9 and Manuel de Falla “Sombrero de Tres Picos” for the Utah Symphony Mahler’s Symphony No.

Chávez returned to The Metropolitan Opera for productions of Carmen and La traviata, as Flora performed Carmen in The Tragedie de Carmen with Utah Opera performed Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Utah Symphony and the Delaware Symphony Orchestra, and Verdi’s Requiem with the Pensacola Symphony and University of Southern Mississippi.

This season, Chávez will reprise the role of Glenda in Roumain Bernard’s We Shall Not Be Moved with Pittsburgh Opera and will perform Verdi’s Requiem for Pensacola Symphony.Įngagements in 2020 were to include returns to The Metropolitan Opera for Les contes d’Hoffman and Carmen , Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 at Virginia Symphony, and brought her signature role of Carmen to the Helena Symphony. On the concert stage, Kirstin performed as the mezzo-soprano soloist in Mozart’s Requiem with the Paducah Symphony, Beethoven’s Symphony No. Chávez created the role of Carlotta de Obragon in the world premiere of Hector Armienta’s Zorro for Fort Worth Opera and sang the role of Suzuki in Madama Butterfly for Dallas Opera. With her dark, generous mezzo, earthy eroticism, volcanic spontaneity and smoldering charisma, Chávez has it all, including a superb command of French and a sense of humor.”Ĭalendar Artist Bio Audio Video Pictures Press She has performed Bizet’s iconic heroine with great success throughout the world with leading opera companies and symphonies including New National Theatre Foundation in Tokyo, Staatsoper Hannover, Opera Australia, China National Center for the Performing Arts, Central City Opera, Arizona Opera, Columbus Symphony, Opera Queensland, Welsh National Opera, Opera San Antonio, and the Kaohsiung Spring Arts Festival, Orlando Philharmonic, and Oper Graz, when Opera News reported that her Carmen was “the Carmen of a lifetime. Chávez captures attention and acclaim and is recognized as one of the definitive interpreters of Carmen of our generation. The combination of her magnificent voice, expansive range, dramatic intensity of her acting, and natural physical beauty make her an arresting and unique presence on the operatic stage. Kirstin Chávez is considered one of the most riveting and significant performing mezzo-sopranos today.

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