Congratulations to Alpha Classics soprano Asmik Grigorian , who has received The Grand Jury Prize of the Austrian Music Theatre Award 2024 (Österreichischer Musiktheaterpreis).
Born in Vilnius in 1981, Asmik Grigorian’s unparalleled career and her enormous contribution to the world of opera have had a lasting impact on music theatre.
Discover her latest album, ‘Laws of Solitude. Strauss: Four Last Songs’ → https://lnk.to/LawsOfSolitudeFA
Plus dozens of Salzburg Festival titles in our archives — with Jonas Kaufmann, Cecilia Bartoli, Thomas Hampson, Anja Harteros, Rolando Villazón, and more of your favorites …View this email as a web page This week: three new programs at the 2024 Salzburg Festival — and hours more to enjoy in our catalogueCatch up on decades’ worth of titles from the Salzburg Festival — and join us this week for three brand-new programs!For over a century, the idyllic city of Salzburg, on the northern border of the Austrian Alps, has played host to one of the most treasured festivals in the world. We are delighted to take you once again to the hometown of Mozart for three broadcasts from the 2024 Salzburg Festival, featuring Asmik Grigorian, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin in two operas and a symphonic favorite, all alongside the Vienna Philharmonic!
Salzburg Festival – 24.08.24
Prokofiev’s The Gambler – The luminous Asmik Grigorian stars as Polina, alongside Peixin Chen, Sean Panikkar, and Violeta Urmana, in another Dostoevksy adaptation, this one about the decadence of a society ruled by venality and greed. Don’t miss this new Salzburg production by the bold and provocative director Peter Sellars!
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