1. Nathalie Stutzmann is a French contralto and, in her more recent career, conductor.
17 Facts About Nathalie Stutzmann
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Nathalie Stutzmann's mother was soprano Christiane Stutzmann, and her father was bass Christian Dupuy.
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Nathalie Stutzmann first studied with her mother, then at the Nancy Conservatoire and later at the Ecole d'Art Lyrique of the Paris Opera, focusing on lieder, under Hans Hotter's tutelage.
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Nathalie Stutzmann is noted for her interpretations of French melodies and German lieder.
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Nathalie Stutzmann began performing and recording with pianist Inger Sodergren in 1994.
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Nathalie Stutzmann made her American singing debut in 1995 at Lincoln Center in New York and her Carnegie Hall debut two years later.
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Nathalie Stutzmann developed an interest in conducting, which she decided to pursue in the early 2000s.
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In 2009, Nathalie Stutzmann founded the chamber orchestra Orfeo 55, with which she has performed as both soloist and conductor.
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Nathalie Stutzmann served as its artistic director until Orfeo 55 ceased operations in April 2019.
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In September 2017, Nathalie Stutzmann became principal guest conductor of the RTE National Symphony Orchestra in Dublin, Ireland, with a contract for three years.
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Separately, in December 2020, Nathalie Stutzmann was guest conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
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Nathalie Stutzmann returned in February 2021 for an additional engagement, in a streamed quarantine concert.
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Nathalie Stutzmann is the first female conductor to be named music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
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In May 2023, Nathalie Stutzmann made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera of New York, conducting Mozart's Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute.
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Nathalie Stutzmann returned to conduct Tannhauser in the 2024 season, and was scheduled to conduct Tannhauser and a new production of Rienzi in 2026.
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Nathalie Stutzmann has recorded commercially for such labels as EMI, Erato, Deutsche Grammophon, Harmonia Mundi, Philips, RCA, Sony Classical, and Virgin.
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Nathalie Stutzmann earned a Grammy nomination for her recording of Debussy's Le Martyre de saint Sebastien.