Mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe is considered to be one of the most highly respected and critically acclaimed artists of her generation.
Ms. Blythe has sung in many of the renowned opera houses in the US and Europe including the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Seattle Opera, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, and the Opera National de Paris. Her many roles include the title roles in
Carmen, Samson et Dalila , Orfeo ed Euridice, L'Italiana in Algeri , La Grande Duchesse, Tancredi, Mignon, and Guilio Cesare; Frugola, Principessa, and Zita in
Il Trittico, Fricka in both
Das Rheingold and
Die Walküre, Waltraute in
Götterdämmerung, Azucena in
Il Trovatore, Ulrica in
Un Ballo in Maschera, Baba the Turk in
The Rake's Progress, Ježibaba in
Rusalka, Jocasta in
Oedipus Rex, Mere Marie in
Dialogues des Carmélites; ,Mistress Quickly in
Falstaff, Ino/Juno in
Semele, and Orlofsky in
Die Fledermaus ... read full bioMezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe is considered to be one of the most highly respected and critically acclaimed artists of her generation.
Ms. Blythe has sung in many of the renowned opera houses in the US and Europe including the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Seattle Opera, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, and the Opera National de Paris. Her many roles include the title roles in
Carmen, Samson et Dalila , Orfeo ed Euridice, L'Italiana in Algeri , La Grande Duchesse, Tancredi, Mignon, and Guilio Cesare; Frugola, Principessa, and Zita in
Il Trittico, Fricka in both
Das Rheingold and
Die Walküre, Waltraute in
Götterdämmerung, Azucena in
Il Trovatore, Ulrica in
Un Ballo in Maschera, Baba the Turk in
The Rake's Progress, Ježibaba in
Rusalka, Jocasta in
Oedipus Rex, Mere Marie in
Dialogues des Carmélites; ,Mistress Quickly in
Falstaff, Ino/Juno in
Semele, and Orlofsky in
Die Fledermaus.Ms. Blythe has also appeared with many of the world's finest orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Opera Orchestra of New York, Minnesota Orchestra, Halle Orchestra, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the Ensemble Orchestre de Paris, and the Concertgerbouworkest. She has also appeared at the Tanglewood, Cincinnati May, and Ravinia festivals, and at the BBC Proms. The many conductors with whom she has worked include Harry Bicket, James Conlon, Charles Dutoit, Mark Elder, Christoph Eschenbach, James Levine, Fabio Luisi, Nicola Luisotti, Sir Charles Mackerras, John Nelson, Antonio Pappano, Mstislav Rostropovitch, Robert Spano, Patrick Summers, and Michael Tilson Thomas.
A frequent recitalist, Ms. Blythe has been presented in recital in New York by Zankel Hall, Lincoln Center’s Great Performers Series at Alice Tully Hall and its American Songbook Series at the Allen Room, Town Hall, the 92nd Street Y, Town Hall, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She has also been presenter by the Vocal Arts Society and at the Supreme Court at the invitation of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Washington, DC; the Cleveland Art Song Festival, the University Musical Society in Ann Arbor, the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Shriver Hall in Baltimore, and San Francisco Performances.
A champion of American song, Ms. Blythe has premiered several song cycles written for her including
Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson by the late James Legg,
Covered Wagon Woman by Alan Smith which was commissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and recorded with the ensemble (CMS Studio Recordings); and
Vignettes: Ellis Island, also by Alan Smith and featured in a special television program entitled
Vignettes: An Evening with Stephanie Blythe and Warren Jones.
Ms Blythe starred in the Metropolitan Opera’s live HD broadcasts of
Orfeo ed Euridice, Il Trittico, Rodelinda, and the complete Ring Cycle. Her recordings of works by Mahler, Brahms, and Wagner and of arias by Handel and Bach are available on the Virgin Classics label.
This season, Ms. Blythe returns to the Metropolitan Opera for the new production of
Un Ballo in Maschera, Il Trovatore, and the complete Ring Cycle and appears in the New York Philharmonic Orchestra's presentation of
Carousel. She also tours the US with two of her highly acclaimed programs:
We’ll Meet Again: The Songs of Kate Smith and an All-American song program, culminating in an encore performance in Lincoln Center's American Songbook series and recital in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium
Ms. Blythe was named Musical America’s Vocalist of the Year for 2009. Her other awards include the 2007 Opera News Award and the 1999 Richard Tucker Award.
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