SEASON 2022/23
Ensemble Theater Bremen
Premiers:
* Verdi – Don Carlo
PRINCIPESSA EBOLI / debut
* Eötvös – Angels in America
HANNHA / RABBI / HENRY / debuts
* Monteverdi – L’Incoronazione di Poppea
OTTAVIA / debut
Re-Premiers:
* Mozart – Die Zauberflöte
III. DAME
* Rossini – Il Barbiere di Siviglia
BERTA
Jump-In
* Verdi - Don Carlo - EBOLI
Theater Osnabrück
<Annual Book Opernwelt 2020>
Nomination as <Best Newcomer> for OCTAVIAN
Swiss born mezzo-soprano NATHALIE MITTELBACH, praised by the press for her „beautiful, warm, voluminous, heart-touching voice", her “Belcanto skills”, her „intense acting“, her „captivating stage-personality“, as well as for her „authentic interpretations“, „excellent diction“ and „perfect style“, but also for her “fantastic comic talent”, in 2014/15 joined the ensemble of the Theater Bremen, where she recently appeared as OCTAVIAN in R. Strauss’ „Der Rosenkavalier“, for which she was nominated in the annual book of magazine <Opernwelt> as <Best Newscomer>; MEG PAGE in Verdi’s "Falstaff", MARY in Wagner’s „Der Fliegende Holländer“, ISABELLA in Rossini’s "L'Italiana in Algeri" and BERTA in "ll Barbiere di Siviglia", GRÄFIN GESCHWITZ in Berg’s „Lulu“, BABA THE TURK in Stravinsky’s „Rake’s Progress“, NICKLAUSSE in Offenbach’s „Les Contes d’Hoffmann“, ORLOFSKY in J. Strauß‘ „Die Fledermaus“, BRADAMANTE in Händel’s "Alcina", WITCH in Humperdinck’s „Hänsel & Gretel“, LA FRUGOLA in Puccini’s „Il Tabarro“ and LA CIESCA in “Gianni Schicchi“, STAŘENKA BURYJOVKA in Janáček’s "Jenufa" and Pi. REVIRNIKOVÁ in "The cumming little Vixen", ANNA KENNEDY in Donizetti’s „Maria Stuarda“, DASHA in Kürstner’s „Anna Karenina“, 3. LADY in Mozart’s „The Magic Flute“ and MARCELLINA in „Le Nozze di Figaro“, BRIGITTA & LUCIENNE in Korngold’s „Die Tote Stadt“, MADDALENA & GIOVANNA in Verdi’s „Rigoletto“ and FLORA in „La Traviata“, THE OLD LADY in Bernstein’s „Candide“, KUCHTIK & 2. NYMPHE in Dvořák‘s „Rusalka“, MERCÈDES in Bizet‘s „Carmen“, CHARLOTTE in Massenet’s „Werther“, as well as AUNTIE in Britten’s „Peter Grimes“. A part, she also embodied alongside José Cura atOper Bonn. 2022/23, Mrs Mittelbach made her debut as EBOLI in Verdi's "Don Carlo"; and will perform in the current season also the parts of OTTAVIA in Monteverdi's "L'incoronazione di Poppea", and of HANNAH / RABBI / HENRY in Peter Eötvös's "Angels in America""; bowing out after for a baby-break. Further guest included an overwhelming and by the press highly celebrated debut as SESTO in Mozart’s „La Clemenza di Tito“ under the baton ofMichael Hofstetter at Theater Gießen, where she not less successfully sang OLGA in Tchaikovsky’s „Eugen Onegin“; DORABELLA in Mozart’s “Cosíifan tutte” brought her under the stage direction of Dieter Kaegi to the Murten Classics Festival, and ANNA REINHARD in an internationally widely acclaimed musical mystery play „Akte Zwingli“ to the Großmünster Zürich. Nathalie Mittelbach received her first musical education at the Musik Akademie Basel, before shestudied singing with Prof. Hans-Joachim Beyer at the Felix Mendelssohn Musikhochschule Leipzig and with Prof. Edith Wiens at the Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg, and completed her studies at the Juilliard School New York; working in Masterclasses with famous singers, such as Joyce Di Donato, René Fleming, Ann Murray, and many others. In 2013/14, Mrs Mittelbach was chosen for the “Opera Avenir“, the Opernstudio of Theater Basel, where she appeared in many small parts, but also as HÄNSEL in Humperdinck’s “Hänsel & Gretel”, as L‘ENFANT in Ravel’s “L’enfant et les sortilèges”, in Calixto Bieto’s Concept “De rerum natura” and as F4 in Peter Ruzicka’s World-Premiere „Hölderlin“; and where she studied CHERUBINO in Mozart‘s “Le Nozze di Figaro”, AMORE in Monteverdi’s “L’incoronazione die Poppea”, OREPHEUS in Gluck’s „Orpheus & Eurydice“ and DOCTOR in Peter Maxwell Davies "Young Blood". Besides her opera commitments, Nathalie Mittelbach is a sought after interpreter for oratorio-concerts and song-recitals, which led her to many renowned orchestras and concert halls throughout Europe and the USA. Among others, she sang Bach’s“h-moll-messe” under the baton of Helmuth Rilling with the Bach Collegium Stuttgart and with the BR Orchester under Michael Hofstetter; and the "Weihnachtsoratorium" in the Berliner Philharmonie. She regularly is guesting with the Collegium Musicum Luzern, the Baroque-Ensembles Capriccio Basel and La Banda, the Duisburger Philharmoniker or the NDR Orchester. Under Emanuel Villaume, she sang Berlioz “Nuits d`été” at the Avery Fisher Hall New York City; with Brian Zeger she gave a Brahms-Song-Recital at the Alice Tully Hall; together with Marcelo Amari she appeared at the Hugo Wolf Akademie Stuttgart, sang numerous concerts in St. Petersburg and the Cajkovsky Concert Hall Moscow, among others Wagner’s “Wesendonck-Lieder”; and together with Canadian accompanist Erica Switzer, performing at the“Musical Olympus Festival", Mrs. Mittelbach gave her debut at the Carnegie Hall New York. The Mezzo-soprano was awarded at many international competitions. Among others, she received the 3rd Prize at the renowned Song-Competition “Das Lied” in Berlin (2013), the 1st Prize and the Special-Prize at the “Concours International Ernst Haeflinger” in Gstaad (2012), and the 2nd Prize and Special-Prize at the “International Summeracademy Mozarteum Singing Competition” in Salzburg (2009) In addition, Nathalie Mittelbach is winner of the Trude Eipperle-Riege Prize, was a scholarship-holder of the Richard Wagner Foundation and the International Yehudi Menuhin Foundation “Live Music Now”. Season 2022/23 |  |
