Siobhan Stagg - "Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? " FIDELIO (Beethoven) 2021

The excellent Australian soprano, Siobhan Stagg, graduated from the University of Melbourne before commencing her career as a Young Artist at the Salzburg Festival and at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.Soon she made debuts at the Hamburg State Opera, Berliner Philharmoniker, Bayerische Staatsoper, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Dutch National Opera (Amsterdam), BBC Proms and London’s Royal Opera House Covent Garden, among others. Her USA debut came at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in the title role of Massenet’s Cendrillon and her Australian operatic debut was as Mélisande in 2018. For six years, she was a principal soloist at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Highlights in her career to date include Mélisande at the Opera de Dijon, Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier at Opernhaus Zürich, a return to the Salzburg Festival for Mozart Matinees and a debut at Festival Aix-en-Provence in Romeo Castellucci’s staging of Mozart’s Requiem. She is seen here as Leonora in Beethoven's FIDELIO at the Opéra Comique, Paris, with Raphaël Pichon, conducting in a performance from October 1st, 2021.

[@jeffbetts9420]

This singing goes straight to the heart! At least to mine.

[@timothybirkett255]

Absolutely stunning singing. Can’t believe it’s the same soprano I heard as Pamina at Covent Garden in 2017! The voice is just as beautiful - but there’s tremendous focus and dramatic strength here too. What an incredible talent.

[@pianoronald]

This is my favourite version of an aria I have heard more than a hundred times. Siobhan really feels every single word. And alle appoggiaturas are sung correctly - for the first time in my experience. Thanks to the marvellous conductor Raphael Pichon!

[@francissilkstone1659]

Best I have heard too, not just her, the horn, orchestra everything.

[@operaanimelover369]

There is no doubt that I love Siobhan Stagg as well as her fine technique, and she did a good job as Leonore. However, I think she is too lyrical and sweet-sounding for Leonore. I personally prefer steelier, more metallic, darker, and more incisive voices singing this role such as Christa Ludwig, Helene Wildbrunn, Rose Pauly, Shirley Verrett, Anny Konetzni, Erna Schlüter, and Astrid Varnay. I think Siobhan Stagg's voice is far more suitable for Antonia from Contes d'Hoffmann, Massenet's Manon, Amina from Sonnambula, Elvira from Puritani, Berthe from Prophete, Charpentier's Louise, and Leila from Pecheurs de Perles.