Nathalie Stutzmann

Nathalie Stutzmann (née Dupuy; born 6 May 1965) is a French operatic contralto and conductor. As a singer, she specialises in Lieder, mélodies and baroque music. As a conductor, she directed Orfeo 55, the chamber orchestra she founded. She has been the principal guest conductor of RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra since September 2017 and chief conductor of Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra since September 2018.

Nathalie Stutzmann
Background information
Birth nameNathalie Dupuy
Born (1965-05-06) 6 May 1965
Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France
GenresBaroque, Lieder, mélodies
Occupation(s)Opera Singer, recitalist, conductor, academic teacher
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1985–present
LabelsSony, Erato
Associated actsOrfeo 55
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra
Websitewww.nathaliestutzmann.com

Career

Born in Suresnes, she first studied with her mother, soprano Christiane Stutzmann, then at Nancy Conservatoire and later at the École d'Art Lyrique of the Paris Opera, focusing on lied, under Hans Hotter's tutelage. She studied conducting with Jorma Panula.[1] She is well known for her interpretations of French mélodies and German lieder. Stutzmann also plays piano, bassoon and is a chamber musician. Stutzmann debuted as a concert singer at the Salle Pleyel, Paris, 1985, in Bach's Magnificat. Her recital debut was the following year in Nantes. Some of her operatic performances have included: Radamisto, Orfeo ed Euridice and Giulio Cesare.[2] She has sung at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Royal Festival Hall / “BBC Proms”, Carnegie Hall, Musikverein, Mozarteum, the Concertgebouw, La Monnaie, the Suntory Hall in Tokyo, La Scala, the Opéra de Genève and the Berliner Philharmonie.[3] Her repertoire includes major works of baroque, classical, romantic and 20th-century music.[4]

Stutzmann performs frequently for opera, concert, recital and recording, and teaches at Geneva University of Music.[4][5] She began performing and recording with Swedish pianist Inger Södergren in 1994. She took part in the project of Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir to record Bach's complete vocal works.

In 2009 Stutzmann founded chamber orchestra Orfeo 55,[6] with which she performed as both soloist and conductor.[7] The orchestra's residence was Arsenal de Metz.[8] Commencing September 2017, she became the Principal Guest Conductor of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra in Dublin, Ireland, with a contract for three years.[9][10] In 2018 she was appointed as chief conductor in Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra.[11][12]

On 24 April 2019 she announced the closure of Orfeo 55.[13]

Quotes

Il y a deux types d’artistes : ceux qui s’attachent toute leur vie à montrer à quel point ce qu’ils sont en train de faire est difficile – ils ont leur public –, puis il y a ceux qui passent leur vie à essayer de faire croire que ce n’est pas du tout difficile, catégorie à laquelle j’appartiens. C’est sans doute aussi une forme de folie. C’est moins spectaculaire, peut-être, mais je préfère que le public puisse aller à l’essentiel. Je ne veux pas qu’il s’arrête à la performance, tout en la remarquant, mais qu’il puisse s’abandonner d’abord à la beauté de la musique.[14]

There are two types of artists: those that strive their whole life to show how much what they're doing is difficult - they [do] have their audience -, then there are those who spend their life trying to make people believe it is not at all difficult, which is the category I belong to. That is also probably a form of madness. It is less spectacular, perhaps, but I prefer that the audience be able to go to what is essential [in the music]. I do not want them to stop at [being impressed with] the performance, even though they might notice it, but that they be able to abandon themselves to the beauty of the music.

Recordings

She has over fifty recordings on labels including EMI, Erato, Deutsche Grammophon, Harmonia Mundi, Philips, RCA and Sony and Virgin. Some of her most admired recordings are of Schumann Lieder, Chausson and Poulenc melodies, Mahler Symphony No. 2 with Seiji Ozawa, Vivaldi’s Nisi Dominus and Schubert's Winterreise for Calliope. In 2014 Stutzmann, with Orfeo 55, made a new exclusive contract with Erato Records.[15]

She received many awards, including the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik, Diapason d’Or, Japan Record Academy Award, and a Grammy Award.

Awards and honours

References
  1. "Nathalie Stutzmann, "Seiji Ozawa m'a donné ma première chance"". France Musique (in French). 26 October 2017.
  2. "Biography". Colbert Artists Management. Archived from the original on 15 August 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. "Nathalie Stutzmann About". Sony BMG Masterworks. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. "Orfeo 55 - N.STUTZMANN". Les Concerts Parisiens (in French). Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  5. "Portrait". Haute école de musique de Genève HEM (in French). Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  6. "Nathalie Stutzmann : une voix en or" [Nathalie Stutzmann: a golden voice]. La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Gramat. 14 October 2009.
  7. Ashley, Tim (13 November 2014). "Handel: Heroes from the Shadows CD review – a force to be reckoned with". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  8. "The residency: Metz Arsenal". Orfeo 55. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018.
  9. "Irish broadcasting orchestra gets new conductor". European Broadcasting Union. 14 February 2017.
  10. "Our Story". Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  11. "Nathalie Stutzmann announced as Chief Conductor of Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra". Askonas Holt. 14 November 2017.
  12. "Chief Conductor". Kristiansand Symfoniorkester. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  13. "L'orchestre Orfeo 55 cesse ses activités". Nathalie Stutzmann's Facebook page. 24 April 2019. "L'orchestre Orfeo 55 cesse ses activités". Orfeo 55's Facebook page. 24 April 2019.
  14. "Nathalie Stutzmann : « Je ne fouille pas les manuscrits, je fouille les âmes »" [Nathalie Stutzmann: "I do not search the manuscripts, I search the souls"]. Forumopera.com (Interview) (in French). Interviewed by Bernard Schreuders (published 4 February 2010). 29 January 2010.
  15. "Erato signs exclusive contract with contralto and conductor Nathalie Stutzmann". Warner Classics. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  16. "Chronik : NEUE STIMMEN 1987-2017". Bertelsmann Stiftung (in German). Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  17. "Décret du 2 mai 2012 portant promotion et nomination". Légifrance (Press release) (in French). 3 May 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  18. Filippetti, Aurélie (13 December 2012). Discours prononcé à l'occasion de la cérémonie de remise des insignes de Chevalier de l'ordre national du Mérite à Nathalie Stutzmann (Speech) (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via Ministère de la Culture.
  19. "Ordonnance Souveraine n° 5.048 du 18 novembre 2014 portant promotions ou nominations dans l'Ordre du Mérite Culturel". Journal de Monaco (in French). 21 November 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  20. "S.A.R. la Princesse de Hanovre remet la médaille de l'Ordre du Mérite Culturel à Madame Nathalie Stutzmann" [HRH the Princess of Hanover presents the medal of the Order of Cultural Merit to Mrs. Nathalie Stutzmann]. Monaco Channel (in French). 11 November 2015.
  21. "Nomination dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres janvier 2015". Ministère de la Culture (in French). 7 April 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  22. "Légion d'honneur : les personnalités lorraines, alsaciennes et champenoises décorées". L'Est Républicain (in French). 1 January 2019.
  23. "Deux chefs d'orchestre élevés au grade de chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur en 2019" (in French). France Musique. 2 January 2019.
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