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The cliché of the voice of an angel has rarely been more true than with Sumi Jo. Jo's pure, vivaciously and impeccably conducted soprano voice apparently knows no technical limits and has retained its youthful freshness for decades. Blessed with these qualities, the South Korean soprano is the ideal singer for the coloratura repertoire. Her interpretations of the most demanding coloratura and bel canto roles, which sound almost supernatural, bright as silver and detached from any earthly weight, cause an international sensation. Her portrayals of the Queen of the Night (Mozart: “The Magic Flute”), “Lucia di Lammermoor” (Donizetti) and “Norma” (Bellini) are vocal works of art, embellished with effortless coloratura, wonderful piano effects and breathtakingly precise intonation. In roles like Sophie (“Der Rosenkavalier”), Zerbinetta (“Ariadne auf Naxos”) or the Falcon (“Die Frau ohne Schatten”) Sumi Jo also shone as an exquisite Strauss singer.
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Soprano
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"I have Puccini in my blood, but Dvořák is in my soul." - Kristine Opolais
Latvia is known for its rich resources of amber that are brought to the country's coasts by the surf, especially during autumn and winter storms. The comparison is therefore quite obvious: The voice of Latvian soprano Kristine Opolais reminds of the “gold of the Baltic Sea”. In addition to a honey-coloured, healthy foundation and a vibrant high register, her voice is embellished by richness of sound, velvety splendour and character. These qualities of her dramatic spinto soprano predestine Opolais for the roles of Puccini-heroines. And Opolais loves Puccini-roles such as Magda (La rondine), Mimì, (La Bohème), Tosca, Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly) or Manon (Manon Lescaut). Besides the title role in Verdi's Aida, she also shines in operas by Mozart such as Don Giovanni (Donna Elvira), in Tchaikovsky's “Eugene Onegin” (Tatjana) or in the title role of Janáček's “Jenůfa”. In addition, Opolais feels a very special connection with the role of water nymph Rusalka in Dvořáks lyrical fairytale of the same name.
[/vc_text_img][vc_text_img text_img_config="image-text-var" text_background="text-background-white" alignment_horizontal="right" alignment_vertical="center" image="687"]Opolais is known for her great acting talent that she applies to even the most demanding directorial concepts. Kristine Opolais was born into a musical family in the Latvian city of Rēzekne. Her mother sang, her father played the trumpet both in jazz and classical style. She began her musical education at the age of seven and attended a specialized high school for musical education. At the Latvian Academy of Music Jāzeps Vitols in Riga she studied singing with Regina Frinberga, with Margarita Gruzdeva and Lilija Greidāne. In Amsterdam she continued her studies with Margreet Honig.
In 2003 Opolais became a member of the Latvian National Opera in Riga. In 2006 she had her debut at the Berlin “Staatsoper im Schillertheater”. Two years later she sang for the first time at “La Scala” in Milan and at the Vienna “Staatsoper”. In 2010 she made her debut at Covent Garden as Magda in "La Rondine". She proved her great discipline when, after making her debut as Cio-Cio-San in Puccini's Madama Butterfly at the New York Met in 2014, she stood in for Anita Hartig the following evening as Mimì, although she received the phone call asking her to save the premiere only a few hours before the curtain went up. In the same year Kristine Opolais sang Manon Lescaut at the Royal Opera in London and in place of Anna Netrebko at the Bavarian State Opera. Kristine Opolais is also a much sought-after concert singer. She has appeared as such at the Tonhalle Zürich, the Burgtheater, the Nobel Prize Concert in Stockholm and at the Salzburg Festival.
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Grigory Shkarupa, a surprising voice!
- Luciano Murgia, Rossini Festival 2020
Grigory Shkarupa started winning prizes at a very young age with his deep, warm and precisely sung bass. In 2011 he was a prizewinner at the 1st Elena Obraztsova International Competition of Young Singers in St. Petersburg. Later followed the Shalyapin International Competition in Yalta, the ‘Three Centuries of the Classical Romance’ International Competition in St. Petersburg, as well as the All-Russian Sviridov Vocal Competition in Kursk.
At the age of 19, Shkarupa debuted at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. He sang the roles of the Prisoner in Verdi’s Nabucco, Patsyuk in Christmas Eve, Mityukha in Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov, Zuniga in Carmen, The Monk in Verdi’s Don Carlo, Soldier in Berlioz’s Les Troyens, and many others. He has performed with such distinguished conductors as Valery Gergiev, Yuri Temirkanov, Gianandrea Noseda, Mikhail Tatarnikov, Justus Frantz, and Mikhail Agrest. He has also toured Spain, Israel, Germany and Lithuania with the ensemble of the Mariinsky Theatre.
[/vc_text_img][vc_text_img text_img_config="image-text-var" text_background="text-background-white" alignment_horizontal="center" alignment_vertical="center" image="732"]In October of 2010, Shkarupa became a member of the Young Artists Program at the Bolshoi Theatre where he regularly performed on the stage of the Bolshoi.
In 2013, Shkarupa became a member of the International Opernstudio at the Staatsoper Berlin. He has performed there as Samuel in Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera, Marchese D’obigny in Verdi’s La traviata, Joe Alaskawolfjoe in Kurt Weill’s Mahagonny, Ein Athlet in Berg’s Lulu and the Fifth Jew in Strauss’ Salome. He sang the role of Don Alfonso in Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte at the Bregenz Festival.
Grigory Shkarupa is a member of the Staatsoper Berlin since September of 2015, where he has performed the roles of Sarastro In Zauberflöte, Ferrando In Trovatore, Sparafucile in Rigoletto, Basilio in Barbiere di Siviglia, Masetto in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Trufaldino in Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos, Biterolf in Tannhäuser. Grigorii Shkarupa performs as a guest in Grand Theatre de Genève has also performed with such conductors as Daniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta,Vladimir Jurowski, P.Arrivabeni, T.Sokhiev, M.Zanetti and others.
Born in St. Petersburg in 1989, after graduating from the Glinka Choral College in 2007, he went on to study at the St. Petersburg State Conservatory as both a singer and a choral conductor. At the opera studio of the conservatory, Shkarupa already performed the roles of Gurnemanz in Wagner’s Parsifal (excerpts of the opera), Zuniga in Bizet’s Carmen conducted by Mariss Jansons, Panas in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Christmas Eve, and others.
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