Nathalie Stutzmann Extends Contract with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

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Natahlie Stutzmann has extended her contract with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) through the 2028-29 season. Since becoming the orchestra’s Music Director, Stutzmann and the Orchestra have achieved several milestones during her first four seasons including the completion of a Beethoven symphony cycle and ASO’s first week-long domestic tour in more than a decade. They have also made an acclaimed {…}

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Nathalie Stutzmann Apologizes to Met Orchestra

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Nathalie Stutzmann has released an open letter apologizing to the Metropolitan Orchestra following a comment in the New York Times. In a letter obtained by slippedisc, she said “Dear Musicians of the Orchestra of The Metropolitan Opera, It saddens me deeply that my comments, as reported in the New York Times on 18 May have caused such disappointment amongst the {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Fires Back at Nathalie Stutzmann Comment in New York Times

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The Metropolitan Opera is firing back at Nathalie Stutzmann regarding a comment in the New York Times about the orchestra being stuck in a “cave for four hours.” In an interview with the Times Stutzmann said “There’s nothing more boring than being an orchestra musician and being in the back of a cave with no idea of what’s happening on {…}

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Nathalie Stutzmann Leads Metropolitan Opera’s New Productions of ‘Don Giovanni’ & ‘Die Zauberflöte’

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The Metropolitan Opera is set to close out its 2022–23 season with two Mozart works in new productions. The productions will be “Don Giovanni” with Ivo van Hove directing and “Die Zauberflöte” with Simon McBurney directing. “Don Giovanni,” which will be performed between May 5 and June 2, will star Peter Mattei in the title role, Adam Plachetka, Federica Lombardi, {…}

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Atlanta Symphony Makes History Naming Nathalie Stutzmann Music Director

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The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra has announced the appointment of Nathalie Stutzmann as its fifth Music Director. Stutzmann, who is currently Principal Guest Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra and Chief Conductor of Norway’s Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, will succeed Music Director Robert Spano. She will also become the first woman to serve as the ASO’s music director and only the second woman {…}

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Donizetti, Nathalie Stutzmann & John Riesen Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences can experience two rarely performed Donizetti operas, two visual albums, a solo CD and a rarely performed opera. Here are the new releases you cannot miss. Shunia Music duo Shunia releases its self-titled album, “SHUNIA.” The group features Lisa Reagan and Suzanne Jackson, who have performed with the Washington National Opera for 20 years in addition to {…}

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The Philadelphia Orchestra Names Nathalie Stutzmann as Principal Guest Conductor

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(Source: Philadelphia Orchestra Official Website) The Philadelphia Orchestra has announced that Nathalie Stutzmann will be its principal guest conductor. Stutzmann will take up the post this fall at the start of the 2021-22 season as part of a three-year contract. The conductor debuted with the organization back in 2016 in a performance of Handel’s “Messiah.” “I have always felt close {…}

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Klaus Florian Vogt, Andreas Schager, Camilla Nylund, Asmik Grigorian, Michael Volle & Elza van den Heever Lead Bayreuth Festival’s 2026 Season

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The Bayreuth Festival has announced its 2026 season. Nathalie Stutzmann conducts “Rienzi” with Andreas Schager, Gabriela Scherer, Jennifer Holloway, Michael Nagy, and Matthias Stier. Magdolna Parditka and Alexandra Szemeredy direct the rarely performed work. Performance Dates: July 26-August 26, 2026 Christian Thielemann will conduct The Ring Cycle, which Marcus Lobbes will curate. Michael Volle, Alexander Grassauer, Klaus Florian Vogt, Anna Kissjudit, Evelin Novak, Christa {…}

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Elena Stikhina & Natalya Romaniw Lead Puccini’s ‘Tosca’ at Dutch National Opera

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The Dutch National Opera is set to open its 2025-26 season with Puccini’s “Tosca.” The production by Barrie Kosky is inspired by Film Noir and will showcase Nathalie Stutzmann, who makes her house debut as conductor. When Kosky’s production first opened in 2022, critics raved and said, “It is in these psychologically highly-charged interactions where Kosky’s film noir approach is most {…}

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Nathalie Stutzmann Extends Contract with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Nathalie Stutzmann Apologizes to Met Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Fires Back at Nathalie Stutzmann Comment in New York Times

Nathalie Stutzmann Leads Metropolitan Opera’s New Productions of ‘Don Giovanni’ & ‘Die Zauberflöte’

Atlanta Symphony Makes History Naming Nathalie Stutzmann Music Director

Donizetti, Nathalie Stutzmann & John Riesen Lead New CD/DVD Releases

The Philadelphia Orchestra Names Nathalie Stutzmann as Principal Guest Conductor

Klaus Florian Vogt, Andreas Schager, Camilla Nylund, Asmik Grigorian, Michael Volle & Elza van den Heever Lead Bayreuth Festival’s 2026 Season

Elena Stikhina & Natalya Romaniw Lead Puccini’s ‘Tosca’ at Dutch National Opera