Bel Cantanti Opera 2007 Bel Cantanti is performing a concert version of Humperdinck's "Hänsel und Gretel". Bel Cantanti and its young performers, coached by Katerina Souvorova, have garnered excellent reviews over the years in "The Washington Post", "The Washington Times", Ionarts.blogspot.com, and other local papers. Bel Cantanti Opera Bel Cantanti is an American opera company under the direction of Dr. Katerina Souvorova. It was formed in 2003 to give performance opportunities to operatic talent in the Washington, D.C. area. It has produced fully staged operas and gala events with young professionals since 2003. The productions has been in a variety of venues including:
Rosalind Plowright of "Hansel and Gretel". Other recordings include "Maria Stuarda", "Otello", "Aida" and "Hänsel und Gretel", all for the Opera in English series for Chandos Records, "Elijah" also for Chandos, "La vestale" for Orfeo, "Les contes d'Hoffmann" for EMI, and "Il trovatore", "La forza del destino" and Mahler's "2nd Symphony" for Deutsche Grammophon. "La Belle Dame sans Merci" for Romeo Records – Release date 6 May 2014. Suor Angelica "Suor Angelica", "Il Trittico" from La Scala, Milan. Leonora "Il Trovatore" from L'Arena di Verona. Gertrude "Hänsel und Gretel" from The Metropolitan Opera, La Contessa di Coigny / Madelon "Andrea Chenier" from