Pierrot lunaire!
Gurrelieder composer
About
Alwyn Mellor
Photo credit - Elisa Haberer
“Unquestionably in the very top flight of Wagnerians anywhere” (Opera), Alwyn Mellor made her debut at Seattle Opera in 2013 as Brünnhilde Die Walküre alongside Greer Grimsley, Stephanie Blythe, Stuart Skelton and Daniel Sumegi in Stephen Wadsworth’s production conducted by Asher Fisch (“The real discovery, however, is the “Brünnhilde” of British soprano Alwyn Mellor.
She was the unknown quantity going into this cycle, and she has proved to be a stunning singer in this repertoire,“ wrote Jonathan Pell), followed by the same role in Siegfried and Götterdämmerung (“The high point of an impressive cast – a real triumph” wrote The Vancouver Sun).
This performance was released on Avie CD in September 2014 (“Rare is the artist who brings to this marathon a sound of such roundness and luster, or a spirit so transparent, youthful and feminine,