš conducts the revival.

Performance Dates: Oct. 15-23, 2021

Rachel Kelly stars in a new production of Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” by Andris Veismanis. The cast also includes Mihails Čuļpajevs, Pablo Martinez, Rihards Mačanovskis, Krišjānis Norvelis, Rinalds Kandalincevs, Kalvis Kalniņš, Rihards Millers, Juris Ādamsons, and Rihards Mačanovskis.

Performance Dates: Oct. 31-Nov. 7, 2021

Concerts

Evija Martinsone will perform a recital alongside pianist Agnese Egliņa and clarinetist Guntis Kuzma.

Performance Date: Sept. 12, 2021

Gunta Gelgote and Rihards Millers perform a recital entitled “In Dream” with pianist Mārtiņš Zilberts.

Performance Date: Oct. 30, 2021

 

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