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NEWSNEWS FLASHAdrianne stars in a new production of Ariadne auf Naxos!
New recording of LohengrinAdrianne has just finished a recording for Lohengrin that will be available in 2009. The cast includes: Adrianne heats up LA in her debut as ToscaAdrianne 'radiant' as Tosca
"L.A. Opera accessorizes 'Tosca' revival with Maria Callas' jewelry""HOW do you add sparkle to a fatigued operatic war horse? Bring out the jewelry and let it shine under the spotlight... "To wear this talisman -- I have to pinch
myself," says soprano Adrianne Pieczonka, who shares the role of
Tosca in this revival with Georgina Lukacs. "People were taken aback
by how bright they were during rehearsals. It doesn't bother me,
but I hope it won't be a distraction for the audience."" Read
the full LA Times article Behind the Curtain with the LA OperaAdrianne speaks on the LA Opera podcast, Behind the Curtain, about her role debut as Tosca. "She describes this monumental moment in her career and why she chose LA Opera to make such an important step. She talks about her approach to Tosca and how she tackles the role’s most poignant passages."Listen to it here Downtown LA NewsAdrianne spoke with the Downtown LA News
about her role debut in Tosca. Adrianne has a new recording!Beethoven: Ideals of the French Revolution
"Adrianne Pieczonka makes crystalline sounds" (The Montreal Gazette, 5 April 2008) Buy or download the album here
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work written by author, critic, librettist, and musicologist Paul
Griffiths as a tribute to Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire, features
the OSM and Kent Nagano
Marquis
records have just released the Aldeburgh Connection's newest CD
called "Our own Songs" featuring commissioned works and various
Canadian singers.
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Kammersängerin Award from the Minister for Education, Arts and Culture, Dr. Claudia Schmied, 27 March 2007 |
Adrianne Pieczonka Named a Kammersängerin
Adrianne has been invested as the newest Austrian Kammersängerin - the highest award a singer can receive in Austria. The official ceremony took place in Vienna on March 27, 2007. Adrianne and tenor Michael Schade (who was also invested the same day) are the first Canadians to be given this honoured title.
Originally bestowed by the royal courts, the title "kammersänger", or chamber singer, is given by the Austrian government to distinguished singers who have made significant careers in Austria. On the recommendation of Ioan Holender, Director of the Vienna State Opera, Adrianne joins an illustrious list of "kammersängers" including Fritz Wunderlich, Edita Gruberova, Richard Tauber, José Carreras, and Placido Domingo.
Adrianne has appeared on the stage of the Vienna State Opera over 100 times.
FEBRUARY 2007
Adrianne's Wagner & Strauss CD Nominated
for a 2007 JUNO
Adrianne received her 1st JUNO nomination in the category of Classical Album Of The Year: Vocal or Choral Performance for her recording of arias by Wagner and Strauss.
DECEMBER 2006
Adrianne Named one of the Top 10 Artists of 2006 by the Globe
and Mail
Classical Music critic Robert Everett-Green
picked Adrianne for her banner year of successes, particularly for
her world-renowned performances as Sieglinde both in Bayreuth and
Toronto.
Find out more about Adrianne's spectacular
year in the full
article 
INTERVIEWS WITH ADRIANNE
ADRIANNE PIECZONKA TALKS ABOUT HER CAREER & BEING SIEGLINDE |
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ON THE COVER OF OPERA CANADA - September 2006 issue |
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In conversation with Toronto Star chief Music Critic John Terauds |
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About her phenomenal success as Sieglinde and her recital program with Robert Everett-Grenn of the Globe and Mail |
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OTHER RECENT PRESS ACCOLADES
Adrianne "radiantly warm" in Munich Marschallin
“Canadian Adrianne Pieczonka was radiantly warm and elegant as the Feldmarschallin; her rich, glorious voice was totally natural with no operatic pretensions, just like her acting.” (American Record Guide, November-December 2007)
Verdi Requiem in Los Angeles
“Soprano Adrianne Pieczonka, whose previous LAO appearances include Countess Almaviva and the Marschallin, was riveting in the Libera Me, singing with steely resolve and credibly portraying a character pleading for salvation. Throughout the Requiem, she displayed focused, gleaming tone, secure top notes and beautifully floated high pianissimos.” (Opera News, December 2007)
A "radiant" Elisabeth in the Canadian Opera Company's Don Carlos
"Pieczonka's powerful soprano positively glowed with emotion and deep understanding, climaxing in an exquisitely phrased "Toi qui sous le néant." Pieczonka and Hendricks offered clear French diction and proved themselves natural, involving actors." (Opera News, January 2008)
"Soprano Adrianne Pieczonka was looking radiant and singing magnificently, developing the character of Elisabeth, Philip's reluctant young queen, visibly and touchingly." (The Globe & Mail, 15 October 2007)
"The undisputed vocal stars are soprano Adrianne Pieczonka, as Elisabeth, and bass-baritone Terje Stensvold, making his COC debut as Philippe II. Both had the vocal power and dramatic depth to shine in these difficult roles." (Toronto Star, 15 October 2007)
‘Radiant’ Sieglinde – Adrianne once again seduces Bayreuth in Die Walkure
"Adrianne Pieczonka's feminine, radiant and musical Sieglinde proved an oasis of lyricism in a desert of high voices. " (Opera, November 2007)
"In this wonderful atmosphere, Sieglinde, radiantly portrayed by Adrianne Pieczonka, creates a very complete character , vigorous, not deprived of dreams, but with a fragility that is both passionate and real."(Altamusica, 10 August, 2007)
LUNA, Luminato Festival's Opera Gala
"The Rusalka excerpt (Song to the Moon) and the famous aria from Catalani's La Wally were sublime in a different way, so beautifully clear in sound and intention. Pieczonka is one of those singers whose invocation of the ideal values of her art somehow makes you feel like a better person, for participating even vicariously in that appeal." (Globe and Mail, 11 June 2007)
Last Updated: July 24, 2008