Category: Davidsen, Lise

Lise Davidsen Stars in ‘Forza’ at the Met Opera

The singer, best known in the works of Wagner and Strauss, is starring in the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino.”
Two Concerts Reveal a Dramatic Shift Between Mahler Symphonies

Over consecutive evenings, the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra performed Mahler’s works on programs with star sopranos.
Best Classical Music Performances of 2023

Feats, farewells and musical treasures in a year of post-pandemic financial pressures.
Lise Davidsen Is an Opera Star Worth Traveling For

Her high notes emerging like shafts of sunlight, Davidsen is playing the title role in Janacek’s “Jenufa” at the struggling Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Lise Davidsen Shows Her Vocal and Theatrical Power in Recital Debut

Davidsen, a true dramatic soprano, was the rare singer whose first New York recital came at the Metropolitan Opera House.
Female Singers Shine in Royal Opera’s ‘Don Carlo’

In a Verdi revival at the Royal Opera, two top female singers are discovering, and rediscovering, characters from a real-life royal love triangle.
Review: Lise Davidsen Shines, and Evolves, in ‘Der Rosenkavalier’

The New York Times – Music:
The radiant young soprano returned to the Metropolitan Opera to star as the Marschallin in a revival of Strauss’s “Der Rosenkavalier.”
Carnegie Hall Announces Its 2023-24 Season

The New York Times – Music:
We choose highlights from events featuring Mitsuko Uchida and Franz Welser-Möst as Perspectives artists, and the composer Tania León in residence.
Best Classical Music Performances of 2022

The New York Times – Music:
The concert world, seemingly back to normal, saw Ukrainian musicians banding together, a new “Ring” at Bayreuth, and the opening of the revamped David Geffen Hall.