Didn't Karita already tackle Kundry for the first time in her career a year ago at the Turku Music Festival? She once talked about Minnie in Puccini's La Fanciulla del West and Judith in Bartok's Bluebeard Castle. Both roles great for her!
Yes, she sang Kundry in a concert version twice in Turku. I was just thinking of her doing it on stage...And yes, now I remember her talking about those 2 roles....Time will tell!
It just occurred to me that Karita has also mentioned that she'd sing Klytämnestra in Strauss' Elektra in the near future. Could this be one of the new roles next season?
I don't really believe in that Minnie anymore... even if I would have loved to experience it.
Klytàmnestra, Ortrud, Kabanisha (?) and even the old countess in Pique Dame come to mind.
And Kundry and Judith , of course.
Elina Makropoulos will happen at Covent Garden in 2020, I read.
It will be interesting whichever role she will take!! I could ask her about the roles next time I see her, but usually she can tell me the ones that are official information. But we'll see!
I also found this: https://www.verbierfestival.com/en/concert/lun-29-juillet-19h00/ Karita will sing Duparc, Brahms and Strauss at the Verbier Festival, Switzerland on 29th July 2019. If I understood correctly, her pianist will be Evgeny Kissin! At least Mr Kissin is performing with Leonidas Kavakos in the same concert. If that's the partnership for Karita's Lieder, it will be the Earth moving.