Tara Erraught Announces 2013-14 Touring Season in Germany, Austria and More

Few emerging artists have captured the attention of the international opera public as the Irish-born mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught. A member of the Bayerische Staatsoper, she won widespread acclaim in February 2011, first in the title role of a new production of Ravel'sL'Enfant et les Sortileges and, in the same month, jumping in for an ailing colleague on five-days notice to perform Romeo in a new production of Bellini's I Capuleti e i Montecchi. The latter catapulted Ms. Erraught to world-wide acclaim. Erraught has announced her 2013-14 touring schedule. Scroll down for details!

Over the past few seasons, Ms. Erraught's international stature has continued to grow, and the 2013-2014 season reaffirms this with a world premiere, and three role debuts amongst other engagements. In late spring/early summer 2013, Tara Erraught sings Nicklausse/The Muse in Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann with the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, followed by a recital at Nymphenburg Sommer in celebration of the festival's 10th anniversary. Fall 2013/winter 2014 performances include creating the role of Kitty in the world premiere of Iain Bell's A Harlot's Progress at Theater an der Wien; and with Bayerische Staatsoper, she reprises her role as Hansel in Humperdinck's Hansel und Gretel, and as Angelina in Rosssini's La Cenerentola. Also in Munich, Ms. Erraught makes her role debut as Sesto in Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito. In spring 2014, she returns to the UK and the Glyndebourne Festival in yet another role debut (Glyndebourne 2014 season to be announced). Summer engagements include the Bayerische Staatsoper's productions of Strauss's Die Frau ohne Schatten and the second set of performances of La Clemenza di Tito. Future performances include Ms. Erraught's debut at the BBC Proms, a second North American recital tour, and stage debuts at the Washington National Opera, and San Francisco Opera.

Performance highlights of 2012-2013 included Ms. Erraught's debut season, at 26 years of age, at the Wiener Staatsoper, where she sang Il Barbiere di Siviglia in the autumn as well as the premiere performances of a new production of La Cenerentola to great acclaim early in 2013. In Munich, she sang in a new production of Hansel und Gretel as well as her first performances of Die Fledermaus as Prince Orlovsky and of Les Contes d'Hoffmann as Nicklausse. In spring 2013, she made a successful premiere recital tour to North America. She also was honored by the German government, which bestowed upon her the prestigious Pro meritis scientiae et litterarum, in recognition for outstanding contribution to the arts. At 26 years of age, she is only the fifth musician, and the youngest recipient, to receive this honor since the annual award's inception in 2000.

2013-14 TOUR SCHEDULE:

MAY 18, 24, 29, 2013
Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich, Germany
OFFENBACH Les Contes d'Hoffmann
(Nicklausse/The Muse) Role Debut
Emmanuel Villaume, conductor

JUNE 2, 5, 8, 2013
Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich, Germany
OFFENBACH Les Contes d'Hoffmann
(Nicklausse/The Muse) Role Debut
Emmanuel Villaume, conductor

JUNE 20, 2013
Recital - Nymphenburg Sommer
Hubertussaal, Schloss Nymphenburg, Munich, Germany
BRAHMS Zigeunerlieder
RESPIGHI O falce di luna; Nebbie; Notte
DVORAK 4 Lieder Op. 82; "Na to bych se podivala" from "Der Dickschädel" Op. 17
MEYERBEER Nobles seigneur, salut! from Les Huguenots
GOUNOD Si le bonheur a sourire t'invite from Faust
BELLINI Deh! Tu Deh! from I Capuleti e i Montecchi
MOZART Parto, Parto from La Clemenza di Tito
Henning Ruhe, pianist

OCTOBER 13, 16, 18, 21, 24, 27, 2013
Theater an der Wien, Vienna, Austria
BELL A Harlot's Progress - World Premiere
(Kitty)
Donald Runnicles, conductor

DECEMBER 21, 29, 2013
Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich, Germany
HUMPERDINCK Hansel and Gretel (re-engagement)
(Hansel)
Tomas Hanus, conductor

FEBRUARY 10, 12, 15, 20, 23, 26, 2014
Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich, Germany
MOZART La Clemenza di Tito
(Sesto) Role Debut
Kirill Petrenko, conductor

MARCH 4, 7, 9, 12, 2014
Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich, Germany
ROSSINI La Cenerentola
(Angelina)

MARCH 29, 2014
Munich Opera Festival of the Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich, Germany
STRAUSS Die Frau ohne Schatten
(Stimmen der Ungeborenen)
Kirill Petrenko, conductor

JULY 1, 5, 2014
Munich Opera Festival of the Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich, Germany
MOZART La Clemenza di Tito
(Sesto) Role Debut
Kirill Petrenko, conductor

Future Engagements include:

Glyndebourne Festival Opera
BBC Proms
A second North American recital tour

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