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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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The Royal Danish Opera
Julia Jones, conductor
Jetske Mijnssen, director
Edgaras Montvidas, Tito
Sine Bundgaard, Vitellia
Emily Pogorelc/Marlene Metzger, Servilia
Elisabeth Jansson, Sesto
Angela Brower, Annio
Anne-Marie Curry, Berenice
Photo: Axel Kuhlmann
Opéra Bastille
Eun Sun Kim, conductor
Benjamin Bernheim/Dmitry Korchak, Hoffmann
Pretty Yende, Olympia
Antoinette Dennefeld, Giulietta
Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Antonia
Christian van Horn, The Four Villains
Angela Brower, Nicklausse/The Muse
Staatsoper Hamburg
Paolo Arrivabeni, conductor
Marcelo Álvarez, Pollione
Hubert Kowalczyk, Oroveso
Olga Peretyatko, Norma
Angela Brower, Adalgisa
Renate Spingler, Clotilde
Seungwoo Simon Yang, Flavio
Photo: Andreas Praefcke
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This September and October, Angela Brower appears as Annio in Jetske Mijnssen’s new production of La clemenza di Tito at the Royal Danish Opera. She has previously performed this Mozartian role at Opéra national de Paris, Bayerische Staatsoper, and London’s Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Ms. Brower joins an incredible cast that includes Edgaras…
In June, Angela Brower returns to Bayerische Staatsoper to reprise her role as the Fox in Barrie Kosky’s production of The Cunning Little Vixen. Her previous performance as the Fox with the company received high praise from Opera News, who wrote “Angela Brower, in more than a welcome return to her former…
Angela Brower reprises Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier at the Dutch National Opera this month. She has sung this signature role at many of the world’s leading opera houses to great acclaim. Of her performance in the role with the Bayerisches Staatsorchester at Carnegie Hall, The New York Times wrote “Angela Brower…
Angela Brower will be making her Semperoper Dresden debut this month as Komponist in their upcoming production of Ariadne auf Naxos. Ms. Brower is known for her exceptional portrayals of Strauss roles and has recently wowed audiences as the composer at Festival Aix-en-Provence and Glyndebourne. The talented cast will also feature Catherine…
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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
