Introduction
A regular in the world’s leading opera houses and concert halls, Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek has appeared at the Bayreuth and Aix-en-Provence Festivals, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Opera National de Paris, the Metropolitan Opera, the Wiener Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Teatro alla Scala Milan, Semperoper Dresden and Bayerische Staatsoper Munich. Renowned for her vocal prowess and versatility, her signature roles include Sieglinde in Die Walkuere, Maddalena in Andrea Chénier, Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana, Minnie in La Fanciulla del West and the title roles in Anna Nicole (world premiere), Francesca da Rimini (Zandonai), Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Jenufa, Manon Lescaut and Katya Kabanova.
Highlights of recent seasons include Sieglinde at the Metropolitan Opera, Paris Opera, Dutch National Opera, and in concert with the Bayerischer Rundfunk under Simon Rattle (having previously sang the role with Maestro Rattle at the Aix-en-Provence and Salzburg Festivals with the Berlin Philharmoniker), title role Ariadne auf Naxos with the Baysiersche Staatsoper in Hong Kong, Lisa in Queen of Spades for the Royal Opera, Giorgetta in Il tabarro for the Bayerische Staatsoper, Minnie in La fanciulla del West at the Metropolitan Opera and Santuzza at the Deustche Oper Berlin, La Monnaie Brussels, Royal Opera House and Metropolitan Opera.