Signature Recital Series: Christine Goerke, soprano (on-demand until 7/1/2021)
Free ($45 ($30 LA Opera subscribers))
Johannes Brahms — Selected works
George Frideric Handel — Selected works
Richard Strauss — Selected works
Christine Goerke, soprano
Craig Terry, piano
Program: George Frideric Handel, Johannes Brahms, and Richard Strauss; Italian art songs; classic show tunes; and other surprises including Carrie Jacobs-Bond’s witty cycle of (very!) short pieces, Half-Minute Songs.
Filmed at the Art Factory in Paterson, NJ.
About the artist: Soprano Christine Goerke has appeared in the major opera houses of the world including the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Washington National Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Seattle Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Opera, New York City Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Paris Opera, Théâtre du Châtelet, Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse, Deutsche Oper Berlin, La Scala, Maggio Musical Fiorentino, Teatro Real in Madrid, Teatro Municipal de Santiago, and the Saito Kinen Festival. She has sung much of the great soprano repertoire, starting with the Mozart and Handel heroines and now earning critical acclaim for the dramatic Strauss and Wagner roles. She has received praise for her portrayals of the title roles in Elektra, Turandot, and Ariadne auf Naxos, Brünnhilde in the Ring cycle, Kundry in Parsifal, Ortrud in Lohengrin, Leonora in Fidelio, Eboli in Don Carlos, the Dyer's Wife in Die Frau ohne Schatten, Cassandre in Les Troyens, Ellen Orford in Peter Grimes, Female Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia, Alice in Falstaff and Madame Lidoine in Dialogues des Carmelites.
In 2021, she was named the new associate artistic director of Michigan Opera Theatre, a three-year appointment.
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.
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/