Concertante Opera

I Puritani

Bellini's masterpiece starring Lisette Oropesa.

12/10

Sunday | 12/10/2023
6:00 pm Start of Concert

The concert introduction in the event hall of the Central Library (1st floor) begins one hour before the concert.
Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast, Dresden
Floor Plan
59 | 49 | 42 | 36 | 27 | 20 €
9 € Young people

About the Concert

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The soprano Lisette Oropesa has long been a star in her American homeland and has recently also been thrilling European audiences with her slender, flexible and yet full-sounding voice. She has already recorded bel canto arias with the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra and now she can be experienced with a true peak of bel canto art: as Elvira in Bellini's "I Puritani". The opera is a single drama about the "right" religion, fought out among the Catholic Puritans and royalist Republicans of America in the 17th century. What sounds like a distant theme from history is a story of love, betrayal and madness musically heightened to the point of frenzy. The excellent MDR Radio Choir sings the choral passages, Oropesa is joined by other renowned singers, and the opera-experienced Italian Riccardo Frizza conducts.

Program

Vincenzo Bellini
I Puritani (1835) - Melodramma seria in three acts

Contributer

Riccardo Frizza
Conductor
Lawrence Brownlee
Tenor
Lisette Oropesa
Soprano
Anthony Clark Evans
Baritone
Martin-Jan Nijhof
Bass
Riccardo Zanellato
Bass
Simeon Esper
Tenor
Roxana Constantinescu
Mezzosoprano
MDR Rundfunkchor
Dresdner Philharmonie

Biographies

Lawrence Brownlee

Lawrence Brownlee is a leading figure in opera, both as a singer on the world's top stages, and as a voice for activism and diversity in the industry. Captivating audiences and critics around the globe, he has been hailed as “an international star in the bel canto operatic repertory” (The New York Times), “one of the world’s leading bel canto stars” (The Guardian), and “one of the most in-demand opera singers in the world today” (NPR).

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Lisette Oropesa

Lisette was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Cuban parents, and played the flute for 12 years and she began her studies in vocal performance at Louisiana State University. After winning the Met Opera National Council Auditions, she entered the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program and moved to New York City.

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Anthony Clark Evans

Lauded for his “stentorian Verdi style” by the Chicago Tribune and as “warm-toned, vivacious and humane” by the San Francisco Chronicle, baritone Anthony Clark Evans is quickly gaining recognition as one of the most promising Verdi baritones of his generation.

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Martin-Jan Nijhof

The bass Martin-Jan Nijhof was born in Ravenstein in the Netherlands, studied at the Maastricht Conservatory (NL) with Barbara Schlick and completed his postgraduate studies at the State University of Music in Freiburg with Prof. Reginaldo Pinheiro. An important companion on his vocal and musical path is bass Prof. Dr. Jaakko Ryhänen (FIN).

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Riccardo Zanellato

Winner of the Oscar della Lirica 2019 and recipient of the "Verdi d'Oro" in 2018, Riccardo Zanellato has established himself as a reference artist of the Verdi repertoire and beyond, guest of theatres such as: La Scala in Milan, Festival Verdi and Teatro Regio in Parma, Regio in Turin, Opera in Rome, Arena in Verona, Teatro del Maggio in Florence, Rossini Opera Festival, Liceu in Barcelona, Opéra de Paris, Covent Garden in London, Bayerische Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper, Wiener Staatsoper, Copenhagen Opera, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, New National Theatre in Tokyo, Opera in Hong Kong, Opera in Taipei.

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Roxana Constantinescu

Hailed as a "world-class mezzo who captivates with her deep register reminiscent of noble port, her radiant high notes and stirring delivery" (Star Tribune), Roxana Constantinescu is in demand worldwide as a genre- and style-bending interpreter of great musical intelligence and seriousness.

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Dresdner Philharmonie

Top class!
That is the claim of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra. The orchestra stands for concerts at the highest artistic level, musical education for all ages and looking beyond the musical horizon. Guest performances on almost every continent and collaborations with guests from all over the world have established the reputation of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra in the international classical music world.  

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