Larissa Diadkova With Tugan Sokhiev And Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse - In Concert 2012
Larisa Diadkova - Much depth and passion.
Over to the Granada International Music Festival from July 8, 2012 for a concert by Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse led by Tugan Sokhiev and featuring Mezzo-soprano Larissa Diadkova with the Valenciana Choir, prepared by Frances Perales in music by Moussorgsky and Prokofiev.
Starting with Moussorgsky’s Songs and Dances of Death, arranged by Dmitri Shostakovitch and featuring Larissa Diadkova, followed by Pictures at An Exhibition, arranged by Maurice Ravel and ending the concert with the return of Larissa Diadkova, joined by the Valenciana Choir in a performance of Alexander Nevsky by Sergei Prokofiev.
Larissa Diadkova studied at Kazan Conservatory before moving on to the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. In 1978, she became a member of the Kirov Opera where she initially sang small roles. As a member of the Kirov Opera, Diadkova toured internationally under company director Valery Gergiev. She made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1996 as Madelon in Andrea Chénier and performed the role of Marfa in The Tsar’s Bride at La Scala in 1998. She also appeared in four Metropolitan productions in 1998: Prince Igor, Ruslan and Lyudmila, Mazeppa and Betrothal in a Monastery.[2] Her other notable roles include Ježibaba in a 2002 modernization of Rusalka and Azucena opposite Roberto Alagna.
In 2005, Tugan Sokhiev became principal guest conductor and musical adviser with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse. He received the accolade ‘Révélation musicale de l’année’ from the French Critics’ Union in 2005, after a Paris performance with the Capitole de Toulouse orchestra. In September 2008, he became the orchestra’s music director. His most recent Capitole de Toulouse contract extension, announced in December 2019, was through the summer of 2021.
In September 2010, Sokhiev was named principal conductor and artistic director of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (DSO Berlin), effective in 2012, with an initial contract of 4 years. He took the title of principal conductor designate with immediate effect. In January 2014, the Bolshoi Theatre named Sokhiev its new music director, with an initial contract of 4 years, effective 1 February 2014. In October 2014, Sokhiev stated his intention to stand down from his DSO Berlin post after the 2015-2016 season, to devote greater attention to his Bolshoi post.
On 6 March 2022, Sokhiev resigned as both music director of the Bolshoi Theatre and music director of the Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse, citing pressure to make a public statement regarding the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Current events aside, enjoy the concert.
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