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About Angela Brower
Hailed by The New York Times for her “plush, full sound, yet also youthful brightness”, American mezzo-soprano Angela Brower is one of the most sought-after lyric mezzo-sopranos of her generation.
A former member of the Bayerische Staatsoper ensemble, and alumna of their studio, she continues to bring her compelling artistry and musicianship to the world’s leading opera houses and concert venues.
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Opernhaus Zürich
Joana Mallwitz, conductor
Diana Damrau, Die Feldmarschallin Fürstin Werdenberg
Angela Brower, Octavian
Günther Groissböck, Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau
Emily Pogorelc, Sophie
Bo Skovhus, Herr von Faninal
Photo: © Roland Fischer
Catalina Foothills High School, Tucson Symphony
José Luis Gomez, conductor
Margot Rood, soprano
Angela Brower, mezzo-soprano
Omar Najmi, tenor
Edward Vogel, baritone
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“In the role of Octavian, Angela Brower was a delight, bringing out many layers to her character. At the beginning, you could see a young boy enthralled, excited, and stricken with his Marschallin. There is a combination of sexual desire, but also care and love, especially in the first scene,…
Angela Brower returns to the role of Octavian this autumn in Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier, in a new production by Lydia Steier based on an extant set, and Joana Mallwitz at the musical helm. Diana Damrau stars as the Marschallin, Günther Groissböck sings Ochs, with Emily Pogorelc as Sophie, and Bo…
Angela Brower returns to the Endinburgh International Festival on August 9, appearing as Sesto in Mozart’s political thriller, La clemenza di Tito. It’s an opera that’s played an important role in Brower’s career; of a previous performance as Sesto, Bachtrack said, “Angela Brower plays Sesto’s range of emotions with poignant…
On April 18 and 20, Angela Brower joins the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra to perform the role of Prince Orlofsky in a concert presentation of Johann Strauss II’s beloved operetta, Die Fledermaus. These special performances are part of the renowned Spring Festival in Tokyo, Japan’s largest classical music festival which takes place…
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The poet E. T. A. Hoffmann as the protagonist of his own fantastic tales: In his encounter with three women – Olympia, Antonia, and Giulietta – he searches in vain for love and for himself. Will he draw the strength for art from his failure in life? Stage director Daniele Finzi Pasca brings an enchanting, fairy-tale-like spectacle to the stage with all the colourful means of theatrical magic.
Soloists: Benjamin Bernheim, Olga Peretyatko, Luca Pisaroni, Angela Brower
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Conductor: Kent Nagano
