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Elizabeth DeShong
Details
Voice: Mezzo soprano
Nationality: American
The recipient of numerous awards, she received the Washington National Opera’s Artist of the Year Award in 2010 for her debut performance as the Composer in Ariadne auf Naxos. On DVD, she can be seen as Maffio Orsini in San Francisco Opera’s production of Lucrezia Borgia on EuroArts Music and Naxos of America, and as Hermia in the Met’s production of The Enchanted Island on Erato. Her recording of Handel’s Messiah with the Toronto Symphony under the direction of Sir Andrew Davis was released by Chandos.
Performances
Hansel / Hänsel und Gretel, 23 October 2008 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Hansel / Hänsel und Gretel, 25 October 2008 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Hansel / Hänsel und Gretel, 28 October 2008 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Hansel / Hänsel und Gretel, 31 October 2008 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Hansel / Hänsel und Gretel, 07 November 2008 at New Victoria Theatre, Woking view performance details
Hansel / Hänsel und Gretel, 13 November 2008 at The Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent view performance details
Hansel / Hänsel und Gretel, 21 November 2008 at The Milton Keynes Theatre view performance details
Hansel / Hänsel und Gretel, 28 November 2008 at Theatre Royal, Norwich view performance details
Hansel / Hänsel und Gretel, 04 December 2008 at Theatre Royal, Plymouth view performance details
Gretel / Hänsel und Gretel, 25 August 2010 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Gretel / Hänsel und Gretel, 28 August 2010 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Kitchen Girl / Rusalka, 23 July 2011 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Kitchen Girl / Rusalka, 27 July 2011 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Kitchen Girl / Rusalka, 30 July 2011 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Kitchen Girl / Rusalka, 03 August 2011 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Kitchen Girl / Rusalka, 06 August 2011 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Kitchen Girl / Rusalka, 09 August 2011 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Kitchen Girl / Rusalka, 12 August 2011 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Kitchen Girl / Rusalka, 14 August 2011 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Kitchen Girl / Rusalka, 19 August 2011 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Kitchen Girl / Rusalka, 24 August 2011 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Kitchen Girl / Rusalka, 27 August 2011 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Cenerentola / La Cenerentola, 23 May 2012 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Cenerentola / La Cenerentola, 25 May 2012 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Cenerentola / La Cenerentola, 28 May 2012 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Cenerentola / La Cenerentola, 30 May 2012 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Cenerentola / La Cenerentola, 01 June 2012 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Cenerentola / La Cenerentola, 08 June 2012 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Cenerentola / La Cenerentola, 15 June 2012 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Cenerentola / La Cenerentola, 20 June 2012 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Cenerentola / La Cenerentola, 24 June 2012 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Cenerentola / La Cenerentola, 29 June 2012 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Cenerentola / La Cenerentola, 04 July 2012 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Cenerentola / La Cenerentola, 07 July 2012 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Cenerentola / La Cenerentola, 10 July 2012 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Hermia / A Midsummer Night's Dream, 11 August 2016 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Hermia / A Midsummer Night's Dream, 13 August 2016 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Hermia / A Midsummer Night's Dream, 16 August 2016 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Hermia / A Midsummer Night's Dream, 18 August 2016 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Hermia / A Midsummer Night's Dream, 21 August 2016 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Hermia / A Midsummer Night's Dream, 23 August 2016 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Hermia / A Midsummer Night's Dream, 26 August 2016 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Hermia / A Midsummer Night's Dream, 28 August 2016 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 19 May 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 23 May 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 26 May 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 31 May 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 3 June 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 6 June 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 9 June 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 14 June 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 17 June 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 21 June 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 24 June 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 28 June 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 1 July 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 5 July 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 8 July 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 12 July 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 18 July 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Details
Voice: Mezzo soprano
Nationality: American
The recipient of numerous awards, she received the Washington National Opera’s Artist of the Year Award in 2010 for her debut performance as the Composer in Ariadne auf Naxos. On DVD, she can be seen as Maffio Orsini in San Francisco Opera’s production of Lucrezia Borgia on EuroArts Music and Naxos of America, and as Hermia in the Met’s production of The Enchanted Island on Erato. Her recording of Handel’s Messiah with the Toronto Symphony under the direction of Sir Andrew Davis was released by Chandos.
Performances
Hansel / Hänsel und Gretel, 23 October 2008 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Hansel / Hänsel und Gretel, 25 October 2008 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Hansel / Hänsel und Gretel, 28 October 2008 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Hansel / Hänsel und Gretel, 31 October 2008 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Hansel / Hänsel und Gretel, 07 November 2008 at New Victoria Theatre, Woking view performance details
Hansel / Hänsel und Gretel, 13 November 2008 at The Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent view performance details
Hansel / Hänsel und Gretel, 21 November 2008 at The Milton Keynes Theatre view performance details
Hansel / Hänsel und Gretel, 28 November 2008 at Theatre Royal, Norwich view performance details
Hansel / Hänsel und Gretel, 04 December 2008 at Theatre Royal, Plymouth view performance details
Gretel / Hänsel und Gretel, 25 August 2010 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Gretel / Hänsel und Gretel, 28 August 2010 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Kitchen Girl / Rusalka, 23 July 2011 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Kitchen Girl / Rusalka, 27 July 2011 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Kitchen Girl / Rusalka, 30 July 2011 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Kitchen Girl / Rusalka, 03 August 2011 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Kitchen Girl / Rusalka, 06 August 2011 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Kitchen Girl / Rusalka, 09 August 2011 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Kitchen Girl / Rusalka, 12 August 2011 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Kitchen Girl / Rusalka, 14 August 2011 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Kitchen Girl / Rusalka, 19 August 2011 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Kitchen Girl / Rusalka, 24 August 2011 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Kitchen Girl / Rusalka, 27 August 2011 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Cenerentola / La Cenerentola, 23 May 2012 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Cenerentola / La Cenerentola, 25 May 2012 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Cenerentola / La Cenerentola, 28 May 2012 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Cenerentola / La Cenerentola, 30 May 2012 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Cenerentola / La Cenerentola, 01 June 2012 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Cenerentola / La Cenerentola, 08 June 2012 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Cenerentola / La Cenerentola, 15 June 2012 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Cenerentola / La Cenerentola, 20 June 2012 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Cenerentola / La Cenerentola, 24 June 2012 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Cenerentola / La Cenerentola, 29 June 2012 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Cenerentola / La Cenerentola, 04 July 2012 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Cenerentola / La Cenerentola, 07 July 2012 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Cenerentola / La Cenerentola, 10 July 2012 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Hermia / A Midsummer Night's Dream, 11 August 2016 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Hermia / A Midsummer Night's Dream, 13 August 2016 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Hermia / A Midsummer Night's Dream, 16 August 2016 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Hermia / A Midsummer Night's Dream, 18 August 2016 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Hermia / A Midsummer Night's Dream, 21 August 2016 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Hermia / A Midsummer Night's Dream, 23 August 2016 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Hermia / A Midsummer Night's Dream, 26 August 2016 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Hermia / A Midsummer Night's Dream, 28 August 2016 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 19 May 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 23 May 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 26 May 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 31 May 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 3 June 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 6 June 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 9 June 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 14 June 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 17 June 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 21 June 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 24 June 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 28 June 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 1 July 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 5 July 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 8 July 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 12 July 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details
Suzuki / Madama Butterfly, 18 July 2018 at Glyndebourne view performance details