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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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
Backstage | April 9, 2025
Strauss’ ‘Four Last Songs’ in Beijing
On April 18, Kristine Opolais joins the Wuxi Symphony Orchestra for Flying Apsaras — A Concert by LIN Daye, Kristine Opolais and the Wuxi Symphony Orchestra, performed at Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts. Under the baton of LIN Daye, Opolais joins the orchestra for Strauss’ transcendent, deeply moving meditation on life’s end, Four […]
News & Press | November 19, 2024
Kristine Opolais: “Amo y odio a Madama Butterfly: este personaje es una obra maestra que siempre me rompe el corazón”
La soprano letona encarna a la protagonista de la ópera de Giacomo Puccini en el nuevo título de la temporada que presenta esta semana el Auditorio de Tenerife
News & Press | November 15, 2024
Gala Concert in Mexico with Stephen Costello
On November 30, The Municipal Government of Saltillo, in collaboration with the State Government, presents the Opera Gala with Kristine Opolais and Stephen Costello, accompanied by the Orquesta del Desierto under the baton of Natanael Espinoza. This grand event will highlight the growth of Saltillo’s musical culture, as well as its commitment to promoting opera […]