Regarded as one of the most accomplished singers on the international opera stage today, the American tenor Gregory Kunde appears regularly at the most prestigious opera houses around the world, working with conductors and orchestras of the highest calibre. Kunde’s achievements have been recognised with a number of awards, most recently ‘Male Singer of the Year’ at the 2016 International Opera Awards.
Highlights of the 2021/22 season include Manrico Il Trovatore for LA Opera, title role Otello at the Wiener Staatsoper, Canio Pagliacci at the Semperoper Dresden, Calaf Turandot for Hamburg State Opera and Énée Les Troyens and title role Otello for the Bayerische Staatsoper.
Recent highlights include the title role Otello at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Calaf Turandot and title role Otello at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Jean de Leyden Le prophète at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the title role Don Carlos for Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Samson Samson et Dalila at the Metropolitan Opera, title role Otello for Opéra national de Paris and Opéra de Monte-Carlo, title role Andrea Chénier and Radames Aida at the Wiener Staatsoper, Calaf Turandot at the Teatro Real, Madrid, Renato des Grieux Manon Lescaut in concert for Dallas Opera, Don Alvaro La forza del destino at the Semperoper Dresden, title role Peter Grimes at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, Valencia, Radames Aida at the Teatro Real, Madrid, and a return to the podium to conduct Il barbiere di Siviglia at the Teatro La Fenice.
On the concert platform, recent highlights include title role Ernani for the Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos, Verdi Requiem and Calaf Turandot with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Zubin Mehta, Das Lied von der Erde at the BBC Proms, Verdi Requiem in Bilbao, the title role Verdi Otello at the Cincinnati May Festival, title role Peter Grimes with Sir Antonio Pappano at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and Faust La damnation de Faust in concert at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam with Charles Dutoit.
Acclaimed throughout his earlier career for his performances in French and Italian bel canto roles, Kunde has now established himself as a leading exponent of many of the Verdi roles and other such dramatic repertoire. Since his critically acclaimed debut as Verdi Otello at La Fenice in 2012, he has performed this signature role in Valencia, Genoa, Salerno, Florence, Turin, Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Seoul, and São Paulo. Since moving into this repertoire, Kunde earned the unique distinction of being the only tenor in recorded history to perform both Rossini Otello and Verdi Otello in the same season (2014/15 and 2015/16).
His most recent performances include Otello at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Royal Opera House and Gran Teatre del Liceu; Calaf Turandot at the Liceu; Samson Samson et Dalila at the Teatro de la Maestranza; Don Carlo in Liege; Jean de Leyde Le Prophete at the Deutsche Oper Berlin; Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci at Seattle Opera; Ernani in concert version at the Teatro Nacional São Carlos in Lisbon and Il Trovatore at the Glimmerglass Festival, among others.
In the 21/22 season he will reprise the role of Manrico / Il Trovatore at Los Angeles Opera, as well as Otello at the Wiener Staatsoper, Teatro Comunale di Bologna and Bayerische Staatsoper, where he will also perform the role of Enée in Les Troyens, he performs Canio / Pagliacci at the Semperoper Dresden, sings Ernani in Piacenza and Ferrara, Calaf in Turandot in Hamburg and returns to the Comunale di Bologna with Luisa Miller, as well as participating in a series of Lyric Galas in Dallas.
Kunde’s discography includes his solo album Vincerò! (Universal Music Group), Verdi Il Trovatore at Royal Opera House London (Opus Arte DVD), Berlioz Les Troyens at the Théâtre du Châtelet (Opus Arte DVD, Gramophone magazine’s ‘DVD of the Year’), Benvenuto Cellini (Virgin Classics CD, Gramophone’s ‘Opera Recording of the Year’), Benvenuto Cellini with Sir Colin Davis (LSO Live CD), and Verdi Otello from the Palazzo Ducale in Venice (Unitel DVD).
www.gregorykunde.com
Date Last Edited: October 2021
Not to be altered without permission. Please destroy all previous biographical material.
Highlights of the 2021/22 season include Manrico Il Trovatore for LA Opera, title role Otello at the Wiener Staatsoper, Canio Pagliacci at the Semperoper Dresden, Calaf Turandot for Hamburg State Opera and Énée Les Troyens and title role Otello for the Bayerische Staatsoper.
Recent highlights include the title role Otello at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Calaf Turandot and title role Otello at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Jean de Leyden Le prophète at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the title role Don Carlos for Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Samson Samson et Dalila at the Metropolitan Opera, title role Otello for Opéra national de Paris and Opéra de Monte-Carlo, title role Andrea Chénier and Radames Aida at the Wiener Staatsoper, Calaf Turandot at the Teatro Real, Madrid, Renato des Grieux Manon Lescaut in concert for Dallas Opera, Don Alvaro La forza del destino at the Semperoper Dresden, title role Peter Grimes at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, Valencia, Radames Aida at the Teatro Real, Madrid, and a return to the podium to conduct Il barbiere di Siviglia at the Teatro La Fenice.
On the concert platform, recent highlights include title role Ernani for the Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos, Verdi Requiem and Calaf Turandot with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Zubin Mehta, Das Lied von der Erde at the BBC Proms, Verdi Requiem in Bilbao, the title role Verdi Otello at the Cincinnati May Festival, title role Peter Grimes with Sir Antonio Pappano at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and Faust La damnation de Faust in concert at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam with Charles Dutoit.
Acclaimed throughout his earlier career for his performances in French and Italian bel canto roles, Kunde has now established himself as a leading exponent of many of the Verdi roles and other such dramatic repertoire. Since his critically acclaimed debut as Verdi Otello at La Fenice in 2012, he has performed this signature role in Valencia, Genoa, Salerno, Florence, Turin, Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Seoul, and São Paulo. Since moving into this repertoire, Kunde earned the unique distinction of being the only tenor in recorded history to perform both Rossini Otello and Verdi Otello in the same season (2014/15 and 2015/16).
His most recent performances include Otello at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Royal Opera House and Gran Teatre del Liceu; Calaf Turandot at the Liceu; Samson Samson et Dalila at the Teatro de la Maestranza; Don Carlo in Liege; Jean de Leyde Le Prophete at the Deutsche Oper Berlin; Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci at Seattle Opera; Ernani in concert version at the Teatro Nacional São Carlos in Lisbon and Il Trovatore at the Glimmerglass Festival, among others.
In the 21/22 season he will reprise the role of Manrico / Il Trovatore at Los Angeles Opera, as well as Otello at the Wiener Staatsoper, Teatro Comunale di Bologna and Bayerische Staatsoper, where he will also perform the role of Enée in Les Troyens, he performs Canio / Pagliacci at the Semperoper Dresden, sings Ernani in Piacenza and Ferrara, Calaf in Turandot in Hamburg and returns to the Comunale di Bologna with Luisa Miller, as well as participating in a series of Lyric Galas in Dallas.
Kunde’s discography includes his solo album Vincerò! (Universal Music Group), Verdi Il Trovatore at Royal Opera House London (Opus Arte DVD), Berlioz Les Troyens at the Théâtre du Châtelet (Opus Arte DVD, Gramophone magazine’s ‘DVD of the Year’), Benvenuto Cellini (Virgin Classics CD, Gramophone’s ‘Opera Recording of the Year’), Benvenuto Cellini with Sir Colin Davis (LSO Live CD), and Verdi Otello from the Palazzo Ducale in Venice (Unitel DVD).
www.gregorykunde.com
Date Last Edited: October 2021
Not to be altered without permission. Please destroy all previous biographical material.
2021-2022 Performances
OTELLO
22 September 2021 19:00 Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna
26 September 2021 19:00 Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna
29 September 2021 19:00 Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna
03 October 2021 19:00 Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna
IL TROVATORE
06 October 2021 19:30 Los Angeles Opera
10 October 2021 14:00 Los Angeles Opera
THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE CONCERT
16 October 2021 19:30 The Dallas Opera
GALA - OPERA'S GREATEST HITS
22 October 2021 19:30 The Dallas Opera
24 October 2021 14:00 The Dallas Opera
30 October 2021 19:30 The Dallas Opera
PAGLIACCI
17 November 2021 19:00 Semperoper Dresden
20 November 2021 19:00 Semperoper Dresden
26 November 2021 19:00 Semperoper Dresden
29 November 2021 19:00 Semperoper Dresden
ERNANI
17 December 2021 20:00 Teatro Municipale, Piacenza
19 December 2021 15:30 Teatro Municipale, Piacenza
04 February 2022 20:00 Teatro Comunale, Ferrara
06 February 2022 20:00 Teatro Comunale, Ferrara
11 February 2022 20:00 Teatro Municipale, Piacenza
13 February 2022 20:00 Teatro Municipale, Piacenza
TURANDOT
13 March 2022 18:00 Staatsoper Hamburg
16 March 2022 19:30 Staatsoper Hamburg
19 March 2022 19:30 Staatsoper Hamburg
23 March 2022 19:30 Staatsoper Hamburg
26 March 2022 19:30 Staatsoper Hamburg
29 March 2022 19:30 Staatsoper Hamburg
01 April 2022 19:30 Staatsoper Hamburg
LES TROYENS
09 May 2022 17:00 Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich
14 May 2022 17:00 Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich
21 May 2022 17:00 Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich
26 May 2022 17:00 Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich
29 May 2022 17:00 Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich
LUISA MILLER
3 June 2022 20:00 Teatro Comunale di Bologna
5 June 2022 16:00 Teatro Comunale di Bologna
7 June 2022 20:00 Teatro Comunale di Bologna
9 June 2022 20:00 Teatro Comunale di Bologna
OTELLO
24 June 2022 20:00 Teatro Comunale di Bologna
26 June 2022 16:00 Teatro Comunale di Bologna
OTELLO
2 July 2022 18:00 Bayerische Staatsoper, Múnich
5 July 2022 19:00 Bayerische Staatsoper, Múnich
AIDA
22 July 2022 19:30 Cincinnati Opera
26 July 2022 19:30 Cincinnati Opera
29 July 2022 19:30 Cincinnati Opera
31 July 2022 15:00 Cincinnati Opera
ANDREA CHÉNIER
14 October 20:00 Teatro Comunale di Bologna
18 October 20:00 Teatro Comunale di Bologna
21 October 20:00 Teatro Comunale di Bologna
23 October 16:00 Teatro Comunale di Bologna
22 September 2021 19:00 Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna
26 September 2021 19:00 Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna
29 September 2021 19:00 Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna
03 October 2021 19:00 Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna
IL TROVATORE
06 October 2021 19:30 Los Angeles Opera
10 October 2021 14:00 Los Angeles Opera
THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE CONCERT
16 October 2021 19:30 The Dallas Opera
GALA - OPERA'S GREATEST HITS
22 October 2021 19:30 The Dallas Opera
24 October 2021 14:00 The Dallas Opera
30 October 2021 19:30 The Dallas Opera
PAGLIACCI
17 November 2021 19:00 Semperoper Dresden
20 November 2021 19:00 Semperoper Dresden
26 November 2021 19:00 Semperoper Dresden
29 November 2021 19:00 Semperoper Dresden
ERNANI
17 December 2021 20:00 Teatro Municipale, Piacenza
19 December 2021 15:30 Teatro Municipale, Piacenza
04 February 2022 20:00 Teatro Comunale, Ferrara
06 February 2022 20:00 Teatro Comunale, Ferrara
11 February 2022 20:00 Teatro Municipale, Piacenza
13 February 2022 20:00 Teatro Municipale, Piacenza
TURANDOT
13 March 2022 18:00 Staatsoper Hamburg
16 March 2022 19:30 Staatsoper Hamburg
19 March 2022 19:30 Staatsoper Hamburg
23 March 2022 19:30 Staatsoper Hamburg
26 March 2022 19:30 Staatsoper Hamburg
29 March 2022 19:30 Staatsoper Hamburg
01 April 2022 19:30 Staatsoper Hamburg
LES TROYENS
09 May 2022 17:00 Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich
14 May 2022 17:00 Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich
21 May 2022 17:00 Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich
26 May 2022 17:00 Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich
29 May 2022 17:00 Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich
LUISA MILLER
3 June 2022 20:00 Teatro Comunale di Bologna
5 June 2022 16:00 Teatro Comunale di Bologna
7 June 2022 20:00 Teatro Comunale di Bologna
9 June 2022 20:00 Teatro Comunale di Bologna
OTELLO
24 June 2022 20:00 Teatro Comunale di Bologna
26 June 2022 16:00 Teatro Comunale di Bologna
OTELLO
2 July 2022 18:00 Bayerische Staatsoper, Múnich
5 July 2022 19:00 Bayerische Staatsoper, Múnich
AIDA
22 July 2022 19:30 Cincinnati Opera
26 July 2022 19:30 Cincinnati Opera
29 July 2022 19:30 Cincinnati Opera
31 July 2022 15:00 Cincinnati Opera
ANDREA CHÉNIER
14 October 20:00 Teatro Comunale di Bologna
18 October 20:00 Teatro Comunale di Bologna
21 October 20:00 Teatro Comunale di Bologna
23 October 16:00 Teatro Comunale di Bologna
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turandot. STAATSOPER HAMBURG. 2022
"When speaking of Turandot the aria Nessun dorma cannot be avoided, the flood of emotions that has been turned into music - and Gregory Kunde sings it so beautifully that it melts..." Peter Helling (NDR. de)
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