NEW YORK (AP) — Asmik Grigorian laughs when she recalls that she had been singing professionally for more than a decade when the International Opera Awards proclaimed her the “best young female singer” of 2016.
“So for 12 years I was nothing, and then I immediately became the best!” the Lithuanian soprano joked in an interview.
Now at the peak of her career and seemingly able to sing just about any role she chooses, from Dvorak’s lyrical “Rusalka” to Puccini’s dramatic “Turandot,” Grigorian is about to make her Metropolitan Opera debut in another Puccini classic, “Madame Butterfly.”
“My only regret is not having booked her sooner,” said Met general manager Peter Gelb. “Asmik is an operatic force of nature, one of the greatest and most complete vocal and acting packages in recent operatic history.”
Growing up in Vilnius she had plenty of exposure to opera. Both her parents, tenor Gegam Grigorian and soprano Irena Milkeviciute, were opera singers and both appeared at the Met, where Asmik traveled with them while a young girl.
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
KC Current owners announce plans for stadium district along the Kansas City riverfrontTrump's $175 million bond in New York civil fraud judgment case is settled with cash promiseJudge orders Florida State and the Atlantic Coast Conference to mediation in latest legal roundLawyer, 50, who paid off her tax bill with client's £132,000 divorce settlement avoids jailBiden will send Ukraine air defense weapons, artillery once Senate approves, Zelenskyy saysSeattle Kraken GM Ron Francis leaves open possibility of changes after team misses playoffsSupreme Court denies request by Arizona candidates seeking to ban electronic vote tabulatorsArizona judge declares mistrial in the case of a rancher accused of fatally shooting a migrantSuspect arrested in breakMet officer admits dispersal order 'breached by Tommy Robinson at march against anti
0.2483s , 6502.7421875 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by Lithuanian soprano Asmik Grigorian makes belated Metropolitan Opera debut as Madame Butterfly ,Stellar Sphere news portal