On March 21 & 29, Kristine Opolais stars in the title role of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut at the Staatsoper Hamburg. A signature role for Ms. Opolais, she began the 2018-19 season as Manon Lescaut with the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma on tour in Tokyo. Philipp Himmelmann’s production features stage design by Johannes Leiacke, costume designs […]

Kristine Opolais makes her debut at the 16th Abu Dhabi Festival in the title role of Puccini’s Tosca at the Emirates Palace Auditorium in Abu Dhabi. The festival will feature more than 100 events, in 25 venues, 543 international artists, with 17 participating countries, more than 18 productions, 2 co-productions, 2 commissions, and 6 Arab […]

“Puccini’s one-act tragedy “Suor Angelica” ascends (or doesn’t, as the case might be) on the power of its leading lady. For the final third of the opera, its title character is almost entirely alone on stage with her reality fractured by grief. She is swept by a brutal tempest of emotion from despair to ecstasy, […]

On February 21 & 23, Kristine Opolais sings the title role of Puccini’s Suor Angelica in concert with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Andris Nelsons. Part of Puccini’s triple bill Il trittico, Ms. Opolais recently sang the role for her first time at the Metropolitan Opera in December. Her performances received critical […]

“Vittorio Grigolo hatte in Kristine Opolais eine ebenbürtige Partnerin, die auch eine darstellerische Intensität an den Tag legte, die die Toscas in Wien nicht immer zeigen, mit vielen Details, die normalerweise nicht zu sehen sind. […] Ihr Sopran ist für die Tosca genau richtig. Etwas abgedunkelt, füllig und ausdrucksstark.” Online Merker

On January 14 & 18, Kristine Opolais returns to the Wiener Staatsoper in the title role of Puccini’s Tosca. Evelino Pidò conducts Margarethe Wallmann’s production, with set and costume design by Nicola Benois. A signature role for Ms. Opolais, a previous performance as Tosca was recorded live from the Easter Festival Baden-Baden and released on […]