Martial “La”
I’ve never had a better time in an opera house.
Nina Stemme
68 pieces since 2010 — in 19 roles, at 20 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
68
pieces
19
roles
20
companies
17
years
By role
By company
Metropolitan Opera 13
Wiener Staatsoper 4
Lyric Opera of Chicago 4
San Francisco Opera 3
Cleveland Orchestra 2
Vienna State Opera 2
Los Angeles Philharmonic 1
Mariinsky Theatre 1
Königliches Opernhaus Stockholm 1
New York Philharmonic 1
Opernhaus Zürich 1
Philadelphia Orchestra 1
Royal Opera House 1
Royal Swedish Opera 1
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin 1
Gothenberg Opera 1
The Cleveland Orchestra 1
Festival d'Aix-en-Provence 1
Washington National Opera 1
Bregenzer Festspiele 1
4 pieces as Lyric Opera of Chicago — stats above show all coverage for Nina Stemme.
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To forgive, divine
Leos Janacek’s 1904 opera Jenufa could be a rather grim affair.
In the baroque midwinter
It’s been a rough winter in Chicago, and an especially rough one for lead singers at Lyric Opera of Chicago
Revenge served cold
Of course, Stemme had the character’s frenzied fury at her father’s murderers in hand, but she had far more nuance—at times this Elektra was seductive, sympathetic, loving, even humorous in her bitterness.
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).
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