Polish soprano Iwona Sobotka
This fall, audiences haven’t one, however two probabilities to catch Mascagni’s Iris, what James Jorden memorably referred to as “probably the most fucked up opera ever,” with productions in each Wexford and Turin. Whereas Wexford’s manufacturing, which opens later this month, options the burgeoning soprano Leyla Gu, in Turin the title position will probably be shared by Erika Grimaldi and at present’s Grand Tier Seize Bag featured artist, Iwona Sobotka.
The Polish soprano, a favourite of Riccardo Muti, has had a busy season; for the reason that spring of 2025, she has made position debuts as Senta, Turandot, Abigaille, Aïda, and the Marschallin, along with reprising lead roles in Il trovatore, Simon Boccanegra, Don Giovanni, Otello, and Manon Lescaut.
However its performances of Verdi’s Requiem beneath Muti which have launched her to the worldwide scene; she changed Angela Meade on the final minute within the Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2024 Requiem performances and sang it once more with Muti in Salzburg this summer time, after which the conductor introduced it might be his ultimate efficiency of the Mass.
It’s onerous to think about Muti giving up the Verdi Requiem completely, but it surely’s not onerous to think about how Sobotka may be compelling in equally dramatic repertoire, like Giordano’s Siberia which she is going to sing in Italy this fall. Right now’s clip, nonetheless, options Sobotka in repertoire apart from her acquainted Italian heroines: Strauss’s Vier letzte Lieder, which she has sung quite a few instances in live performance over the previous a number of years.
Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder
Iwona Sobotka
Conductor: Michał Klauza
Polish Radio Orchestra
23 September 2023
Broadcast
