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Anna Stéphany

Mezzo-Soprano

Anglo-French mezzo-soprano Anna Stéphany has been praised for her stage-craft and “a superb, glowing, impassioned” voice. Anna was a member of the ensemble at the Opernhaus Zurich from 2012-15, where her roles included Charlotte Werther, Romeo I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Hansel Hansel und Gretel and Idamante Idomeneo. She has appeared as Octavian Der Rosenkavalier at the Bolshoi Theatre, Royal Swedish Opera and the Royal Opera House, as Le Prince Charmant Cendrillon in her company debut at the Opéra National de Paris under the baton of Carlo Rizzi, as Cherubino at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and at the Semperoper Dresden, and as Sesto Giulio Cesare at the Glyndebourne Festival in David McVicar’s acclaimed production. 

 

In the 2023-24 season Anna sings Idamante Idomeneo in her Berlin Staatsoper debut, returns to the Royal Opera House as Hansel Hansel and Gretel conducted by Mark Wigglesworth, and reprises the role of Cherubino Le nozze di Figaro at the Semperoper Dresden.

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The Dream of Gerontius in Ely and London

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Anna Stéphany closes her 2022-23 season with the Gabrieli Consort & Players for performances of Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius, conducted by Gabrieli Artistic Director, Paul McCreesh.

Singing the role of Angel, Anna will sing alongside tenor Nicky Spence as Gerontius, and Andrew Foster-Williams as Priest/Angel of Agony. Performances can be heard at Ely Cathedral on 26 July as part of Cambridge Summer Music Festival, and on 29 July at Fairfield Halls, Croydon.

The concerts will be in partnership with Gabrieli Roar, a unique project that connects Gabrieli with British youth choirs from across the country; The Dream of Gerontius will feature 200 young singers as part of an intensive 5 day residential course.

Moving into the new season, Anna will travel to Berlin for a performance of Haydn Masses with RIAS Kammerchor and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra at the Berlin Philharmonie, and will sing Idamante Idomeneo  at the Staatsoper Berlin.

For more information on Anna's performances with Gabrieli, visit their website here.

Posted 25/07/2023

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Repertoire Includes

Concert

BACH

Magnificat

Mass in B Minor

St Matthew Passion

St John Passion

Christmas Oratorio

BEETHOVEN

Missa Solemnis

Symphony No. 9

BERIO

O King

BERLIOZ

L’enfance Du Christ

Les Nuits D’été

BRAHMS

Alto Rhapsody

Viola Songs

BRUCKNER

Requiem

CHAUSSON

Chanson Perpetuelle

COPLAND

In the Beginning

DELIUS

A Mass of Life

DURUFLE

Requiem

DUSAPIN

To Be Sung

DVOŘÁK

Love Songs Op. 83

ELGAR

The Dream of Gerontius

Sea Pictures

The Light of Life

The Music Makers

HANDEL

Dixit Dominus

La Lucrezia

Messiah

Solomon

HAYDN

Nelson Mass

Arianna A Naxos

Harmoniemesse

JANÁČEK

Glagolitic Mass

MAHLER

Des Knaben Wunderhorn

Rückert Lieder

MENDELSSOHN

Elijah

MOZART

Mass in C Minor

Mass in C

Requiem

Thamos, King of Egypt

Vespers

Concert Aria: Vado ma dove K.583

Concert Aria: Alma grande e nobil core K.578

PERGOLESI

Stabat Mater

PROKOFIEV

Alexander Nevsky

RAVEL

Shéhérazade

ROSSINI

Petite Messe Solennelle

SCHUMANN

Frauen Liebe Und Leben

Manfred Op. 115

VIVALDI

Gloria

ZEMLINSKY

6 Maeterlinck Lieder

Opera

BELLINI

I Capuleti e I Montecchi (Romeo)

BIRTWISTLE

The Last Supper (Ghost)

The Mask Of Orpheus (Euridice Puppet/Persephone)

BRITTEN

Albert Herring (Nancy)

The Rape Of Lucretia (Lucretia)

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hermia)

CESTI

Orontea (Orontea)

CHARPENTIER

Medée (Medée)

DOVE

The Little Green Swallow (Smeraldina)

GOUNOD

Faust (Siebel)

HANDEL

Theodora (Irene)

Il Trionfo Del Tempo E Del Disinganno (Piacere)

Ariodante (Ariodante)

Semele (Juno)

Alcina (Ruggiero)

Serse (Serse)

MARTINU

Juliette (Petit Arabe/1er Homme/Chasseur)

MASCAGNI

Cavalleria Rusticana (Lola)

MONTEVERDI

Il Ritorno D’ulisse In Patria (Minerva)

Orfeo (Euridice/Speranze/Proserpina)

MOZART

Cosi Fan Tutte (Dorabella)

La Clemenza Di Tito (Sesto/Annio)

Idomeneo (Idamante)

Le Nozze Di Figaro (Cherubino)

OFFENBACH

La Chanson de Fortunio (Laurette/Marie)

Les Contes D’hoffmann (Nicklausse)

PURCELL

Dido & Aeneas (Dido)

RAVEL

L’heure Espagnole (Concepcion)

ROSSINI

Il Barbiere Di Siviglia (Rosina)

La Cenerentola (Cenerentola)                 

La Donna Del Lago (Elena)

SAARIAHO

L’amour De Loin (Pelerin)

STRAUSS

Die Fledermaus (Orlofsky)

R. STRAUSS

Der Rosenkavalier (Octavian)

THOMAS

Mignon (Mignon)

WAGNER

Götterdämmerung (Wellgunde)

WEIR

The Vanishing Bridegroom (Daughter)

Repertoire
Discography
Press

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handel GUILIO CESARE / glyndebourne festival 

 

‘Anna Stéphany’s exquisitely poised account of Sesto’s “Cara speme” […] the evening’s vocal highlight.’

Rupert Christiansen, the Telegraph (June 2018)

‘Patricia Bardon’s Cornelia is a grandly tragic creation, while Anna Stéphany’s Sesto has a flame-like fury; the beauty of the solos and duets by these very contrasting mezzos makes time stand still.’

Michael Church, The Independant (June 2018)

Eine Schumannaide / Heidelberger Frühling with pianist Sholto Kynoch

 

‘Anna S. brought [the Schumann songs] to life with an open mezzo soprano which carried the words far and wide into the venue. Every vowel was exploited in its full breadth and with light colouring. She succeeded in gracefully forming the words, all imbedded in melodious lines and possessing a childlike sense of wonder… in further songs from “Myrten”, such as the Hochlaender-Witwe, every word sung she sang, in any register, could be clearly understood, so that even her literary interpretation became audible.’

Simon Scherer, Feuilleton (April 2018)

Black is The Colour / Labyrinth Ensemble, Alpha Classic CD

‘showcasing the beguiling talents of Anglo-French mezzo-soprano Anna Stéphany, […] There is no doubt here that Stéphany’s is a highly trained voice […] Stéphany is utterly entrancing, savouring each syllable so that her characterisation of each song builds wonderfully form the text.’

BBC Music Magazine (April 2018)

Mozart LA CLEMENZA DI TITO / Glyndebourne Festival

 

“But the evening’s undoubted star was Anna Stéphany – a  slender and youthful Sesto, touchingly full of angst and remorse, dispatching both his/her big arias with terrific élan and immaculate technical control.”

Rupert Christiansen, The Telegraph (July 2017)

 

“Stéphany trawls Sesto’s emotional and moral anguish with tragic intensity. Her technique is also formidable: Parto, Parto is simply breathtaking.”

Tim Ashley, The Guardian (July 2017)

“The stars, however, are the women. Anna Stéphany is a revelation as Sesto. She looks terrific as a handsome boy, and her voice is lithe, clear and expressive.”

Richard Morrison, The Sunday Times (July 2017)

“Stéphany proved the sensation of the night, singing with a thrilling edge and admirable dexterity.”

Stephan Pritchard, The Guardian (July 2017)

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