Mellor, F. H., see Morocco Awakes. “Unquestionably in the very top flight of Wagnerians anywhere” (Opera), Alwyn Mellor made her debut at Seattle Opera in 2013 as Brünnhilde Die Walküre alongside Greer Grimsley, Stephanie Blythe, Stuart Skelton and Daniel Sumegi in Stephen Wadsworth’s production conducted by Asher Fisch (“The real discovery, however, is the “Brünnhilde” of British soprano Alwyn Mellor.
Essential Writings of Mahatma Gandhi. “Alwyn Mellor is that rare beast, a powerful dramatic soprano whose voice still retains its youthful luminosity. She is set fair to become the great Wagner heroine of her day.” “Alwyn Mellor, the most touching Brunnhilde I have ever heard, subtle right to the end of her world-denouncing Immolation ”.
Alwyn Mellor – The Wagner Society
Alwyn Mellor began her career at Welsh National Opera, for whom she sang many roles. She performed in operas by composers including Mozart, Puccini, Stravinsky, Strauss and Wagner. Joe Alwyn Biography - Fandango
Alwyn Mellor - International Wagnerian Soprano, offering voice coaching and 1 day courses in the UK. A message from Benjamin Zander about Wagner
Alwyn Mellor has been called one of the greatest Wagnerian singers of our time. The voluptuous beauty of her voice and her extraordinary sensitivity to the words that she sings are unrivalled among Wagnerian sopranos today. Mahatma Gandhi - Wikipedia
Born in Lancashire, British soprano Alwyn Mellor studied at the Royal Northern College of Music and began her career at Welsh National Opera, with which she has since performed a wide range of roles, most recently the title role in Tosca and Senta in Der fliegende Hollander.
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Benjamin Zander re-introduces Alwyn Mellor to the Boston Philharmonic audience. Alwyn Mellor biography -
Speight Jenkins, General Director of Seattle Opera, says, Alwyn Mellor “has the youth and vulnerability of a Brünnhilde, moves wonderfully, but sings marvellously.” There’s a link to Speight Jenkins’ introductory video about Alwyn on the Wagner Society site here. Alwyn Mellor - Santa Fe Opera
Alwyn Mellor’s Brünnhilde often sounds overwrought, tremulous, wildly trying to hit the high Cs, with a final Immolation Scene with more grief than heroism.