Antonia / Les contes d'Hoffmann

From the Großer Musikvereinssaal Wien, the Australian soprano, Nicole Car, performs "Poème de l'amour et de la mer" op. 19 by Ernest Chausson. The Wiener Philharmoniker is conducted by Philippe Jordan in this concert from January 14th, 2024.

Découvrez l'opéra "Simon Boccanegra" de Giuseppe Verdi, du 12 mars au 3 avril 2024 à l'Opéra Bastille : https://www.operadeparis.fr/saison-23-24/opera/simon-boccanegra S’il n’est pas le plus connu des opéras de Verdi, "Simon Boccanegra" était l’un de ses préférés, au point de le remanier en profondeur 24 ans après sa création à Venise en 1857. Quel destin que celui de Simon Boccanegra ! Cet ancien corsaire élu doge de Gênes, voudrait rétablir la concorde au sein de son Conseil, divisé entre patriciens et plébéiens, et la paix avec Venise, l’éternelle rivale. Mais cet humaniste est aussi rongé par la perte de sa fille, enlevée lorsqu’elle était enfant. Extrait : Acte 1 - "Mi baciò, mi benedisse" Nicole Car (Amelia Grimaldi), Ludovic Tézier (Simon Boccanegra)

The Australian soprano, Nicole Car, has carved a fine career on the international stages. For Opera Australia, she has performed Tatyana, Micaëla, Mimi, Marguerite, Pamina, Leila, Violetta, Marguerite, Contessa, Thaïs, Luisa Miller, Donna Anna and Donna Elvira. In 2014, she made her American debut as Contessa in Dallas and her European début the following year as Tatyana for Deutsche Oper Berlin. In 2015, she made her début at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden – singing Tatyana and Micaëla. Since this time, she has sung Fiordiligi for Deutsche Oper Berlin and Semperoper Dresden, Mimi for Covent Garden, Tatyana and Elisabetta for the Opera de Paris. She made her début at The Metropolitan Opera, New York as Mimi (and has since performed Fiordiligi there) and, in 2019, sang Tatyana in Munich and Berlin, Micaela and Donna Elvira for the Opera de Paris and Violetta and Marguerite at the Opera de Marseille. Her most recent undertaking is the role of Blanche de la Force in Poulenc's DIALOGUES DES CARMÉLITES. This scene from Act III comes from the Wien Staatsoper with Eve-Maud Hubeaux as Mère Marie. Bertrand de Billy conducts the Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper in this performance from May 27th 2023.

Real-life husband and wife Etienne Dupuis (Marcello) and Nicole Car (Mimì) sing an excerpt from Act III at the final dress rehearsal. Production: Franco Zeffirelli. Conductor: James Gaffigan. 2018–19 season.

One of the world's most beautiful voices joins one of the world's most exciting orchestras. Nicole Car, recorded live in concert with the Australian Chamber Orchestra. 'Heroines', available now: https://abcmusic.lnk.to/HeroinesFA Stunning young Australian soprano Nicole Car is one of the brightest stars in international opera. In September 2018 she will make her debut at New York’s Metropolitan Opera opposite Vittorio Grigolo and Michael Fabiano, and November sees her debut at Bayerische Staatsoper. This follows hard on the heels of a Helpmann Award-winning performance as Violetta in Opera Australia’s production of Verdi’s 'La traviata' earlier in the year. Nicole’s star status was confirmed by the huge success of her debut solo album, 'The Kiss', which reached #1 on the charts and was nominated for Best Classical Album at the 2016 ARIA Awards. In April 2018, Nicole joined the ACO, one of Australia’s most daring and exciting ensembles, for a series of unique live performances featuring arias sung by some of music’s most iconic female characters – including Mozart’s Dido and Verdi’s Desdemona. The album also showcases the artistry of the orchestra, featuring Mozart’s Symphony No.27 as well as a gorgeous performance of Beethoven’s Romance for Violin and Orchestra No.2 from Satu Vänskä, the ACO’s Principal Violin. 'Heroines' is a brilliant recording of these extraordinary concerts, capturing one of the world’s most beautiful voices blending perfectly with one of the world’s great orchestras. “Here we present Nicole Car, a singer at the top of her game, to portray these heroines: courageous Queen Dido, wrathful Deidamia, the doomed Desdemona. These are characters who face the very depths of human expression – joy and hope, grief and despair – with resilience and strength. Do not underestimate these women; they are resolute in their conviction, and their voices demand to be heard.” – Richard Tognetti

Nicole Car singing Donna Elvira's aria "Mi tradì quell'alma ingrata" from "Don Giovanni". Recorded at the Paris Opera (Opéra Garnier) in July 2019. Conductor: Philippe Jordan Staging Ivo van Hove