“Adrianne Pieczonka, who has sung the role all over the world, and was Tosca here in 2012, was glorious, with a fine, nuanced soprano that could overpower when necessary, or modulate down to a more moderate size, as she did[…]
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“Ms. Pieczonka, last heard at the Met as Chrysothemis in the searing new production of Strauss’s “Elektra” a year ago, brings an affecting blend of emotional vulnerability and valiant determination to Leonora. Her ample, gleaming voice gave lift and body[…]
As she is about to open at the Metropolitan Opera as Leonora in Beethoven’s Fidelio, Adrianne discusses tackling two of her most difficult operas – Fidelio and Elektra with Operawire’s Francisco Salazar.
In a combined interview and review with Musical Toronto’s Joseph So, Adrianne shares her thoughts ‘on scaling the Mount Everest of Song Cycles’.
Adrianne Pieczonka is featured on a special set of stamps issued by Canada Post honouring the 50th anniversary of the first production of the opera Louis Riel. The five-stamp collection celebrating Canadian opera includes two internationally renowned singers: Adrianne Pieczonka[…]
“Adrianne Pieczonka’s Chrysothemis is outstanding; assertive and dramatic, her voice assured, committed, beautiful and energetic at the same time… She is totally convincing, with wonderful accuracy and understanding of the text and the play. She is irreplaceable today where it[…]
On Saturday, April 23rd at 9pm, tune in to WKCR’s Saturday Night At The Opera (89.9FM NY) to hear host Stepan Atamian interview Adrianne about her career and her current appearance as Chrysothemis in the late Patrice Chéreau’s legendary staging of Elektra at the Metropolitan[…]
“Ms. Pieczonka’s rich, clear voice conveys Chrysothemis’s affecting vulnerability.” (New York Times, 15 April 2015) “Adrianne Pieczonka defined Chrysothemis’s moral frailty with musical and histrionic precision.” (Financial Times, 15 April 2016) “As her sister Chrysothemis, Adrianne Pieczonka was equally brilliant,[…]
Adrianne is in New York preparing for the opening of Strauss’s Elektra this Thursday, April 14th. During rehearsals she sat down with the New York Times’s Michael Cooper to talk about the role she first sang at the production’s premiere at[…]
“Adrianne Pieczonka shines as Madame Lidoine, the new prioress, exuding love and warmth. Her concern for her sisters is sung with dramatic vocality. She was very impressive in the final death scene of the nuns.” (Place de l’Opéra, 8 November[…]
“Pieczonka delivered a stunning, passionate, deeply committed performance of [George Crumb’s Ancient Voices of Children] a taxing, and still startlingly original work… The abandon and courage with which she threw herself into this work and inhabited its spirit attests to[…]
Adrianne sat down with host and baritone Ramón Gener to talk about her performances as Leonora in Fidelio at the Teatro Real in Madrid this past May. The interview will be aired on Sunday October 4th at 20:30 on La 2[…]
Adrianne sat down with host and baritone Ramón Gener to talk about her performances as Leonora in Fidelio at the Teatro Real in Madrid this past May. The interview will be aired on Sunday October 4th at 20:30 on La 2[…]
Adrianne’s DVD recording of Strauss’s Elektra filmed at the 2013 Aix-en-Provence Festival has won the 2015 Gramophone Award for best Opera recording of the year. In it’s review, the magazine declared Adrianne “a terrific Chrysothemis, tearing into the role with luscious tone.” Visit[…]
On Thursday, August 13th at 8pm CET (2pm EST) Medici TV will stream LIVE a performance of Beethoven’s Fidelio at the Salzburg Festival. Watch Adrianne as the faithful Leonore and Jonas Kaufmann as Florestan. Visit the Medici.tv website to watch LIVE!
“Adrianne Pieczonka sang with steely strength and agility, imbuing the role of Leonore with superhuman effort and navigating her seemingly unsingable music with ease.” (Abendzeitung, 5 August 2015) “The conductor Franz Welser-Möst, who led the great Vienna Philharmonic in a[…]
Released internationally today, Adrianne’s first recording on the Delos label features a program of songs by Strauss and Wagner joined by renowned pianist Brian Zeger. For more information, a detailed track listing, and where to buy this CD, please visit Adrianne’s[…]
“Adrianne Pieczonka, one of today’s best lyric sopranos in the German repertoire, led a truly solid cast. Her voice has an impressive touch of metal that, combined with an electric vibrato, inflames her interpretation. .. she was able to depict[…]
Adrianne’s portrayal of Puccini’s Tosca at the Canadian Opera Company in 2012 (photo by Michael Cooper) graces the cover of famed mystery novelist Donna Leon’s latest book Falling in Love, released in April 2015. For more information on the novel visit Donna[…]
“Toronto-based soprano Adrianne Pieczonka [sang with] exceedingly warm tone and near perfect diction. We are lucky to have her…Wagner’s famous “Prelude und Liebestod” from the opera Tristan und Isolde was another lush treat of the evening. Though Noseda took the[…]
The Royal Opera House production of Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer starring Adrianne Pieczonka and Bryn Terfel will be relayed live into cinemas around the world on the 24 February at 7.15pm (GMT). Check your local listings for movie theatre times and locations!