Young British mezzo-soprano Katie Stevenson brings her new generation Wagnerian talent to English National Opera this season as Grimgerde in Richard Jones’ new production of The Valkyrie, conducted by Music Director Martyn Brabbins. This comes after performances as Flosshilde and Grimgerde for Longborough Festival Opera as part of their new Der Ring des Nibelungen under Anthony Negus, and Rossweisse in Jonathan Dove’s arrangement of Die Walküre at the Hackney Empire. Katie returns to Longborough in a future summer to complete the cycle as Flosshilde in Götterdämmerung.
As a Harewood Artist with English National Opera, Katie Stevenson has enjoyed appearances as Kate Pinkteron in Anthony Minghella’s celebrated production of Madam Butterfly, in Daniel Kramer’s new production of Harrison Birtwistle’s The Mask of Orpheus, in the world premiere of Nico Muhly’s Marnie, and garnered particular attention as Nefertiti in Phelim McDermott’s production of Akhnaten, “her sonorous tones a telling counterpoint to Roth Costanzo’s bright falsetto” (Evening Standard). Further operatic highlights include the title role in Porpora’s rarely performed L’Agrippina for Barber Opera in Birmingham, and Dritte Dame in Die Zauberflöte for both ENO and Garsington in Netia Jones’ new production under Christian Curnyn.