Rosenblatt Recitals

From the stages of the Royal Opera House to the Metropolitan Opera and La Scala, Juan Diego Flórez has become the superstar tenor of our time. After a sold-out recital at the Royal Festival Hall in 2011, which had The Times naming him “the most thrilling tenor of our age”, Rosenblatt Recitals brings Juan Diego Flórez to London for one night only. Don’t miss Juan Diego Flórez as he becomes one of the few great tenors to appear in a solo recital at the Royal Albert Hall, following in the footsteps of Pavarotti and Carreras.

Latvian soprano Marina Rebeka makes a welcome return to the UK to give her first London recital, following her acclaimed Covent Garden debut when she stepped in for Angela Gheorghiu as Violetta in La traviata in 2010. She joins us fresh from her much awaited Metropolitan Opera debut, starring as Donna Anna in a new production of Don Giovanni.

American soprano Ailyn Pérez is set to return to Rosenblatt Recitals in March, stepping in for indisposed Giuseppe Filianoti. Having delighted audiences with her recitals in 2009 and 2008, she has appeared on the stages of La Scala, the Salzburg Festival, the Hamburg State Opera, Vienna State Opera, the Berlin State Opera and in notable American houses. She has toured with Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Andrea Bocelli, and most recently appeared as Violetta in the Royal Opera House’s production of La traviata to critical acclaim.

Alexey Kudrya comes to Rosenblatt Recitals after a busy year which saw him make his debut at both New York’s Metropolitan Opera House and Vienna State Opera in the role of Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia. In 2009 the Russian-born tenor was awarded first prize in Plácido Domingo’s Operalia Competition. Future engagements include Der Rosenkavalier at the Grand Théâtre in Geneva, Così fan tutte in Munich and Tokyo, and Il Duca d’Alba and Il Viaggio a Reims at the Vlaamse Opera in Antwerp.

Artur Rucinski’s debut for Rosenblatt Recitals is a rare opportunity to catch the in-demand Polish baritone performing in the UK. In 2010, Rucinski was invited by Daniel Barenboim to sing the title role in Eugene Onegin at Berlin’s Deutsche Staatsoper under the baton of the Maestro himself, a partnership that will continue in a new production of Le Nozze di Figaro there in February 2012. Other future engagements include La Bohème in Los Angeles and Falstaff at the Hamburg Staatsoper.