Wiener Staatsoper revives their production of Verdi's Don Carlos, in the French five act version, where Malin Byström for the first time appears in the role of Elisabeth de Valois. The role debut is also Malin Byström's house debut and her first production on the Wiener Staatsoper stage, where she is joined by tenor Jonas Kauffmann who appears in the title role.
The opening night of the revival of Don Carlos is on September 27, with performances until October 11. Don Carlos will also be livestreamed from the Wiener Staatsoper website on October 4 at 17:00.
Malin Byström has this spring appeared in a livestreamad and Swedish Television broadcasted concert with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and she appeared as Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni in the worldwide live streamed production from Berwaldhallen in Stockholm with Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, led by Daniel Harding. This autumn will include the title role in a concert version of Tosca at Deutsche Oper in Berlin and she will this winter appear in the same role at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm.
Theater und Philharmonie Essen presents Tristan XS - a reduced version of Tristan und Isolde with focus on the title roles and the love story between the two. The orchestra is led by General music director Tomáš Netopil and we hear Daniel Johansson sings Tristan for the first time.
The premiere of Tristan XS is on October 2nd with further performances until December 11.
Daniel Johansson has the previous season appeared as Don José in Carmen and Fritz in Der ferne Klang, both at the Royal Swedish Opera. Daniel has also been a guest at Wiener Staatsoper where he sang Apollon/Dionysos in their production of Orest. Daniel will this winter sing Cavaradossi in Tosca at the Royal Swedish Opera.
The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, led my Manfred Honeck, opened the season with a streamed concert including Mahler's Lieder eines fahrende Gesellen, performed by Peter Mattei. The concert was live streamed on September 10 and is available at the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra's website GSOplay until December 10.
Peter Mattei has dedicated the beginning of this season to Mahler and has performed concerts of Kindertotenlieder, both with the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, led by Karl-Heinz Steffens, followed by concerts with Svenska Kammarorkestern, the Swedish Chamber Orchestra led by Martin Fröst.
On Saturday June 13 the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Daniel Harding are joined by an elite cast of Swedish opera stars, including Peter Mattei and Malin Byström, for a unique, semi-staged performance of Mozart's opera Don Giovanni at Berwaldhallen. Daniel Harding is finally reunited with the orchestra for his first concerts after ten weeks of quarantine just in time for the culmination of the orchestra’s season.
The semi-staged Don Giovanni is directed by Andrew Staples, who also sings the role of Don Ottavio, with scenography by Bengt Gomér and Helle Carlsson. The performance will be broadcast live for free on Berwaldhallen Play. Find out more about Don Giovanni through the link to the Berwaldhallen website below. The performance is also available to view on Medici.tv until June 13, please see the link below.
"Staffan Becker, Berwaldhallen General Manager, commented: At a time when we need music more than ever, I am proud of what we have achieved in Berwaldhallen this Spring. The orchestra, choir and whole team adapted quickly to the situation and continued to bring live concerts to our audiences. To close our season with Don Giovanni, at a time when too many concert halls and opera houses remain dark, is a unique and extraordinary moment."
Peter Mattei has been chosen as the 2020 Vocalist of the Year by Musical America International Directory of the Performing Arts. The awards will be presented in December at the annual awards ceremony in Carnegie Hall, New York.
"The lyric beauty of his voice is just the beginning: He never allows us to forget what his characters are feeling. Berg’s Wozzeck, his tenth Metropolitan Opera role, will test the Swedish baritone’s skill at finding beauty while delving into the dark side."
Peter Mattei will this winter make his role debut in the title role of Alban Bergs Wozzeck at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. This spring include concert performances of Schubert's Winterreise together with pianist Lars-David Nilsson in Carnegie Hall and at Oper Frankfurt. He will also sing Bach's St Matthew Passion with the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam and he'll perform Mahler's Kindertotenlieder with the Gulbenkian Orchestra in Lissabon.
Malin Byström has, together with the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra led by Stefan Solyom, recorded orchestral songs by Alban Berg, Henri Duparc and Ture Rangström. Malin's Debut solo album is released on the label Swedish Society and will be distributed by Naxos. We hear Malin Byström interpret Alban Berg's Sieben frühe Lieder and a selection of orchestral songs by Duparc och Rangström.
Malin Byström is participating in another recent record release - a live recorduing of her first Salome at De Nationale Opera in Amsterdam, with the Concertgebouw orchestra led by Daniele Gatti. In March next year, Malin will make her debut at Teatro alla Scala in the same role.
Malin Byström har under hösten framträtt i rollen som Donna Anna i Don Giovanni på Royal Opera House Covent Garden, en föreställning som även livesänts på biografer runt om i världen. I maj lägger hon ytterligare en roll till sin repertoar, då hon sjunger Minnie i Puccinis Flickan från Västern på Kungliga Operan i Stockholm.