KRISTINE OPOLAIS Soprano

Kristine Opolais is one of the most sought after sopranos on the international scene, with an established reputation amongst the world’s pre-eminent singing actresses. Opolais appears at the New York, Wiener Staatsoper, Staatsoper Berlin, Bayerische Staatsoper, Teatro alla Scala, Opernhaus Zürich and Royal Opera House Covent Garden. She is working with conductors such as Daniel Barenboim, Sir Antonio Pappano, Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Mark Elder, Daniel Harding, , Fabio Luisi, Kirill Petrenko and Semyon Bychkov. Kristine Opolais is known for collaborations with the Metropolitan Opera, her appearances in “La bohème”, “”, the new productions of “” and “” have been broadcast across the world. In 2018 Opolais returned to the Met to sing “Suor Angelica”, a role she recorded for label ‘Orfeo’. Previously, she starred as the title role in Zimmerman’s 2017 production of “Rusalka” and received critical praise for her “vocally lustrous and achingly vulnerable performance” (NY Times). Famously, in 2014 she made history at the Met, with two role debuts in 18 hours. She gave an outstanding performance in “Butterfly”, only to step in for a matinee of “La bohème” the next day, which was concurrently cinema broadcast worldwide. In the autumn 2020 season, Opolais returns to the Semperoper Dresden as “Tosca” under the baton of Omer Meir Wellber, this season also marks Opolais’ role debut as “Adriana Lecouvreur” at Teatro Comunale di Bologna. She returns to the Greek National Opera to star as Cio-Cio-San in “Madama Butterfly,” and at Bayerische Staatsoper, she performs two of her signature title roles: “Tosca” and “Rusalka”. She reprises her “Rusalka” at the Wiener Staatsoper in early 2021. She will join the Orchestre Français des Jeunes for a program of beloved arias by Verdi, first at the Philharmonie de Paris, and then at the Théâtre Impérial de Compiègne. Opolais has a strong collaboration with House Covent Garden, recently returning as “Tosca”. In London, Opolais has cemented her title as “the leading Puccini Soprano of today” (The Telegraph), appearing in Kent’s 2014 production as “Manon Lescaut”, and starring as Cio-Cio San. Opolais also has a significant relationship with the Bayerische Staatsoper, which began in 2010 when she made her debut as “Rusalka”. Since then Opolais has appeared in titles including “Manon Lescaut”, “Madama Butterfly”, Tatjana in “Onegin”, Margherita in “Mefistofele” and Vitellia in “La clemenza di Tito”. Opolais’ solo concert and recital appearances, for which she is in demand worldwide, include performances at the Salzburg Festival, BBC Proms, Tanglewood Festival, the Musikverein Wien, Baden-Baden Festspielhaus, Royal Opera House Muscat, Royal Concertgebouw, Shanghai Oriental Arts Center and Carnegie Hall, to name but a few. Opolais has appeared with orchestras including the Berliner Philharmoniker, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, the Concertgebouworkest, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Filarmonica della Scala and the NHK Symphony Orchestra. Opolais’ most recent opera recording was released in Autumn 2017, a DVD of “Tosca”, from Himmelmann’s production in Baden- Baden, with the Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle.

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