US opera star jumps ship
OperaThe Met soprano Ailyn Perez has jooined Askonas Holt for worldwide general management.
She was previously with Gianluca Macheda’s boutique.
Perez, 44, is one of the busiest international opera singers.
Earlier this season she sang the title role in the Metropolitan Opera premiere of Daniel Catán’s Florencia en el Amazonas, followed by a run of Carmens as Micaela.
Jooined?
I did not care for her Rusalka in Santa Fe last summer, nor the Eurotrash production. Makes one wonder what constitutes an “opera star” these days.
Oh oh good old Gianluca Macheda is losing his best artists
She was a touching Mimi at CG in 2022 and managed to sing in the otherwise disastrous Bohème at Bastille a few months later.
Agreed. I saw the same production. She was fantastic, but in a way I felt she was holding back as to not completely overpower Juan Diego Florez.
I’m sorry the Met didn’t give her the new ugly Forza last winter. I think she has a Verdi voice and the right Italianate sound for that role.
well, spanish and italian sound similar.
In the same parallel universe where the equally small-voiced, glorified Zerlina of Elena Stikhina is a Verdian soprano!
IMO Stikhina’s Verdi sounded better than the big-voiced Davidsen.
It’s not the size it’s how you use it.
Wasn’t she with Askonas Holt and Joel Thomas before?
It’s Pérez not Perez.
Her singing in the title role of Florencia at the Met brought me to tears.
Her MAGDA in LA RONDINE at Washington Concert Opera was unreal! The girl can S I N G!!!
Who she???
Ailyn Perez is one of the most beautiful singers since Mirella Freni. She is utterly compelling!
I took Journalism 101 in college. Professor said if you misspell a word, you automatically get an F.
Tough teacher! Not a USA school I assume.