Additional concert engagements include Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony with the Detroit Symphony in November, and a world premiere by Carlos Simon in April 2023 with the National Symphony Orchestra.
As a native of Tacoma, WA, Bridges eagerly anticipates her Seattle Opera debut in a concert performance of Samson et Delilah as Delilah in January 2023. Bridges in one of her signature roles as Carmen with debut engagements at the Arena di Verona, Canadian Opera Company, and a return to Dutch National Opera, and Lyric Opera of Chicago. Though Sellars has caught flak for straying too far from composers’ original vision with his adventurous productions (the director apparently ran afoul of György Ligeti for his interpretation of one of his works in 1997), his unique vision has drawn new audiences, such as with the younger crowd that reportedly turned up to the Metropolitan Opera in New York for “Doctor Atomic.American mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges, known for her “rich, dark, exciting sound” (Opera News) is quickly becoming one of the most sought-after talents of her generation.Īmerican mezzo-soprano J ’ Nai Bridges, known for her “ plush-voiced mezzo-soprano” ( The New York Times ), and “calmly commanding stage presence” ( The New Yorker ) has been heralded as “ a rising star” ( Los Angeles Times ), gracing the world ’ s top opera and concert stages. Who knows if Hvorostovsky is still rocking the leather pants as pictured in those pages from back in the day, but let’s hope so.
He is a professor in the department of World Arts and Cultures at UCLA.Īlso receiving honors were German soprano Anja Silja, Swedish baritone Peter Mattei, Finnish soprano Karita Mattila and Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, who was named one of People magazine’s most beautiful people in 1991. Last year Sellars directed the Los Angeles Philharmonic production of Shostakovich’s “Orango” and in 2013 will direct Adams’ new opera, “The Gospel According to the Other Mary,” also with the L.A.
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