North Star 
Kristine Opolais
It sounds like a fairy tale. A beautiful young girl sings a song, a handsome listener falls in love with her, and in a blink of an eye she becomes a star. Now they travel the world, making music together. In broad strokes, that is exactly what happened to Kristine Opolais, the Latvian soprano who made a sensational debut at the Metropolitan Opera this past season. The New York Times hailed her “plush voice with a throbbing richness that lends a touch of poignancy to every phrase she sings” in her portrayal of Magda in Puccini’s La Rondine.
Did you know she's married to Andris Nelsons and that she's also a Mom? Read the rest of this article at Classical Singer Magazine* and listen to Kristine Opolaias as Magda in La Rondine at the Met:
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