Staatsoper Hamburg - Stück-Besetzung: Giacomo Puccini

Musikalische Leitung

Alexander Joel

Chor

Alice Meregaglia

Cio-Cio San

Barno Ismatullaeva

Suzuki

Ida Aldrian

mezzo-soprano

Ida Aldrian

Birthplace:
Bruck an der Mur, Austria

Studies:
University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna with Leopold Spitzer and Karlheinz Hanser; studies for Stage Performance (Opera and Musical Drama), Art Song and Oratorio with KS Marjana Lipovšek with honors; member of International Opera Studio of the Hamburg State Opera (2012/13–2013/14)

Master class:
With Ann Murray, Bernarda Fink, Reri Grist, Peter Kooij, Andrew Watts, Thomas Hampson, Wicus Slabbert, Alan Titus, Brigitte Fassbaender, et al.

Prizes:
Dr.-Wilhelm-Oberdörffer-Preis of Stiftung zur Förderung der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (2014), prize winner of the jury ranking at international singing competition „Stella Maris“ (2014)

Relation to the State Opera:
Ensemble member of the Hamburg State Opera since the season 2019/20

Important parts:
Wellgunde (Das Rheingold and Götterdämmerung), Siegrune and Rossweiße (Die Walküre), Blumenmädchen and Stimme aus der Höhe (Parsifal ), 2. Maid (Daphne), Feodor (Boris Godunov), Maddalena (Rigoletto), Hansel (Hansel and Gretel), Isabella (L'Italiana in Algeri), Adalgisa (Norma), Idamante (Idomeneo), Third Lady (The Magic Flute), Rosina (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), Penelope (Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria), Mercedes (Carmen), Tisbe (La Cenerentola), Laura (Luisa Miller), Flora and Annina (La Traviata), Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro), Dorabella (Così fan tutte), Meg Page (Falstaff), Dryade (Ariadne auf Naxos), Orlofski (Die Fledermaus), et al.

Stages:
Elbphilharmonie, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Kölner Philharmonie, Wiener Konzerthaus, Musikverein Wien, Staatstheater Nürnberg, Grafenegg Festival, Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Barocktage Melk, Styriarte, International Brucknerfest Linz, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, et al.

Cooperation with directors:
Andreas Homoki, Georg Schmiedleitner, Laura Scozzi, Mariame Clément, Verena Stoiber, Peter Konwitschny, Stéphane Braunschweig, David Bösch, et al.

Cooperation with conductors:
Simone Young, Kent Nagano, Martin Haselböck, Marcus Bosch, Yutaka Sado, Pablo Heras-Casado, Christopher Moulds, Cornelius Meister, Fabio Luisi, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Simon Gaudenz, et al.

Find further information about Ida Aldrian here.

Performances

photo: Christoph Ziegler

Kate Pinkerton

Aebh Kelly

Pinkerton

Atalla Ayan

Tenor

Atalla Ayan

Brazilian tenor Atalla Ayan has quickly established himself as one of the most sought after tenors of his generation. In July of 2011, Ayan made a surprise debut with the Metropolitan Opera, singing five arias in the company’s opening Summer Concert in Central Park on less than 24 hours notice. Allan Kozinn of the New York Times said of his Met debut, "He is a find; he has a warm, rounded tone with a quality that calls to mind the young Placido Domingo.” Ayan has been equally well received at major houses throughout the world, including the Royal Opera House – Covent Garden, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Grand Théâtre de Genève and Deutsche Oper Berlin. In the current season 2016/17, he will sing Alfredo in “La Traviata” and Christian in “Cyrano de Bergerac” at the Metropolitan Opera, Alfredo at Covent Garden and the Glyndebourne Festival, Nemorino in “L’elisir d’Amore” at the Bavarian State Opera, the title role in “Faust”, Lenski in “Eugene Onegin” and Ismaele in “Nabucco” at Staatstheater Stuttgart, and Rodolfo in “La Boheme” at Oper Köln.

In the 2015/16 season, Ayan sang Nemorino for his debut at the Teatro alla Scala, Rodolfo at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Hungarian State Opera, Staatstheater Stuttgart and Royal Swedish Opera, Alfredo at the Norwegian National Opera, Il Duca in “Rigoletto” at Staatstheater Stuttgart, Edgardo in “Lucia di Lammermoor” at Oper Köln, and Ein Sänger in “Der Rosenkavalier” at the Royal Swedish Opera. His engagements from the 2014/15 season included Alfredo at Staatstheater Stuttgart and Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Ruggero in “La Rondine” at Deutsche Oper Berlin, Il Duca and Ismaele at Staatstheater Stuttgart, and Rodolfo at Staatstheater Stuttgart, Semperoper Dresden, and for his debut at the Dutch National Opera. A member of the Stuttgart Opera ensemble since the spring of 2012, Ayan performed as Rodolfo in the new production of “La Boheme”, Alfredo, Don Ottavio in “Don Giovanni”, Ismaele, and Fenton in “Falstaff” during the 2013/14 season. In the same season, Ayan returned to Covent Garden as Don Ottavio and made his debut at the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari as Alfredo. He also performed as Ein Sänger at Semperoper Dresden and as Rodolfo at the Theatro Municipal de Sao Paulo. In June of 2014, Ayan made his debut at Oper Köln as Nemorino. He also partnered with Angela Gheorghiu in concerts in Prague, Hamburg and Versailles.

In 2013, Ayan made his debut at the Royal Opera House – Covent Garden as Ruggero. Engagements from the 2012/13 season also included his first Alfredo in “La Traviata”, conducted by Fabio Luisi, for his debut at Teatro Carlo Felice in Genova. Ayan also appeared at Staatstheater Stuttgart as Alfred in “Die Fledermaus”, Tamino in “Die Zauberflöte” and Ismaele. In September of 2011, Ayan made his debut with the Glyndebourne Touring Opera as Rodolfo in David McVicar's production of “La Boheme”. Other engagements from the 2011/12 season included Alfred and Don Ottavio at Staatstheater Stuttgart and Ein Sänger at the Grand Théâtre de Geneve. Ayan’s appearances in the 2010/11 season included the role of Romeo in “Romeo et Juliette” at the Theatro Municipal in Sao Paulo opposite Sumi Jo, as well as a duo concert with soprano Nino Machaidze marking the re-opening of the Theatro Municipal in Rio. He also joined Ms. Machaidze that season for a gala concert in Prague and appeared in the Georgian soprano’s first recording for SONY, accompanying her in a scene from “La Sonnambula”. Ayan also appeared as Rinuccio in “Gianni Schicchi” at the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi in Trieste and Gastone in “La Traviata” at the Metropolitan Opera, and he held a duo concert with soprano Nathalie Manfrino in Dublin.

Born in Belem in the north of Brazil, Ayan developed his love for singing by listening to recordings of Luciano Pavarotti. As a teenager, he was accepted into the Carlos Gomes Conservatory in his native Belem. He sang his first major role at age 21, appearing as Rinuccio at the Theatro da Paz in Belem. He made his European debut one year later, appearing as Rodolfo in Graham Vick's production of “La Boheme”. It was that same year that he joined the Scuola della Opera Italiana in Bologna, where he remained for one season. During his year in Bologna, Ayan appeared at the Teatro Comunale as Ruggero in performances of “La Rondine” conducted by José Cura. In the 2009/10 season, he became a member of the Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artists Development program.

Performances

Madama Butterfly

photo: Masataka Suemitsu

Sharpless

Kartal Karagedik

Baritone

Kartal Karagedik

Birthplace:
Izmir, Turkey

Studies:
Singing in Izmir at the University of Istanbul, among others with Alper Kazancioglu and Prof. Güzin Gürel

Master classes:
With Giorgio Zancanaro, Paolo Ballarin, Barbara Frittoli, Luciana Serra and Alfonso Antoniozzi.

Prizes:
First Prize at the Debut Competition (2012), Third Prize and Critics' Award at the Ottavio Ziino Concorso Lirico Internazionale in Rome (2011), Second Prize at the Leyla Gencer Competition in Istanbul (2010), Second Prize at the Beniamino Gigli Competition in Rome (2009), "Best Male Singer" at the International Duchi d'Acquaviva Competition in Atri (2008), "Special Mention Prize" at the International Opera Competition in Como (2008), third prize at the Ferruccio Tagliavini Competition in Graz (2007), first prize at the Güzin Gürel Foundation Lieder Competition in Istanbul (2007)

Relation to the Hamburg State Opera:
Ensemble member of the Hamburg State Opera since 2015/16

Important parts:
Renato (Un ballo in maschera), Rodrigo (Don Carlo), Germont (La Traviata), Simon Boccanegra (Simon Boccanegra), Onegin (Eugeny Onegin), Lescaut (Manon Lescaut), Marcello (La Bohème), Sharpless (Madama butterfly), Sonora (La Fanciulla del West), (Enrico (Lucia di Lammermoor), Duca D'alba (Duca D'alba), Belcore (L'Elisir d'Amore), Riccardo (I Puritani), Il Conte d'Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro), Guglielmo (Così fan tutte), Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni), Carlo Gérard (Andrea Chénier), Mischonnet (Adriana Lecouvreur), Dandini (La Cenerentola), Poeta ( Il Turco in Italia), Chorébe (Les Troyens), Escamillo (Carmen), Valentin (Faust), Ford (Falstaff), Malatesta (Don Pasquale), et al.

Stages:
Hamburg State Opera, Opera Vlaanderen, Theater St. Gallen, Savonlinna Opera Festival, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Puccini Festival at Torre del Lago, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Komische Oper Berlin, Theater Magdeburg, Theater Erfurt, Oper Leipzig, Staatstheater Braunschweig, Izmir State Opera, et al.

Cooperation with directors:
Georges Delnon, Stefan Herheim, Kirsten Harms, Herbert Fritsch, Michael Thalheimer, Guy Montavon, Carlos Wagner, Stefano Poda, Robert Carsen, et al.

Cooperation with conductors:
Kent Nagano, Stefano Ranzani, Ottavio Dantone, Eliahu Inbal, Roberto Rizzi-Brignoli, Christoph Prick, Valerio Galli, Andriy Yurkevych, Yves Abel, John Storgårds, Anthony Bramal, Ulf Schirmer, Manlio Benzi, Joana Mallwitz, Peter Feranec, Modesta Pitrenas, Francesco Ivan Ciampa, et al.

Performances

photo: Kartal Karagedik

Goro

Daniel Kluge

Il Principe Yamadori

William Desbiens

Lo zio Bonzo

Tigran Martirossian

Bass

Tigran Martirossian

Birthplace:
Yerevan, Armenia

Studies:
Musical studies at the Gnessin State Academy of Music with Prof. Artur Eizen and Prof. Pavel Lisitsian

Prizes:
Prize winner of nine international singing competitions, inter alia, second prize in the “Neue Stimmen” Competition in Gütersloh (1997), second prize in the 2nd International Singing Competition in Shizuoka (2000), first prize in the Ondina Otta Competition in Marburg (1999)

Relation to the Hamburg State Opera:
Ensemble member of the Hamburg State Opera since 2005/06

Important parts:
Ramfis (Aida), König René (Jolanthe), Salieri (Mozart und Salieri), Fiesco (Simon Boccanegra), Dulcamara (L’Elisir d’Amore), Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro), Sulpice (La Fille du Régiment), Colline (La Bohème), Basilio (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), Selim (Il Turco in Italia), Banco (Macbeth), Pagano (I Lombardi alla prima Crociata), Daland (Der fliegende Holländer), Dossifei (Chowanschtschina), Fasolt (Das Rheingold), Rodolfo (La Sonnambula), Raimondo (Lucia di Lammermoor) Don Magnifico (La Cenerentola), Philippe II (Don Carlos), Méphistophélès (Faust), Fürst Galizky (Fürst Igor), Ein Eremit (Der Freischütz), Doktor (Wozzeck), Oroveso (Norma) , Pimen (Boris Godunov), et al.

Stages:
Novaya Opera Theatre of Moscow, Bolshoi Theatre, Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Opéra National de Paris, Teatro Real in Madrid, Bayerische Staatsoper, Wiener Staatsoper, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Salzburg Festival, Theater an der Wien, Bregenz Festival, Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Opéra Bastille, St. Galler Festspiele, et al.

Cooperation with directors:
Achim Freyer, Yona Kim, Jochen Biganzoli, David Alden, Andreas Homoki, Vincent Boussard, Stefan Herheim, Florentine Klepper, Francesca Zambella, et al.

Cooperation with conductors:
Sir Colin Davis, Zubin Mehta, James Levine, Mstislav Rostropovich, Carlo Rizzi, Simone Young, Plácido Domingo, Kent Nagano, Sylvain Cambreling, Valery Gergiev, Michel Plasson, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Michael Tilson-Thomas, Daniel Oren, Mark Wigglesworth, Philippe Jordan, Daniele Callegari, Riccardo Frizza, et al.

Find further information about Tigran Martirossian here.

Performances

Orchester

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg

Chor

Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper

Cast

Alexander Joel

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Alice Meregaglia

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Barno Ismatullaeva

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Ida Aldrian

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Aebh Kelly

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Atalla Ayan

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Kartal Karagedik

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Daniel Kluge

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William Desbiens

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Tigran Martirossian

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Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg

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Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper

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