NatalieLewis

American mezzo-soprano Natalie Lewis is quickly emerging as one of the brightest young talents on the global operatic scene. Now in her second season as a member of the Bayerische Staatsoper Ensemble, she has appeared there in such roles as Erda in Das Rheingold under General Music Director Vladimir Jurowski, Emilia in Otello, Mary in Der fliegender Holländer, and as La Voce in a new production of Der Mond of Carl Orff.

During the 26-27 season, Ms. Lewis will appear with Zubin Mehta and Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and the with Domingo Handoyan and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in performances of Mahler’s 2nd Symphony, with Edward Gardner and the London Philharmonic Orchestra as The Angel in Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, with Kerri-Lynn Wilson and the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra in performances of the Verdi Requiem, with Oksana Lyniv as Birgitte in concert performances of Korngold’s Die tote Stadt with the Radio Filharmonische Orkest at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, with Patrick Hahn and the Wiener Symphonicker in Lili Boulanger’s Psalm 130, and with Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra in as a part of BBC Proms singing Mahler’s Lieder eines Fahrenden Gesellen,

On the operatic stage, Ms. Lewis will make her debut at the Salzburger Osterfestspiele as Waltraute in the new Ring Cycle, directed by Kirill Serebrenikov and conducted by Kirill Petrenko. She will also appear on her home stage as Maffio Orsisni in Lucrezia Borgia, Pasqualita in newly staged production of Doctor Atomic, and Suzuki in Madame Butterfly.

In 2025 Natalie was awarded 2nd Prize as well the Birgit Nielsen Award in the Operalia Competition and has earned first place and the audience favorite award at the 2023 Houston Grand Opera Concert of Arias and won the National Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition the same year. Natalie received her Bachelors in Music from the University of Massachusetts: Amherst and her Masters in Music from The Juilliard School where she was a recipient of the Kovner Fellwship.