Eva-MariaWestbroek

Eva-Maria Westbroek is one of the most acclaimed and widely recognized opera singers in the world today. She has appeared in the majority of esteemed opera houses and festivals, including Bayreuth Festival, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, the Royal Opera House, Opéra national de Paris, The Metropolitan Opera, Wiener Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Teatro alla Scala, Semperoper Dresden and Bayerische Staatsoper. Her signature roles include Sieglinde (Die Walküre), Katerina Ismailova (Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk), Minnie La fanciulla del West), Maddalena (Andrea Chénier) and the title roles in Francesca da Rimini, Jenůfa, Manon Lescaut and Kat'a Kabanovà.

Career highlights include Sieglinde at The Metropolitan Opera, Bayreuth Festival, Deutsche Oper Berlin, San Francisco Opera and in concert with Sir Simon Rattle and the Bayerischer Rundfunk; Santuzza (Cavalleria Rusticana) at La Monnaie de Munt, The Metropolitan Opera and the Royal Opera House; Katerina Ismailova (Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk) at the Royal Opera House and Dutch National Opera; Minnie (La fanciulla del West) at Wiener Staatsoper and The Metropolitan Opera; and Maddalena (Andrea Chénier) opposite Jonas Kaufmann at the Royal Opera House, and in concert with Opera Australia in Sydney and Melbourne. At Opéra national de Paris, Eva made her debut in the role of Lidoine (Dialogues des Carmélites) and was later invited to sing Chrysothemis (Elektra), Elisabeth (Tannhäuser) and Katerina Ismailova (Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk). Eva also achieved universal acclaim portraying the title role in the world premiere of Turnage’s Anna Nicole with the Royal Opera House.