Renata Pokupić
Mezzo-soprano Renata Pokupić is known internationally through her acclaimed performances of baroque, classical and other coloratura-mezzo repertoire as well as solo songs.
Her recent opera engagements have included the highly acclaimed Royal Opera House, Covent Garden debut as Irene Tamerlano (previously performed at Teatro Real, Madrid), Cherubino Le Nozze di Figaro for Washington National Opera and Los Angeles Opera (both house debuts), Sesto La clemenza di Tito for Chicago Opera Theater, Annio La clemenza di Tito for Opéra de Lyon, the title role in Cavalli’s Eliogabalo at Grange Park Opera and Statira Vivaldi L'Incoronazione di Dario for Garsington Opera.
Much in demand on concert platform, Renata recently sang title role Theodora and Piacere Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno with the Gabrieli Consort and Paul McCreesh, Angel Elijah with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream with the Orchestre National de France, both under Kurt Masur, Pulcinella in Monte Carlo under Yakov Kreizberg, Bach Christmas Oratorio on tour with the Ensemble Matheus and Jean-Christoph Spinosi, Dorabella Così fan tutte (concert performances) and Mozart Requiem at Théatre des Champs- Elysées under Jérémie Rhorer, L’Enfance du Christ with Musikkollegium Winterthur and Douglas Boyd, with the Academy of St. Martin’s-in-the-Fields and Carlo Rizzi, and with the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra under Kreizberg and Bach B minor Mass with Montreal Symphony and Kent Nagano and De Falla Le Tricorne in concert under Kazushi Ono for Opéra de Lyon. She has also sung Pergolesi Stabat Mater with Les talens lyriques and Christophe Rousset, Il Trionfo del Tempo with the Akademie fur Alte Musik, Berlin, Teodata Flavio with the Academy of Ancient Music and Christopher Hogwood. She works regularly with such conductor as John Eliot Gardiner, Paul McCreesh, Emmanuelle Haïm, Laurence Cummings and Christian Curnyn.
A committed recitalist, Renata works with the international pianist Roger Vignoles and they recently performed at the Delft Chamber Festival, Petworth Festival and the Great Hall in Downpatrick for the BBC. This season Renata appeared at the Bath Mozartfest and made her Wigmore Hall debut. Highlights in the 2010/11 season include her Oper Frankfurt debut singing Bradamante Orlando Furioso, Mozart Coronation Mass with Orchestre de Paris under Jean-Christophe Spinosi, Beethoven Symphony No.9 under Kurt Masur and Orchester Beethoven Bonn, Bach St Matthew Passion with Rotterdam Philharmonic and Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mahler Symphony No.2 under Sakari Oramo and the CBSO, Pulcinella with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Mozart Requiem with Paul McCreesh with the Copenhagen Philharmonic and at the Oslo Church Music Festival, and concerts with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. In future seasons Renata will sing major roles in Opéra de Dijon, Opéra de Lille, Washington National Opera and Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Renata is on the recording of Pulcinella with Monte-Carlo Philharmonic and Yakov Kreizberg. It received Gramophone Magazine's „Disc of the Month – July 20011“ Award.