Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor and contralto

Nathalie

Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Nathalie Stutzmann is the Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the second woman in history to lead a major American orchestra. She was Principal Guest Conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 2021-2024.

Nathalie made her spectacular debut at the 2023 Bayreuth Festival with Wagner’s Tannhäuser, BR Klassik observed having “never experienced such a standing ovation at a pit debut in Bayreuth”, with Oper Magazin describing her as a true possessor of “the Bayreuth gene”. The performances resulted in her being named ‘Best Conductor’ of the year in the 2024 Oper! Awards, and she returned in 2024 for a revival of the production that saw the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung describe her as “ …a genius who makes the music irresistible”. She returns to Bayreuth to mark the 150th anniversary of the Festival in 2026, conducting a new production of Rienzi in addition to the revival of Tannhäuser.
Her opera debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 2023 was declared by the New York Times as “the coup of the year”.

The 24-25 season with Atlanta Symphony features key pillars of the romantic repertoire including Bruckner Symphony no. 4, Mahler Symphony no. 1 and Strauss Eine Alpensinfonie, alongside a complete Beethoven Symphony cycle and the Missa Solemnis.

JUNE 3-25, 2025
La Monnaie / De Munt

Brussels, Belgium

Bizet: Carmen
Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor
Dmitri Tcherniakov, director
Stéphanie d’Oustrac/Eve-Maude Hubeaux, Carmen
Michael Fabiano/Attilio Glaser, Don José
Anne-Catherine Gillet, Micaëla
Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Escamillo
Christian Helmer, Zuniga
Pierre Doyen, Moralès
Louise Foor, Frasquita
Claire Péron, Mercédès
Guillaume Andrieux, Le Dancaïre
Enguerrand de Hys, Le Remendado
Pierre Grammont, L’Administrateur
La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra and Choruses

SEPTEMBER 3-25, 2025
Dutch National Opera & Ballet

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Puccini: Tosca
Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor
Barrie Kosky, director
Elena Stikhina/Natalya Romaniw, Tosca
Joshua Guerrero, Mario Cavaradossi
Gevorg Hakobyan, Il barone Scarpia
Sam Carl, Cesare Angelotti
Tomeu Bibiloni, Il Sagrestano
Lucas van Lierop, Spoletta
Joe Chalmers, Spoletta
Netherlands Philharmonic
Chorus of Dutch National Opera
Nieuw Amsterdams Children’s Chorus

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Latest recording

Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”, American Suite

Nathalie Stutzmann’s Warner Classics & Erato Dvorak album with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra includes Dvorak’s ‘From the New World’ and the ‘American Suite’.

“Our first album is dedicated to Dvořák, with his ‘New World’ Symphony and American Suite, recorded live with the musicians of my Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. It is a lovely tribute to my amazing commitments across the Atlantic, but also to the new horizons opening up for our exciting collaboration.”

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