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.
Wiener Staatsoper presents Manfred Trojahn's Orest, based on Euripides' drama of the same title. Orest was written for the Nederlandse Opera in Amsterdam and was premiered in 2011. Orest was played for the first time at Wiener Staatsoper in March 2019 and is back again this season for three performances, where we again hear Swedish tenor Daniel Johansson as Apollo/Dionysos. The production is staged by Swiss set designer and stage director Marco Arturo Marelli and the performances are conducted by maestro Michael Boder. Orest will be played on November 14, 17 and 20.
Daniel Johansson made his house debut at Wiener Staatsoper with the production of Orest last spring. Daniel has begun this season at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm where he has sung Fritz in Schreker's opera Der ferne Klang. After the performances in Vienna, Daniel returns to Stockholm for Don José in Carmen.
The Göteborg Opera presents a revival of Carmen originally staged by Sir David McVicars for Glyndebourne in 2002. In the role of Don José we hear Joachim Bäckström who sang the part in the production's Gothenburg premiere in 2016. The opening night is on November 1st with further performances until December 19.
Joachim Bäckström has the previous season been a guest at the Finland National Opera in Helsinki where he sung his first Erik in Der fliegende Holländer. Joachim made two more role debuts the same season with Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana, followed by the role of Michel in Martinůs Trois fragments de Juliette, both at the Göteborg Opera.
In the spring of 2020 Joachim will make another role debut when he sings Sigmund in Die Walküre at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm, followed by the same role at the Finland National Opera.
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.
The Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm presents a revival of Die Zauberflöte, staged by Norwegian director Ole Anders Tandbergs. In the role of Pamina we hear Hanna Husáhr, who also sang the role in this production in 2017. Hanna has previously appeared as Pat Nixon in John Adam's opera Nixon in China.
The opening night of the revival of Die Zauberflöte is on October18 and it will be played until December 4th.
Hanna Husáhr began this season at Den ny Opera in Denmark where she sang Woglinde in Das Rheingold. Later this autumn, Hanna sings First Niece in Peter Grimes together with the Bergen Symphony Orchestra with concerts and recording in Oslo, Bergen at the Royal Festival Hall in London. The previous spring Hanna was a guest at the Bergen National Opera in Norway, where she appeared in the role of Sophie in Werther.
The Finnish National Opera presents a revival of Korngold's opera Die tote Stadt, directed by Kasper Holten. In the role of Brigitta we hear Ivonne Fuchs.
The opening night is on October 5 and Die tote Stadt will be played on October 9, 11 16 and 18.
The Concertgebouw orchestra performs works by Gerald Barry and Thomas Adès, led by Adès himself and performed for the first time in the Netherlands. Gerald Barry has set to music August Strindberg's The Stronger in English translation and as a soloist we hear Swedish soprano Kerstin Avemo. The concerts take place on October 10 and 11 at Concertgebouw i. Amsterdam.
The Orchestra will also perform an orchestral suite from Thomas Adès opera Powder her face, an opera in which Kerstin Avemo has performed the role of the Maid at La Monnaie in Brussels and at the Polish National Opera. Kerstin has performed another role in Thomas Adès' operas when she sang the role of Leticia Meynar in Adès Exterminating Angel at the Danish premiere at the Royal Danish Opera inCopenhagen in 2018.
Kerstin Avemo has the previous season created a highly praised role portrait of the Woman in Poulenc's La Voix Humaine at the Göteborg opera and she appeared as Leilah/Lilith in the world premiere of Bohlin's opera Tristessa at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm. Kerstin was also a guest at the Grand Théâtre de Genève with the role of Oscar in Un ballon in maschera. This spring, Kerstin will sing the role of Mimì in La Bohème in Gothenburg.
The Swedish record label BIS has released the recording of Winterreise with Peter Mattei and pianist Lars David Nilsson that was made in connection with last years' highly praised Nordic tour of the Schubert song cycle.
Peter Mattei and Lars David Nilsson's Winterreise was also recorded in a special tv-version at Confidencen, Ulriksdal Royal Theatre by filmmaker and producer Bengt Wennehorst and has been sent on Swedish Television.
This winter Peter and Lars David are looking forward to performing the song cycle together in one of the most prestigious stages, when they in January enter the stage in Zankel Hall / Carnegie Hall in New York.
We are very happy to announce that Swedish soprano Malin Byström during the coming season 2019-2020 will make her house debut at Teatro alla Scala in Milan. Malin will sing the title role in a new production of Salome, staged by Damiano Michieletto and led by Mo. Riccardo Chailly.
Malin Byström was in 2018 awarded the prize as Female singer of the Year at the International Opera Awards in London for her role interpretation of Salome at De Nedarlandse Opera in Amsterdam in the summer of 2017. Malin has since then returned to the role of Salome which she performed at the Royal Opera House in London the following year.
The season 2019-2020 also include the role of Donna Anna in Don Giovanni at the Royal Opera House and Minnie in Puccini's La fanciulla del West at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm.