22. August 2025
Rubrik Interviews
Soprano Elena Stikhina never set out to become an opera singer in the first place—she didn’t even know the profession existed. Growing up in a
small Russian town, she studied piano before discovering her voice at sixteen. That voice, and the fire behind it, would open the doors to the world’s greatest stages. But it’s been anything but
easy.
11. Juli 2025
Rubrik Interviews
When Claire Habbershaw started out on her thrilling journey to become an acclaimed accompanist at the age of 17, she did not even know that the world of
classical music would become her greatest passion, as it eventually turned out to become her beloved profession. With a quenchless thirst for all things Lied...
10. Juli 2025
Rubrik Interviews
Er ist ein unkonventioneller Künstler. Er ist hinreißend, mitreißend, aber vor allem mit ganzem Herzen dabei: Alessandro Praticò gehört schon jetzt zur neuen
Generation Liedbegleiter, die es versteht, mit emotionalen Temperaturen und leidenschaftlicher Verve Klangpoesien voller Magie und Strahlkraft zu kreieren. Entgegen aller Annahmen, er würde
als Berufsmusiker das Brot nicht auf den Tisch bringen können...
14. Mai 2025
Rubrik Interviews
Eleonora Buratto is the Italian voice if it comes to opera! With her vocal expressiveness, dramatic approach, illuminating shine and in-depth interpretations of her role characters, the Italian
soprano has taken international audiences by storm. In her most recent performances of Madame Butterfly in Baden-Baden...
06. Mai 2025
Rubrik Interviews
US-American tenor Gregory Kunde is one of the most fascinating tenors in the world. With his vocal shine, crystal clear top registers and an energy he run rings round the younger generation of
singers easily, the 71 year old takes on roles, which are by standards rather performed at an earlier stage of an opera singer´s career.
16. April 2025
Rubrik Interviews
Freundschaften in der Musik sind der ägyptischen Sopranistin Fatma Said immens wichtig. Ein musikalisches Beziehungsfundament ist daher alles,
was die sympathische Künstlerin braucht, um Inspiration aus dem Vollen schöpfen zu können. Nicht die große Rollen, nicht die großen Häuser...
April 2025
Rubrik Interviews
Singing is life and eventually a life-saving gift. When Italian baritone Claudio Sgura started off his professional career as a nurse, singing for his patients to
cheer them up and giving them comfort, it was probably not to be foreseen that his mission for doing good eventually would take on a completely different, but ever so rewarding path, leading him
into the magical world of opera.
08. Februar 2025
Rubrik Interviews
Sonya Yoncheva certainly does not have to fear losing her inspiration, as the superstar of opera displays multi-facetted talents in many artistic fields. Just
recently the Bulgarin soprano released a very personal album with artsongs, closely linked to the French feminist George Sand, whom she has been admiring for her free-spirited nature ever since
her early childhood years.
03. Dezember 2024
Rubrik Interviews
Opera seems to be in her genes, when Italian soprano Valeria Sepe talks about her life on stage, the career path she took, which was a
challenging, yet exciting artistic journey. On her recent concert tour, which celebrated the centenary of Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, Valeria Sepe sang alongside world famous tenor
Jonas Kaufmann and enchanted audiences throughout Europe...
23. Oktober 2024
Rubrik Interviews
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Als umwerfender Liedsänger, versteht es der Südtiroler Bariton Andrè Schuen, sein Publikum mit wahrhaften Emotionen und ungekünstelter Gestaltungsfreiheit tief zu
berühren. Ergreifend, packend und von schlichter Schönheit trifft jedes gesungene Wort exakt den richtigen Ton.
06. September 2024
Rubrik Interviews
Benjamin Bernheim is one of the leading tenors of the word. With his first album of French songs called "Douce France" the charismatic tenor proves
to be utmost versatile if it comes to building a bridge between classical Melodies and popular Chansons by standing strong to the operatic legacy. Thus he vocally raises the popular
Chansons up to a level which makes them musically shine the most elegant.
02. September 2024
Rubrik Interviews
Die international gefeierte Opernsängerin Pretty Yende spricht mit Operaversum in einem sehr persönlichen Interview über die Faszination ihres Debüts beim
Klassik Open Air in Hannover sowie über die magischen Momente, die sie im Opernbusiness erlebt. Dabei gehören die großen Dramen genauso dazu, wie eines ihrer eindrücklichsten
Bühnenerlebnisse.
22. August 2024
Rubrik Interviews
Aigul Akhmetshina is making big waves in the opera world of today. With her flourishing voice and a chocolate dark timbre the Russian mezzo-sorpano shines ever so
bright in her signature role Carmen, which she passionately interprets at some of the most prestigous opera houses of the world.
29. Juli 2024
Rubrik Interviews
Aco Biščević ist ein Haute Contre, der sich mit Leib und Seele seinem Sängerberuf verschreibt. Ob Barock- oder Rainassance Musik, intimer
Liedgesang oder Graun-Cantaten, es reicht dem charismatischen Tenor nicht aus, einfach nur schön zu singen und ausschließlich den Schöngesang zu bemühen. Denn nur, wer sich auch emotional öffnen
kann...
04. Juli 2024
Rubrik Interviews
Joi-joi, Mama, was die alles kann! Die gefeierte Sopranistin Diana Damrau glänzt nicht nur in bewegenden Frauenrollen auf den internationalen Opernbühnen, sondern
bewegt ganz salopp im Dreivierteltakt auch die starken Frauenpersönlichkeiten der Operette.