The last of Donizetti’s four operas based in the Tudor period, ROBERTO DEVEREUX focuses on the Earl of Essex during his service to Queen Elizabeth. Roberto returns to England from Ireland to face charges of high treason, and as he does, he must navigate a love triangle between himself, the Duchess of Nottingham, and the Queen — or face certain death.
Desire for a coveted ring begins a mammoth adventure to Valhalla. Gods, dwarves, giants, river nymphs, and dragons scheme and dream of power in Das Rheingold, the influential masterpiece by Richard Wagner that echoes in our popular culture today.
The Death of Klinghoffer is based on the true story of the 1985 PLO hijacking of the passenger ship Achille Lauro in which disabled Jewish-American passenger Leon Klinghoffer was shot and thrown into the sea, wheelchair and all.
An Ode to Joy. An anthem for humanity. Experience one of history’s most powerful and inspiring artistic works. A masterpiece whose staggering influence is felt across cultures everywhere, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony culminates with the famous Ode to Joy, a rallying cry for hope, humanity, and universal fellowship.
This is a true story: during the French Wars of Religion, a charismatic innkeeper manipulated by a religious sect finds himself crowned Emperor of Germany and placed at the head of a puppet kingdom of depraved fanatics, before being killed. Add to this a bride who is a real fighter, and the most formidable mother figure ever shown on an operatic stage. Le Prophète is the quintessential grand opera, a spectacular large-scale genre that made the Paris Opera the leading stage in Europe, and Meyerbeer a composer admired and envied by the greatest. This visionary historical drama, with its unique theatrical and vocal power and musical inventiveness, succeeds like no other in capturing the spirit of its time – which is very similar to our own. For the occasion, the best singers – John Osborn, Elizabeth DeShong and Mané Galoyan – and exceptional orchestral and vocal forces will perform under the expert baton of Sir Mark Elder.
Semiramide (Arsace) at The Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Maurizio Benini
Schubert: Mass in E-Flat Major and
Raimi: Three Lisel Mueller Settings (World Premiere) with the CSO
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Madama Butterfly (Suzuki) at Glyndebourne Festival
Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber
Bernstein: Symphony No. 1 ‘Jeremiah’ (soloist) with the Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia
Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano
Bernstein: Symphony No. 1 ‘Jeremiah’ (soloist) with the Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia
Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano
Hänsel und Gretel (Hänsel) with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis
Recital with Mark Markham, piano
Norma (Adalgisa) in concert at Meymandi Concert Hall
Conductor: Antony Walker
Adams: The Gospel According to the Other Mary (Martha)
with the Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia and Choir
Conductor: John Adams
Sibelius: The Tempest (Ariel) with Los Angeles Philharmonic
Conductor: Susanna Mälkki
Bach: Christmas Oratorio with Music of the Baroque
Conductor: Jane Glover
Handel: Messiah with San Francisco Symphony
Conductor: Jane Glover
Handel: Messiah with Houston Symphony
Conductor: Jane Glover
Rossini: Stabat Mater with Philadelphia Orchestra
Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Rossini: Stabat Mater with Philadelphia Orchestra
Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin
La clemenza di Tito (Sesto) at LA Opera
Conductor: James Conlon
Semele (Juno/Ino) with The English Concert
Performances in France, the UK, and the US.
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Verdi: Requiem with Minnesota Orchestra
Conductor: Edward Gardner
Mozart: Requiem with Oregon Bach Festival
Conductor: Jane Glover
Madama Butterfly (Suzuki) at The Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Pier Giorgio Morandi
Nabucco (Fenena) at Lyric Opera of Chicago
Semiramide (Arsace) at Opéra National de Bordeaux
Condutor: Paolo Olmi
Maometto II (Calbo) at Canadian Opera Company
Mozart: Mass in c minor with Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and May Festival Chorus; Conductor: James Conlon
Dvořák: Stabat Mater with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and May Festival Chorus; Conductor: James Conlon
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hermia) at Glyndebourne Festival
Conductor: Kazushi Ono
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Marin Alsop
Verdi: Requiem with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Conductor: Carlos Miguel Prieto
Norma (Adalgisa) at Lyric Opera of Chicago
Conductor: Riccardo Frizza
Madama Butterfly (Suzuki) at The Royal Opera
Conductor: Antonio Pappano and Renato Balsadonna
Madama Butterfly (Suzuki) at Bayerische Staatsoper
Conductor: Daniele Callegari
Mahler: Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection” with the Oregon Symphony
Conductor: Carlos Kalmar
Mendelssohn: Elijah with Music of the Baroque
Conductor: Jane Glover
Alcina (Ruggiero) at Washington National Opera
Conductor: Jane Glover
Puccini's Madama Butterfly (Suzuki) at
The Metropolitan Opera
The Enchanted Island (Hermia) at the Metropolitan Opera
Bernstein Symphonie Nr. 1 "Jeremiah" with the Radio Symphonie Orchester Wien
Conductor: Marin Alsop
Rossini Stabat Mater with the Akron Symphony
Mozart Requiem with David Robertson and The Cleveland Orchestra
Mozart Requiem with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
Conductor: Manfred Honeck
Madama Butterfly (Suzuki) at San Francisco Opera
Madama Butterfly (Suzuki) at Canadian Opera Company
Mendelssohn Die erste Walpurgisnacht with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall
Conductor: Pablo Heras-Casado
Mozart Requiem with Houston Symphony
Conductor: Andrés Orozco-Estrada
Rossini’s La Cenerentola (Angenlina) at the Wiener Staatsoper
Barber of Seville (Rosina) at LA Opera
Elgar: The Kingdom with the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest
Conductor: Edward Gardner
Mozart: Requiem with the Dallas Symphony
Conductor: Jaap van Zweden
Elgar: The Kingdom with the Royal Flemish Philharmonic
Conductor: Edo de Waart
Verdi: Requiem with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Carlos Miguel Prieto
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hermia) at Aix-en-Provence Festival
Lulu (Dresser, Schoolboy, Groom) at The Metropolitan Opera
Handel: Messiah with Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra & UMS Choral Union
Conductor: Scott Hanoian
Handel: Messiah with Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis