Sarah Connolly
Biography
Sarah Patricia Connolly CBE (born 13 June 1963) is an English mezzo-soprano. Although best known for her baroque and classical roles, Connolly has a wide-ranging repertoire which has included works by Wagner as well as various 20th-century composers. Connolly was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.
Gallery
Known For
Royal Opera House: Die Walküre
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
The Cunning Little Vixen
L'incoronazione di Poppea
The Ring of the Nibelung: The Valkyrie
Britten: The Rape of Lucretia
The Metropolitan Opera: Capriccio
Giulio Cesare
Hippolyte and Aricie (Paris National Opera)
Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 2 (Riccardo Chailly, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
Acting History
2018
Royal Opera House: Die Walküre as Fricka
2018Glyndebourne: Hamlet as Gertrude
2018Ariodante - Wiener Staatsoper as Ariodante
2016The Ring of the Nibelung: The Valkyrie as Fricka
2016The Ring of the Nibelung: The Rhinegold as Fricka
2014Hippolyte and Aricie (Paris National Opera) as Phédre
2014Rameau Hippolyte et Aricie as Phedre
2013Britten: The Rape of Lucretia as Lucretia
2012L'incoronazione di Poppea as Nerone
2011Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 2 (Riccardo Chailly, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra) as Soloist
2011The Metropolitan Opera: Capriccio as Clairon
2010The Blu-ray Experience II: Opera, Ballet & theatre as Self (archive footage)
2010Hippolyte and Aricie as Phaedra
2009Purcell: Dido and Aeneas as Dido
2005Giulio Cesare as Giulio Cesare
1997Manon Lescaut as A Musician
1997A Night with Handel
1995The Cunning Little Vixen