Due to illnes the concert of soprano Kristine Opolais is canceled.

Kristine Opolais, soprano

CONCERT OF OPERA ARIAS

Sesto Quatrini, conductor
RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra

Programme:

G. Verdi: Sinfonia from Nabucco
A. Boito: »L’altra notte in fondo al mare«, Margherita’s aria from Mefistofele
G. Verdi: Sinfonia from Luisa Miller
G. Verdi: »Tu che le vanità conoscesti del mondo«, Elisabeth’s aria from Don Carlos
P. Mascagni: Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
A. Catalani: »Ebben? Ne andrò lontana«, Wally’s aria from La Wally
G. Puccini: »Tu che di gel sei cinta«, Liù’s aria from Turandot
G. Puccini: Prelude to Act III from Edgar
G. Puccini: »Addio, addio mio dolce amor!«, Fidelia’s aria from Edgar
G. Puccini: Intermezzo from Madama Butterfly
G. Puccini: »Un bel dì vedremo«, Cio-Cio-San’s aria from Madama Butterfly

Latvian singer Kristīne Opolais is currently one of the most sought-after sopranos on the international scene. After completing her studies at the Latvian Academy of Music at the age of 21, she began her career in the chorus of the Latvian National Opera. She has worked with many acclaimed conductors, including Daniel Barenboim, Kirill Petrenko, Sir Simon Rattle, and Sir Antonio Pappano and performed at all the world’s major opera houses, including multiple appearances at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, where her recent portrayal of the title role in Dvořák’s Rusalka was described by the New York Times as a „vocally lustrous and achingly vulnerable performance”. She also made Metropolitan Opera history when, a mere 18 hours after debuting as Madama Butterfly, she stepped in to sing the role of Mimi in a matinee performance of La Bohème that was broadcast around the world as part of the Met’s Live in HD series. She will be accompanied at her Ljubljana concert of opera arias by the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra under the rising Italian conductor
Sesto Quatrini, of whom she says: „Maestro Quatrini shows his passion and love for opera, particularly for singers, whenever he is on the podium.”