Cathedrals of Sound
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
United States
Carl St.Clair, conductor
Robert Istad, conductor
Elissa Johnston, soprano
Christopher Maltman, baritone
David Ball, organ
A favourite at the Royal Opera House in London and a regular guest at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, the Wiener Staatsoper, Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin and the Salzburger Festspiele, Christopher also performs elsewhere across Europe including the Opéra National de Paris, Frankfurt Oper, Opernhaus Zurich, the Liceu Barcelona, Teatro Real Madrid, Dutch National Opera and at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. In the United States, he frequently appears at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, at the San Francisco Opera, in Seattle, San Diego and Los Angeles. A globally-renowned Don Giovanni, he is now in demand for Verdi roles with his most recent appearances as Rigoletto and Iago Otello receiving wide critical acclaim.
In the 2022/23 season Christopher sings Leporello Don Giovanni / Royal Opera House, Count di Luna Il Trovatore / Washington National Opera, Amfortas Parsifal / Grand Théâtre de Genève, Ford Falstaff / Metropolitan Opera, Wotan Die Walküre / Teatro di San Carlo and Rigoletto / Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin.
Maltman and Saint-Gil are showcasing a new direction in repertoire with this innovative programme: “Gods and Exiles”. They will continue to perform “Carnival of the Animals” in future recitals. The acclaimed duo has presented recitals in San Francisco, Copenhagen, Salzburg, and many other cities across the globe.
United States
Carl St.Clair, conductor
Robert Istad, conductor
Elissa Johnston, soprano
Christopher Maltman, baritone
David Ball, organ
Italy
Paolo Arrivabeni, conductor
With Francesca Dotto and Giovanni Sala.
Dennoch gelingen viele Szenen dank starker Auftritte gerade im zweiten Akt. Wie Rigoletto den selbstbewussten Höfling Marullo (Carles Pachon) kniend anfleht, ihm seine Tochter zurückzugeben, weckt im Kontext der schneidigen, ansatzfaschistischen {…}
