“Abramović’s truthful and mesmerising declaration of love to Callas brought the audience to burst into a long roar of applause. Yet the evening wouldn’t have been as successful without the performance of the seven sopranos… All the more reason, then, to praise… Kristine Opolais’ defiantly proud “Un bel dì vedremo”.” Bachtrack “…e la precisione con […]

Non è facile intervistare il 42enne soprano lèttone. La giornalista di Amadeus ci è riuscita. La Opolais è oggi tra le cantanti più contese. Nel suo destino Puccini. Cio-Cio-San il ruolo più difficile: «Una storia commovente e orribile»

This May, Kristine Opolais will make her highly anticipated Teatro di San Carlo debut as Cio-Cio-San in Marina Abramović’s 7 Deaths of Maria Callas. This innovative work, which combines video and live music, depicts the deaths of seven doomed operatic heroines that Callas portrayed throughout her career.  With music by Marko Nikodijević and text by […]

Kristine Opolais returns to the Semperoper Dresden to star as the title role of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly on April 6, 8, 14, & 18. Previously praised by The New York Times for her “voluptuous, expressive voice”, Opolais stars in Amon Miyamoto’s heartbreaking production that reimagines this classic through the eyes of Cio-Cio-San’s child. Ms. Opolais shares […]

On February 7, Kristine Opolais joins tenor Teodor Ilincăi and the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra for a stunning program at Béla Bartók National Concert Hall. Under the baton of Asher Fisch, Ms. Opolais will perform beloved arias by Puccini, Verdi, and Cilea, in this special concert originally postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Program Puccini: […]

Bühne Die lettische Sopranistin Kristīne Opolais konnte schon oft als Tosca begeistern, zuletzt konzertant in Graz. Mit Martin Kušej definiert sie jetzt die grandiose Diva aus dem postnapoleonischen Rom im Theater an der Wien neu. „Ich habe es schon oft gemacht. Es ist nicht sehr angenehm. Am aufregendsten war es bisher in der Produktion in […]