On November 9 at the Cēsis Vidzeme Concert Hall in Latvia, Kristine Opolais, baritone Egils Siliņš, and tenor Mikhail Chulpajev come together with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra to commemorate the actor and stage director, Andrejs Žagars. Mr. Žagars was the General Director of the Latvian National Opera from 1996 to 2013 and was a […]

Siamo veramente felici di poter intervistare Kristine Opolais, astro del panorama lirico internazionale che ha all’attivo numerosi e importanti successi. 1. Come e quando si è avvicinata allo studio della Musica? Quando è arrivato l’amore per l’Opera? Era il desiderio di mia madre, io sarei voluta diventare un’attrice cinematografica. A quel tempo lei decise che non […]

Kristine Opolais makes her highly anticipated debut at the Semperoper Dresden in Johannes Schaaf’s stimulating revival of Puccini’s Tosca. Antonino Fogliani conducts the Staatskapelle and Staatsopernchor Dresden in performances on November 1 & 14. The staging by Christof Cremer provides a traditional setting of Rome in 1800, with costume design by Petra Reinhardt. A signature role […]

„Vor allem aber ist die Butterfly „ihre“ Rolle, die sie mit sagenhaftem Aplomb verkörpert, die großen, demonstrativen Gesten des japanischen Theaters nicht scheuend, sondern wohl auch bewusst zitierend. Das ist keine zerbrechliche 15jährige, sondern eine starke Frau, die sich diese Liebe zu Pinkerton als Schicksal erwählt hat und mit Entschlossenheit darum kämpft. Auch ihr Tod […]

Kristine Opolais returns to the Wiener Staatsoper this month, to star as the title role of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. A highly acclaimed signature role for Ms. Opolais, she has previously appeared in Josef Gielen’s timeless production at the Wiener Staatsoper, with set designs by Tsugouharu Foujita. Her stunning portrayals of Butterfly have led her to […]

Kristine Opolais launches her 2019/20 season starring as Cio-Cio-San in the Wiener Staatsoper’s timeless production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, on October 12 & 16. Ms. Opolais shares the stage with Ivan Magrì as Pinkerton, Paolo Rumetz as Sharpless, Monika Bohinec as Suzuki, Lydia Rathkolb as Kate Pinkerton, and Herwig Pecoraro as Goro. A signature role […]