Kristine Opolais will revisit her acclaimed role of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut in a concert performance on September 15 at Staatsoper Hamburg. Conducted by Francesco Ivan Ciampa, Ms. Opolais is joined by a starry cast including Kartal Karagedik as Lescaut, Brian Jagde as Des Grieux, Tigran Martirossian as Geronte di Ravoir, and Daniel Kluge as Edmondo, among […]

The Riga Jurmala Music Festival announces the withdrawal of bass-baritone Bryn Terfel from his scheduled recital on Sunday 29 August at 7pm at the Dzintari Concert Hall following medical advice to recover from laryngitis. Latvian soprano and leading international opera performer Kristine Opolais will be step in and offer a recital in collaboration with pianist […]

“Ebenso fesselnd: Kristīne Opolais in der Titelrolle. Die Tosca der lettischen Sängerin wandelt sich eindrucksvoll von der affektierten Diva zur verzweifelten Liebenden. Dreh- und Angelpunkt ihrer gesanglichen Glanzleistung ist das berühmte „Vissi d’arte“ im 2. Akt, für das sie tosenden Applaus erntete.” Kronen Zeitung “Kristine Opolais konnte als dramatische, stimmsichere Tosca mithalten, ihre Stimme neigt […]

This month, Kristine Opolais stars as the explosive title role of Puccini’s Tosca for two open-air performances at the Schlossbergbühne Kasematten in Graz, Austria. Performances will take place on August 22, 24, & 25, with Marcus Merkel conducting the Grazer Philharmoniker, Grazer Opernchor, and the Singschul of the Graz Opera in this semi-staged production. Ms. Opolais […]

Kristine Opolais returns to the Bayerische Staatsoper to reprises her signature tite role of Dvořák’s Rusalka on July 18 and 20. Opolais revisits Martin Kušej’s critically acclaimed production that she premiered in 2010, receiving rave reviews for her “clear and fluid” voice and “quite expressive” phrasing, with Opera News saying “she gives us a moving, convincing […]

Photo: ©️ Andrea Ranzi (Casaluci Ranzi) “Cucchi si affida alla bravura scenica delle sue due primedonne Kristīne Opolais e Veronica Simeoni, che non sono solo brave e belle, ma hanno anche quel genere di viso di cui le telecamere si innamorano. Le due donne, entrambe debuttanti nei loro personaggi, deluderanno magari chi è legato alle […]