Liudmyla Monastyrska
Monastyrska made her debut with the Ukraine National Opera as Tatiana in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin in 1996 and became a principal soloist with the company in 1998. There, and at the Mikhailovsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, she sang the title roles of Verdi's Aida and Ponchielli's La Gioconda, as well as Amelia in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera, Lisa in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades, Nedda in Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, and Santuzza in Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana. In 2010 she appeared successfully on short notice in the title role of Puccini's Tosca at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, which led to her Italian debut at the Festival Puccini in Torre del Lago, Italy, under the conductor Alberto Veronesi.[2] In February 2012 she appeared as Aida at La Scala, Milan
The Metropolitan Opera: Nabucco
as AbigailleThe success of Verdi’s third opera, a stirring drama about the fall of ancient Jerusalem at the...
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The Metropolitan Opera: Aida
as AidaThe Met’s spectacular production of Verdi’s Egyptian epic captures both the grandeur and the...
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The ROH Live: Nabucco
as AbigailleNabucco, King of Babylon, takes Jerusalem in his war with the Israelites – but his daughter...
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Jonas Kaufmann: Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci
as SantuzzaAs comparably short operas, Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci are often billed together, but...
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Verdi: Nabucco
as AbigailleThe legendary Plácido Domingo brings another new baritone role to the Met under the baton of his...
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Verdi Nabucco
as AbigailleNABUCCO may be Verdi's first masterpiece, and not just because of that amazing Chorus of Hebrews...
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MacBeth
as Lady MacBethMacbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will...
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