Burning woman
I count myself as privileged to have witnessed Götterdämmerungat the Royal Opera House during this season’s revival of Keith Warner’s Ring.
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
5 pieces as Brünnhilde — stats above show all coverage for Nina Stemme.
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A choice, not an ecosystem
Washington National Opera’s first Ring Cycle came to a bittersweet conclusion this past Sunday, closing the door on an extraordinary three weeks in the opera house and a remarkable musical and theatrical achievement for the company.
Ring à la russe
Wagner is becoming an important calling card for Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Theatre.
Ring around the Bay
Here goes with the End of the Gods and the End of these Ring reviews: Götterdämmerung was more of a mixed bag than the other operas, but still left a powerful impression. This was where Zambello’s choice to steer clear of heavy spectacle was most evident to me. The cost in grandeur was offset by […]
Side Partitur
Take a Wild Ride with a Valkyrie!! Yes, that’s what all the signs say around Old Baghdad-by-the-Bay…. So, fasten your seatbelts, y’all, it’s going to be a bumpy night! As it turned out, Die Walküre was an unexpectedly wonderful ride, marking the debut of someone who could be a very important new Brünnhilde, Nina Stemme. […]
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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).
