Stephen Costello

36 pieces since 2007 — in 14 roles, at 11 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.

36 pieces
14 roles
11 companies
20 years

1 piece as Salzburg Festival — stats above show all coverage for Stephen Costello.

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It’s all about Muti

A dramatic symphony with incidental voices: that’s how Riccardo Muti’s Otello, which inaugurated the 2008 Salzburg Festival, could be aptly described. Beginning with the initial allegro agitato with its piercing lashes, it instantly appears obvious that Muti’s intention is to go for the jugular, nail the audience to their seats and never give them a […]

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