Nathalie
Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Principal Guest Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra
Conductor and contralto, Nathalie Stutzmann is considered one of the most outstanding musical personalities of our time. Charismatic musicianship, combined with unique rigour, energy and fantasy, characterise her style.
Nathalie Stutzmann is the new Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra from the 22/23 season and only the second woman in history to lead a major American orchestra. She is also the Principal Guest Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra since 2021 and Chief Conductor of the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra in Norway since 2018.
Highlights as guest conductor in the next seasons include debut performances with the Munich, New York and Helsinki Philharmonics. She will also return to the London Symphony Orchestra and Orchestre de Paris.
Having also established a strong reputation as an opera conductor, Nathalie will begin the 22/23 season with a new production of Tchaikovsky’s Pikovaya Dama in Brussels’ La Monnaie and will make her debut at the Metropolitan Opera this season with two productions of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte and Don Giovanni.
Upcoming dates
MAY 5, 9, 12, 16, 20, 24, 27 & JUNE 2, 2023
The Metropolitan Opera
Lincoln Center, New York, United States
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor
Ivo van Hove, production
Peter Mattei, Don Giovanni
Adam Plachetka, Leporello
Federica Lombardi, Donna Anna
Ana María Martínez, Donna Elvira
Ying Fang & Andrea Carroll, Zerlina
Alexander Tsymbalyuk & Dmitry Belosselskiy, The Commendatore
Ben Bliss, Don Ottavio
Alfred Walker, Masetto
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
MAY 19, 22, 25, 31 & JUNE 3, 6, 8, 10, 2023
The Metropolitan Opera
Lincoln Center, New York, United States
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte
Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor
Simon McBurney, production
Lawrence Brownlee, Tamino
Erin Morley, Pamina
Kathryn Lewek, Queen of the Night
Thomas Oliemans, Papageno
Stephen Milling, Sarastro
Alan Held, The Speaker
Brenton Ryan, Monostatos
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Latest news
Out today: Nathalie's first recording with The Philadelphia Orchestra
Nathalie Stutzmann’s first recording as Principal Guest Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra, featuring pianist Haochen Zhang in Beethoven’s complete Piano […]
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Pikovaya Dama: review highlights
« Et c’est là que le travail, stupéfiant de clarté et de rigueur, de Nathalie Stutzmann exprime toute sa valeur. […]
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Bayreuth Festival debut with Wagner's Tannhäuser in 2023
Nathalie Stutzmann will make her Bayreuth Festival debut in 2023 leading a production of Wagner’s Tannhäuser, an opera she already […]
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Süddeutsche Zeitung
"Probably the most important conductor of our time"
The New York Times
"One of the most honestly moving Tchaikovsky Sixths that I have heard”
Bachtrack
"A Brahms Symphony No. 1 sounding as energized as a world premiere"
Gramophone
"Stutzmann’s Beethoven is not quite like any other (...) I urge you to not miss it"
Oberon's Grove
"A revelatory, fresh, thrilling interpretation of a work (Dvořák’s 9th) we’ve all heard countless times."
The Philadelphia Inquirer
"She has terrific ideas"
ArtsATL
"What she brought was nothing short of extraordinary"
Forum Opera
"Not a single nuance escaped her reading"
