{"id":1167,"date":"2020-08-14T03:03:02","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T03:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicolasteste.com\/?p=1167"},"modified":"2020-08-14T03:07:33","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T03:07:33","slug":"revopera-interview-with-diana-damrau-nicolas-teste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicolasteste.com\/fr\/2020\/08\/14\/revopera-interview-with-diana-damrau-nicolas-teste\/","title":{"rendered":"Revop\u00e9ra: Interview with Diana Damrau & Nicolas Test\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"

Revop\u00e9ra<\/a><\/p>\n

Paris will have the great pleasure to welcome Diana Damrau and Nicolas Test\u00e9, who will be on stage together for a recital at the Philharmonie\u00a0on December 15.<\/a>\u00a0But before that, many other projects are to come to light: Maria Stuarda at the Zurich Opera, an online recital for the Met Opera and the release of \u00ab Tudor Queens \u00bb, Diana Damrau\u2019s newest recording.
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This has been a very strange time for artists, with lockdowns all around the globe and uncertainty about upcoming concerts and shows. Can you tell us more about the way you are going through this unique period?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Diana Damrau: We spent the quarantine period in the South of France. In an instant, all cultural institutions closed and suddenly we had to fulfill a new profession like millions of other parents: elementary school teacher. You are on duty all day! So we at least experienced spring here and took care of the garden intensively. It was a special time. If there is anything positive to be gained from the crisis, it is certainly the deceleration and the fact that the climate has experienced such an important recovery.<\/p>\n

In addition, we were trying to support young singers and opera houses. The fantastically organized Met Opera \u00ab\u00a0At Home Gala\u00a0\u00bb was a real ray of sunshine in these days in order to keep the cultural scene alive. It is shocking to see how culture is often treated, or rather, not treated. A generation of young artists will probably get lost, break away. So we do hope that the worldwide cultural activities can go back to normal as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

On October 24 at 1pm ET, I am going to interpret a recital in frame of the Met Opera series<\/a>\u00a0together with my wonderful colleague Joseph Calleja, live from Malta. The according programme will be announced soon.<\/p>\n

Diana Damrau, you are about to release \u00ab\u00a0Tudor Queens\u00a0\u00bb, a record dedicated to Donizetti\u2019s three royal heroines. Why is it important for you to sing these belcanto roles? Would you like to sing other heroines in the future, like Semiramide, for example?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Diana Damrau: First of all, it was a great pleasure to do the recording with the fantastic Orchestra e Coro dell\u2019Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and the wonderful Maestro Sir Antonio Pappano. The \u00ab\u00a0Tudor Queens\u00a0\u00bb are the greatest pieces for a \u00ab\u00a0stage animal\u00a0\u00bb. Vocally and theatrically they are a huge pleasure. You can play with your voice and you have experienced women in front of you. It is vocal acrobatics but it should always remain connected to the character.<\/p>\n

In September and October, I am going to sing Maria Stuarda<\/em> at the Z\u00fcrich Opernhaus, and afterwards we will present \u201cQueens & Kings of Opera\u201d in major cities in Europe, amongst them the Philharmonie de Paris<\/a> on December 15. Next to the great primadonna roles, I am very much looking forward to singing more Strauss roles with their typical \u00ab\u00a0style of conversation\u00a0\u00bb and amazing subtleties. I admit that I have missed a bit singing in my native language, German. So I can\u2019t wait to perform Capriccio<\/em> in Paris and Munich, and to continue with other Strauss operas as well as Mozart roles, like the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro<\/em>, in the future.<\/p>\n