Leonie Rysanek

79 pieces since 2005 — in 17 roles, at 9 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.

79 pieces

17 roles

9 companies

22 years

By role

Chrysothemis 4 Salome 4 Clytemnestra 2 Sieglinde 2 Lady Macbeth 2 Kostelnicka 2 Empress 1 Gioconda 1 Herodias 1 Jenufa 1 Kaiserin 1 Elisabetta 1 Kostelnicka Buryjovka 1 Die Kaiserin 1 Primadonna/Ariadne 1 Desdemona 1 Countess 1

By company

Metropolitan Opera 15 Wiener Staatsoper 3 Bayerische Staatsoper 1 Bayreuth Festival 1 Chorégies d'Orange 1 La Scala 1 Salzburger Festspiele 1 San Francisco Opera 1 Vienna State Opera 1

1 piece as Desdemona — stats above show all coverage for Leonie Rysanek.

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A favorite Verdi performance from John Danaher

My favorite Verdi performance is the iconic 1960 RCA recording of Otello with Jon Vickers in the title role and the Rome Opera Orchestra and Chorus under the baton of the masterly Tullio Serafin.

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