Susanne Mentzer

Susanne Mentzer

Susanne Mentzer (born January 21, 1957) is an American operatic mezzo-soprano. She is best known for singing trouser roles, such as Cherubino in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, Idamante in Mozart's Idomeneo, Octavian in Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier and the composer in Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos, as well as other music of Mozart, Strauss, Rossini, Berlioz and Mahler. She created the role of the mother of Yueyang in Tan Dun's opera The First Emperor at the Metropolitan Opera on December 21, 2006. She has also premiered works by Libby Larsen, Daniel Brewbaker and Carlisle Floyd. Mentzer was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and raised in Maryland and New Mexico. She was first introduced to opera as a teenager, when she worked as an usher at the Santa Fe Opera. She studied music therapy at the University of the Pacific and received her bachelor's and master's degrees at the Juilliard School. She later participated in the Houston Grand Opera Studio. Mentzer made her Metropolitan Opera debut in the role of Cherubino on January 4, 1989. Further roles she has sung at the Met include Octavian, Idamante, Nicklausse in Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann, the composer in Ariadne auf Naxos, Rosina in Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia, Dorabella in Mozart's Così fan tutte, Mélisande in Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande, Meg Page in Verdi's Falstaff, Marcellina in The Marriage of Figaro. She has also appeared at Lyric Opera of Chicago, the San Francisco Opera, the Houston Grand Opera, La Scala, Covent Garden, Vienna State Opera, the Cologne Opera the Opéra de Paris and at the Salzburg Festival. Besides the roles she has sung at the Metropolitan Opera, her operatic reportory includes Zerlina in Mozart's Don Giovanni, the title role of Rossini's La Cenerentola, Dido in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, Adalgisa in Bellini's Norma and Jane Seymour in Donizetti's Anna Bolena. In addition to many audio recordings, Mentzer has appeared on television in performances of Le nozze di Figaro, Così fan tutte and the First Emperor and on DVDs in performances of Don Giovanni, Les Contes d'Hoffmann, The First Emperor and Mahler's Resurrection Symphony. Through 2012, she served on the faculty of Rice University's Shepherd School of Music. She previously served on the faculty of DePaul University. She currently has a private studio based in San Francisco. In 2016, Mentzer joined the voice faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Susanne Mentzer is the sister of fantasy writer and game designer Frank Mentzer. Source: Article "Susanne Mentzer" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: Susanne Mentzer
  • Popularity: 0.59
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1957-01-21
  • Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Homepage: https://www.susannementzer.com/
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Susanne Mentzer Movies

  • 1996
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    Les contes d'Hoffmann - Teatro alla Scalla

    Les contes d'Hoffmann - Teatro alla Scalla

    1 1996 HD

    Jacques Offenbach's opera Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffman) shown in the Teatro alla Scalla

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  • 2003
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    Les Contes d'Hoffmann

    Les Contes d'Hoffmann

    1 2003 HD

    Live performance from the Opéra National de Paris, 2003.

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  • 1987
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    Don Giovanni

    Don Giovanni

    8 1987 HD

    Live from Teatro alla Scala 1987.

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  • 1996
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    Così fan tutte

    Così fan tutte

    1 1996 HD

    Live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, 27 February, 1996.

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  • 2003
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Ariadne auf Naxos

    The Metropolitan Opera: Ariadne auf Naxos

    1 2003 HD

    Elijah Moshinsky’s witty production deftly walks the line between the lighthearted humor and the profound philosophical underpinnings of...

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  • 1998
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    Le Nozze di Figaro

    Le Nozze di Figaro

    1 1998 HD

    The Met assembled a vocal dream team for Jonathan Miller’s stylish production of the eternal Mozart masterpiece: Renée Fleming as the...

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  • 1972
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    Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

    8 1972 HD

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  • 1987
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    Le monde est à vous

    Le monde est à vous

    1 1987 HD

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