About Elizabeth
“DeShong was an unstoppable presence. Others have gone all out with the acting, both comic and plaintive, but DeShong combined it with one of the finest new voices to be heard at the Met…”
Mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong has developed a reputation as “one of the most intelligent stage performers of her generation (Opera News).” Lauded equally for her musicianship and commanding stage presence, she has established herself as a regular on concert and operatic stages worldwide.
The 2022-2023 season marks DeShong’s return to San Francisco Opera, where she will debut the role of ‘Octavia’ in the world premiere of John Adams’ “Antony and Cleopatra”. 2023 includes a tour of Handel’s Alcina (Bradamante) with Les Musiciens du Louvre and Marc Minkowski, followed by her Dallas Opera debut as ‘Dorabella’ in Mozart’s “Cosi fan tutte” ...
Upcoming Schedule
John Adams' Antony and Cleopatra
Gran Teatre del Liceu
This two-act opera, commissioned for the centennial of the San Francisco Opera, is a co-commission and co-production with the Gran Teatre del Liceu and the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. With a libretto adapted by the composer himself from Shakespeare’s tragedy, composer John Adams, director Elkhanah Pulitzer and playwright Lucia Scheckner combine the mythic image of antiquity with the glamour of 1930s Hollywood.
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"But who may abide the day of his coming!"
Messiah, HWV 56: No. 6, Air "'But who may abide the day of his coming!" (Mezzo-soprano) · Sir Andrew Davis · Toronto Symphony Orchestra · Elizabeth DeShong
Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis; Orchestra: Toronto Symphony Orchestra; Mezzo Soprano Vocals: Elizabeth DeShong; Composer: George Frideric Handel
Albums
Mercadante: Il proscritto
Set in Edinburgh against the backdrop of Oliver Cromwell’s rule, Il proscritto saw a marked return to melody by Mercadante who retained the harmonic experiments and orchestral richness of his “reform” operas but restored aspects of bel canto lyricism. Mexican tenor Ramón Vargas (as Giorgio Argyll) sings opposite young Peruvian tenor Iván Ayón-Rivas, winner of 2021 Operalia competition, as his rival Arturo Murray. Their mutual love interest is Malvina Douglas played by American mezzo-soprano Irene Roberts. The cast is completed by Elizabeth DeShong, Sally Matthews, Goderdzi Janelidze, Susana Gaspar, Niall Anderson and Alessandro Fisher.
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