Signature Recital Series: Russell Thomas (on-demand until 7/1/2021)
Free ($45 ($30 LA Opera subscribers))
Robert Schumann — Dichterliebe, Op. 48
George Frideric Handel — Samson, HWV 57
Adolphus Hailstork — Selected works
Robert Owens — Selected works
Russell Thomas, tenor
Robert Schumann – Dichterliebe, Op. 48
George Frideric Handel – "Total eclipse" from Samson, HWV 57
Adolphus Hailstork – Love songs TBA
Robert Owens – Love songs TBA
With a “heroically shining tone of exceptional clarity and precision” (Opera Magazine) and “gorgeously burnished power” (The New York Times), American tenor Russell Thomas uses his signature elegance and intensity to create vivid character portrayals on the world’s most important stages.
He opened the truncated 2019/20 season with his role debut as Don Alvaro in a new production of La forza del destino at Deutsche Oper Berlin, and subsequently made his role and house debuts as Radames in Houston Grand Opera’s new production of Aida. He also returned to Washington National Opera as the title character in Otello. On the concert stage, he joined Gianandrea Noseda at the Vienna Konzerthaus for Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. (Engagements cancelled due to the pandemic included leading roles at the Metropolitan Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, and Canadian Opera Company.)
The 2018/19 season featured Mr. Thomas’s hotly anticipated stage debut in Verdi’s iconic Otello, seen at the Canadian Opera Company after concert performances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. He sang Manrico in Il trovatore at the Bavarian State Opera and Lyric Opera of Chicago, made his role debut as Roberto Devereux at San Francisco Opera, and brought his celebrated Titus in The Clemency of Titus to LA Opera. On the concert stage, he joined the World Orchestra for Peace in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 at the BBC Proms, and performed Gustav Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. He closed his season by reuniting with conductor Teodor Currentzis and director Peter Sellars for a new Idomeneo at the Salzburger Festspiele.
About the series: Five programs. Five recitals. Five of opera's brightest stars. Our new Signature Recital Series gives you exclusive access to astounding performances in intimate performances—filmed in stunning venues across the country and in Europe—streamed directly to your home screen.
Part of the On Now platform of digital programming, the recitals will be available at 5pm Pacific on their scheduled release date for on-demand viewing through July 1. Filmed at Spivey Hall, Atlanta, GA.
Watch all five recitals for just $45. LA Opera subscribers get discounted access to the complete series for just $30 (just log into your subscription account when purchasing and the price will automatically change).
More info: https://www.laopera.org/performances/upcoming-digital-performances/breaking-the-waves-3/