Thread: Most promising young singers

First of all, great topic by the way.

A friend of mine is a tenor and has been climbing is way through in Portugal. A couple of weeks i saw him singing the tenor role in Mozart's Requiem, in Teatro são Carlos (http://www.saocarlos.pt/)

His name is Bruno Almeida. Here's Et lucevan le stelle by him http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGxHG69UY9A

He also sings other music genres but, beacuse this sub-forum is for opera only, i choose not to talk more about it.

Originally Posted by dionisio

First of all, great topic by the way.

A friend of mine is a tenor and has been climbing is way through in Portugal. A couple of weeks i saw him singing the tenor role in Mozart's Requiem, in Teatro são Carlos (http://www.saocarlos.pt/)

His name is Bruno Almeida. Here's Et lucevan le stelle by him http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGxHG69UY9A

He also sings other music genres but, beacuse this sub-forum is for opera only, i choose not to talk more about it.

I wish him success

Originally Posted by sospiro

One of my favourite new young singers is the Russian bass Grigory Soloviov. He's gradually building up a cv of good roles in smaller houses & I'm hoping he'll be a future star.

He's a young man who is managing his career & voice very intelligently.

I did see him a few weeks ago in the COT Magic Flute and liked him alot. His youthful appearance and voice and strong stage presence lent his Sarastro a charismatic, cult-leader quality which worked really well with the rest of COT's young cast and their quasi-cosmic production. (The whole thing played out kind of like one of those anachronistic Star Trek episodes, minus the phazers.)

Here's an interview with him on his Chicago Sarastro with a photo in his cult garb:

http://commandopera.com/2012/09/14/g...v-on-sarastro/

Speaking of young singers, COT really featured the boy soprano trio to splendid effect - though their mothers are probably still finding traces of gold face paint behind their ears. And the Queen of the Night, Emily Hindrichs, who I had not seen before, also nailed her showpieces.

Originally Posted by Cavaradossi

I did see him a few weeks ago in the COT Magic Flute and liked him alot. His youthful appearance and voice and strong stage presence lent his Sarastro a charismatic, cult-leader quality which worked really well with the rest of COT's young cast and their quasi-cosmic production. (The whole thing played out kind of like one of those anachronistic Star Trek episodes, minus the phazers.)

Here's an interview with him on his Chicago Sarastro with a photo in his cult garb:

http://commandopera.com/2012/09/14/g...v-on-sarastro/

Speaking of young singers, COT really featured the boy soprano trio to splendid effect - though their mothers are probably still finding traces of gold face paint behind their ears. And the Queen of the Night, Emily Hindrichs, who I had not seen before, also nailed her showpieces.

Fabulous! Sounds like a really interesting production!

Originally Posted by sospiro

Fabulous! Sounds like a really interesting production!

Yeah, I really wasn't in the "mood" for another Magic Flute, particularly an English language one, but this was a pleasant surprise. The hari krishna look of the Sarastro-ites and the faithful translation of their more misandrogenous lines meant their high minded moralizing didn't have to be taken as deathly seriously. Playing Monostatos (incongruously) as an abusive banana republic enforcer undermined their sanctity too. And Papageno was thankfully de-emphasized (the birdcatcher thing didn't really fit well with the cosmic theme), sparing us about 50% of the usual mugging and putting the emphasis on Tamino and Pamina where it belongs.

I don't know if it was the intention, but I got the impression at the end that the happy couples were going to beam up to the Enterprise or the Targus to reappear in next week's strange interplanetary adventure.

Originally Posted by Cavaradossi

Yeah, I really wasn't in the "mood" for another Magic Flute, particularly an English language one, but this was a pleasant surprise. The hari krishna look of the Sarastro-ites and the faithful translation of their more misandrogenous lines meant their high minded moralizing didn't have to be taken as deathly seriously. Playing Monostatos (incongruously) as an abusive banana republic enforcer undermined their sanctity too. And Papageno was thankfully de-emphasized (the birdcatcher thing didn't really fit well with the cosmic theme), sparing us about 50% of the usual mugging and putting the emphasis on Tamino and Pamina where it belongs.

I don't know if it was the intention, but I got the impression at the end that the happy couples were going to beam up to the Enterprise or the Targus to reappear in next week's strange interplanetary adventure.

I would like to have seen this production.

This is on with double cast at ROH next April/May, hope to get tickets to see Christopher Maltman & Simon Keenlyside's Papageno.

Originally Posted by sospiro

Simon Keenlyside's Papageno.

As much as I love Keenlyside, Papageno seems like one of those roles you outgrow eventually and cede to the next generation. But that's not as bad as a Don Giovanni at the Met I saw just a few years ago with Samuel Ramey(!) as Lepporello.

Or maybe I just have a hard time imagining Keenlyside as the birdcatcher after seeing his bloodsoaked Hamlet on the Met HD broadcast.

Originally Posted by Cavaradossi

As much as I love Keenlyside, Papageno seems like one of those roles you outgrow eventually and cede to the next generation. But that's not as bad as a Don Giovanni at the Met I saw just a few years ago with Samuel Ramey(!) as Lepporello.

Much as I love Sam, he's not been young enough to sing Leporello for a long time!! Grigory was 28 here.

Originally Posted by Cavaradossi

Or maybe I just have a hard time imagining Keenlyside as the birdcatcher after seeing his bloodsoaked Hamlet on the Met HD broadcast.

He won't be able to sing it for much longer but ever since I saw the DVD I've wanted to see this scene.

That Zauberflöte is worth getting just for the mallard hat!
Nat said she'd make me one once, but I'm still waiting.

Thanks for the clarification, Sabrina. Now, we know!

Originally Posted by sospiro

This is on with double cast at ROH next April/May, hope to get tickets to see Christopher Maltman & Simon Keenlyside's Papageno.

Interesting, I like this production, also Damrau as Queen of the night. Is she also in the cast of April/May ?

Originally Posted by Dongiovanni

Interesting, I like this production, also Damrau as Queen of the night. Is she also in the cast of April/May ?

Not Damrau, as far as we know, but things change.

Damrau was supposed to be singing Isabelle in Robert le diable but she had to cancel as she's pregnant.

Die Zauberflöte cast 1

Die Zauberflöte cast 2

'TBC' is a popular (& versatile) singer.

Originally Posted by Dongiovanni

Interesting, I like this production, also Damrau as Queen of the night. Is she also in the cast of April/May ?

If I'm not very mistaken, Damrau has retired the role. She doesn't have the super high notes any longer

Originally Posted by Aksel

If I'm not very mistaken, Damrau has retired the role. She doesn't have the super high notes any longer

I had no idea ! We're going offtopic (ah well, it's my thread) but Damrau sings Donna Anna in a brand new Don Giovanni recording:
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I have high expectiations of this recording. This will be the next purchase.

Originally Posted by Dongiovanni

I had no idea ! We're going offtopic (ah well, it's my thread) but Damrau sings Donna Anna in a brand new Don Giovanni recording:
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I have high expectiations of this recording. This will be the next purchase.

Every thread on TC inevitably goes off-topic.

And yes, that DG should be really great. Damrau as Donna Anna, Joyce DiDonato as Donna Elvira, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo as the Don, Luca Pisaroni as Leporello - What's not to love?