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Stephanie Blythe
Mezzo-Soprano
Born 1970 in Mongaup Valley, New York, United States (56 years old)
Opera
Stephanie Blythe is an American mezzo-soprano who has had an active international career in operas and concerts since the early 1990s. She is particularly associated with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, with whom she has performed annually since her debut with the company in 1995. In 2014 she starred as Gertrude Stein in the world premiere of 27, an opera composed by Ricky Ian Gordon with libretto by Royce Vavrek, and commissioned for her by the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. She currently serves as Artistic Director of the Graduate Vocal Arts Program at Bard College Conservatory in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
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Career Trajectory
Stephanie Blythe won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 1994 and made her professional debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1995, launching a career distinguished by vocal authority and interpretive sophistication across an unusually broad repertoire spanning from Baroque to contemporary opera. Recognized with the Richard Tucker Music Foundation Award (1999), Opera News Award (2007), and Musical America's Vocalist of the Year (2009), she became a fixture at the world's leading opera houses while championing new work, including the world premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon's *27* in 2014. In recent years, she has expanded her artistic footprint as an educator and mentor, while continuing to challenge conventions—most notably becoming the first woman in professional opera history to perform the baritone title role in *Gianni Schicchi* in 2023.
Career Highlight
First woman in professional opera history to perform the baritone title role in Gianni Schicchi (San Diego Opera, 2023)
At a Glance
- Voice
- Mezzo-Soprano
- Nationality
- American
- Born
- 1970 · Mongaup Valley, New York, United States
- Active since
- 2023
Training & Education
Monticello High School, New York (graduated 1987); Crane School of Music, State University of New York at Potsdam (B.A. English Writing, 1991; B.M. Music, 1992); Doctor of Music honoris causa, SUNY Potsdam (2006)
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