Polifemo

Polifemo

N. A. Porpora

SALZBURG | BAYREUTH | MOSCOW | VIENNA | AMSTERDAM | WIESBADEN
Carlo il Calvo

Carlo il Calvo

N. A. Porpora

BAYREUTH | VIENNA | AMSTERDAM | EL ESCORIAL | MILAN | DORTMUND
Flavio

Flavio

G. F. Handel

BAYREUTH | VIENNA
Venceslao

Venceslao

Antonio Caldara

GLIWICE l VIENNA
Alessandro Nell’Indie

Alessandro Nell’Indie

Leonardo Vinci

BAYREUTH
Orlando Furioso

Orlando Furioso

Antonio Vivaldi

VIENNA | MOSCOW | PARIS | MADRID | DORTMUND
Griselda

Griselda

Giovanni Bononcini

WROCLAW - BAYREUTH
Il Nascimento Dell’Aurora

Il Nascimento Dell’Aurora

Tomaso Albinoni

BAYREUTH
San Giovanni Battista

San Giovanni Battista

Alessandro Stradella

BAYREUTH
Zwei Herzen im Dreivierteltakt

Zwei Herzen im Dreivierteltakt

Daniel Behle | Daniela Fally | Thomas Rösner

GRAFENEGG
Gismondo Re di Polonia

Gismondo Re di Polonia

L. Vinci

GLIWICE | VIENNA | MOSCOW | WARSAW | DORTMUND | BAYREUTH
Cajo Fabricio

Cajo Fabricio

Johann Adolf Hasse

GLIWICE | VIENNA
La Donna del Lago

La Donna del Lago

Gioachino Rossini

WIESBADEN | VIENNA | ZAGREB | LAUSANNE | SAAREMAA | MOSCOW
Irene

Irene

J. A. Hasse

HELSINKI | VIENNA
Il Pastor Fido

Il Pastor Fido

G. F. Händel

BAD LAUCHSTAEDT | GLIWICE
Meine Schönsten Weihnachtslieder

Meine Schönsten Weihnachtslieder

Daniel Behle and Oliver Schnyder Trio & friends

MUNICH | BASEL | VIENNA | FRANKFURT
La Francesina

La Francesina

Sophie Junker | Franck-Emmanuel Comte | Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu

HALLE | LYON
Senesino

Senesino

Max Emanuel Cencic

BAYREUTH | ZAGREB | KARLSRUHE
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Foto: Karl & Monika Forster

Foto: Karl & Monika Forster

Foto: Karl & Monika Forster

Foto: Karl & Monika Forster

Foto: Karl & Monika Forster

Sonja Runje in the title role of Giulio Cesare at the Cologne Opera!

17.05.2023

Sonja Runje, our contralto and Parnassus Arts Productions exclusive artist, will sing the title role in Handel's most famous opera Giulio Cesare at the Cologne Opera from 18 May 2023. A total of 4 performances with Sonja Runje as Cesare are scheduled on 18, 21, 29 and 31 May in the production of Vincent Boussard and under the musical direction of Ruben Dubrovsky.

Sonja Runje's performances this year and next year include the role of Bradamante (Vivaldi's Orlando Furioso) at the Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival, the title role in Vivaldi's Judita Triumphans at Warsaw Opera, the role of Erenice in Caldara's opera Il Venceslao at the Festival in Herne, Calipso (Polifemo) in May 2023 at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, the part of Angelo di Giustizia (La Caduta di Adamo) in Helsinki and at the Musiktheater an der Wien, the alto part in Messiah at the Reisopera and her role debut as Teodata in Handel's opera Flavio at the Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival and at the Musiktheater an der Wien.

Sonja Runje regularly works with renowned conductors such as George Petrou, Christian Curnyn, Benjamin Bayl, Ruben Dubrovsky, Martyna Pastuszka, Rüdiger Lotter and many more. Sonja Runje's repertoire includes alto and contralto roles such as Isabella in L'Italiana in Algeri, Amastre in Serse, Carmen, Bradamante & Alcina in Orlando Furioso, Cherubino, Tolomeo & Cesare & Cornelia in Giulio Cesare, Octavia in L'Incoronazione di Poppea, Matilda in Ottone, Calipso in Polifemo, La Marchesa Melibea in Il viaggio a Reims to mention a few.

Toi toi toi, dear Sonja, for your role debut !