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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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Staatsoper Hamburg
Andrzej Filonczyk, Don Giovanni
Ilia Kazakov, Leporello
Elbenita Kajtazi, Donna Anna
Dovlet Nurgeldiyev, Don Ottavio
Morris Robinson/Alexander Roslavets, Il Commendatore
Angela Brower, Donna Elvira
Kady Evanyshyn, Zerlina
Hubert Kowalczyk, Masetto
Alte Oper
Alain Altinoglu, conductor
Angela Brower, Marguerite
Charles Castronovo, Faust
John Relyea, Méphistophélès
Photo: Thomas Wolf
Elbphilharmonie
Alain Altinoglu, conductor
Angela Brower, Marguerite
Charles Castronovo, Faust
John Relyea, Méphistophélès
Photo: Thomas Wolf
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Angela Brower will once again star in the role of Dorabella in Mozart’s Così fan tutte at the Wiener Staatsoper, with performances on June 13, 15, 17 and 19. With Alexander Soddy in the pit, the production by Barrie Kosky will also feature Olga Kulchynska as Fiordiligi, Maria Nazarova as…
Next month, for four performances on May 1, 6, 10 and 13, Angela Brower stars as Adalgisa in Bellini’s Norma. This opera is considered the epitome of bel canto, but it offers a great deal more than just “beautiful singing”. In his production, Vasily Barkhatov underscores Norma’s sense of being…
On March 1, 4, 6, 8 and 10, Angela Brower stars as the Composer in Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos at the Teatro dell’opera di Roma. The performances, led by Maxime Pascal, will also feature Axelle Fanyo as the Primadonna/Ariadne, Charles Morillon as Der Haushofmeister, Adrian Eröd as Ein Musiklehrer, Tuomas…
For her first performances of 2026 on January 23 and 25, Angela Brower is the soloist for Berlioz’s cantata Cléopâtre, on the first of her two weeks with the TSO. Maestro Gomez introduces the music of Olivier Messiaen with the intensely spiritual Les Offrandes oubliées (the Forgotten Offerings). Debussy’s impressionistic…
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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
