Top mezzo calls it quits at 58

Top mezzo calls it quits at 58

Orchestras

norman lebrecht

January 04, 2024

The Austrian mezzo-soprano Angelika Kirchschlager has told a Zurich Opera podcast that she has sung her last opera.

Her final appearance is currently in Zurich’s Sweeney Todd.

Salzburg born, Kirchschlager made her name internationally in the title role of Nicholas Maw’s Holocaust opera Sophie’s Choice, which she premiered at Covent Garden in 2002.

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