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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 has appeared at The Metropolitan Opera House, Wiener Staatsoper, Staatsoper Berlin, Bayerische Staatsoper, Teatro alla Scala, Opernhaus Zürich, and the Royal Opera House. She collaborates with renowned conductors including Daniel Barenboim, Sir Antonio Pappano, Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Mark Elder, Andris Nelsons, Fabio Luisi, and Kirill Petrenko.

Following her critically acclaimed portrayal of Katerina Ismailova in Shostakovich’s ‘Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk’ with Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra in early 2024, Opolais reprised the role - for which she was praised by ‘Operawire’ for her “powerful” performance and “incredible flexibility” - at the Staatsoper Hamburg under the baton of Kent Nagano.


In the 2024/25 season, Opolais joins the Orchestra of the Finnish National Opera, conducted by Roderick Cox for a performance of Shostakovich’s Symphony No.14, which she also performs as part of the Gewandhausorchester’s Shostakovich Festival under Nelsons’ baton. This is a piece Opolais also formally recorded with the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Deutsche Grammophon.

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July 19, 2025

Tosca (Concert performance)

Tanglewood Festival

Lenox/Stockbridge, MA

Andris Nelsons, conductor

September 14, 2025

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

Enescu Festival

Bucharest

Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor

June 7, 2026

Tosca (Concert)

Mannheimer Philharmoniker

Mannheim

Boian Videnoff, conductor

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Προετοιμάζοντας την Τόσκα | Making of Tosca

Kristine Opolais – Teatro Colón, 30 October, 2021

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“Ms. Opolais seemed to live with it, growing in stature as the evening went on and radiating the kind of aura – one that demands you watch her, and sympathize with her – that defines a star… She is a performer with a tremendous future ahead of her. New York will be lucky to have her.”

New York Observer

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Backstage | July 3, 2025

‘Tosca’ in concert at Tanglewood

On July 19, Kristine Opolais joins the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood, singing the title role in Puccini’s Tosca, presented in concert. Opolais has been widely praised for her portrayal of the fiery heroine, with Culture Whispers saying, “She rips through the music balanced on a dagger’s blade between singing and exclamation, her cries of […]

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News & Press | June 17, 2025

In recital in Shanghai

On June 28, Kristine Opolais and pianist Agnese Eglina appear in recital at The Shanghai Oriental Art Center, performing a diverse program of art song and operatic favorites. Known for its five interconnected hemispherical halls or “petals,” which are shaped to resemble a butterfly orchid from above, the Art Center is one of the leading […]

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News & Press | May 20, 2025

Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 14 in Leipzig

Kristine Opolais joins Leipzig’s Gewandhausorchester on June 1 for an all-Shostakovich program, led by Andris Nelsons and also featuring bass Dmitry Belosselskiy. The concert will feature Shostakovich’s Symphonies No. 14 and No. 10. Opolais has received for her interpretation of the challenging Symphony No. 14, with her “haunting tone” and “cold radiance” (Boston Classical Review) […]

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News & Press | May 15, 2025

‘Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk’ at Oper Leipzig

On May 25 and 29, Kristine Opolais returns to a signature role, Katerina Ismailova, in Shostakovich’s tragic satire, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Opolais has received immense praise for her interpretation of the doomed heroine, with Bachtrack saying of a recent performance, “Her acting was riveting, colored by her sensitivity to the words, and well served […]

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