Hailed as “utterly compelling” by The Guardian for her debut performances as Madame de Croissy in Barrie Kosky’s acclaimed production of Dialogues des Carmélites at Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Katarina Dalayman’s long and prestigious international career has been shaped by her strong dramatic interpretation and impeccable musicianship.
In recent seasons, Dalayman has made numerous notable role debuts including as Klytämnestra (Elektra) in Francesca Zambello’s production at Washington National Opera under Evan Rogister, as Herodias (Salome) at Royal Opera and Ballet, Covent Garden under Alexander Soddy, as Jezibaba (Rusalka) at Teatro Real Madrid in a new production by Christof Loy and as Fricka (Die Walküre) at Royal Swedish Opera under Alan Gilbert. In the current season, she returns to Teatro Real Madrid, in Christof Loy’s production of Eugene Onegin, marking her debut as Larina, under the baton of Gustavo Gimeno.
At Bayerische Staatsoper, where Dalayman previously appeared extensively in Wagner’s Ring Cycle, she recently created several characters in the world-premiere of Hans Abrahamsen‘s The Snow Queen, conducted by Cornelius Meister, and she joined Kirill Petrenko in a special project with Akademie of Berliner Philharmoniker as La Zia Principessa in Puccini’s Suor Angelica at Berlin’s Philharmonie. Dalayman made her debut at Glyndebourne Festival Opera as Kabanicha (Kát’a Kabanová) under Music Director Robin Ticciati, repeating the role at Het Concertgebouw as part of NTR ZaterdagMatinee series with Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra under Karina Canellakis and with the London Symphony Orchestra at Barbican Hall under Sir Simon Rattle. As Herodias in Barrie Kosky’s production of Salome, she recently debuted at Teatro dell’Opera di Roma under Marc Albrecht, and at Royal Swedish Opera gave her first performances as Verdi’s Amneris (Aida).
