Janaček is renowned for writing rich, complex roles for women, and no contemporary singer embodies them more brilliantly than Karita Mattila. Following her triumphs in the title roles of Jenůfa and Kát’a Kabanová, she turns her attention to the composer’s most intriguing creation, a seductive 19th-century singer whose long life and vitality can be traced to a startling secret. Mattila makes her role debut as the mysterious Emilia Marty in this powerful and provocative production.
The "charismatic and vocally gleaming Finnish soprano" (The New York Times) will reunite with Olivier Tambosi, director of her triumphant San Francisco Opera Manon Lescaut (2006). The outstanding cast will be conducted by the BBC Symphony’s Jiři Bělohlávek, an "authoritative" interpreter of Janaček’s music (The New York Times).
- Venue: War Memorial Opera House
- Date: Wed November 10, 2010 7:30pm
- City: San Francisco
- Price Range: $25-255
- Tickets: (415) 864-3330
Sat November 13, 2010 8:00pm
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Tue November 16, 2010 8:00pm
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Sat November 20, 2010 8:00pm
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Wed November 24, 2010 7:30pm
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Sun November 28, 2010 2:00pm
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Program
Leoš Janáček
The Makropulos Case
Performers
Karita Mattila
Emilia Marty
Miro Dvorsky
Albert Gregor
Gerd Grochowski
Baron Jaroslav Prus
Dale Travis
Dr. Kolenaty
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Artist Spotlights
October 26, 2010
Meeting face-to-face after an intense, six-hour rehearsal at S.F. Opera for her role debut as Emilia Marty in Leoš Janáček’s The Makropulos Case, soprano Karita Mattila no doubt would have preferred to luxuriate in a bubble bath. Nonetheless, the great singer-actress, who recently showed her all onstage in Salome, slowly revealed herself. Speaking in the opera house, the diva shared thoughts on her imminent debut, ill-prepared conductors, and life at 50.
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