About

“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. She was the unknown quantity going into this cycle, and she has proved to be a stunning singer in this repertoire,“ wrote Jonathan Pell), followed by the same role in Siegfried and Götterdämmerung (“The high point of an impressive cast – a real triumph” wrote The Vancouver Sun). This performance was released on Avie CD in September 2014 (“Rare is the artist who brings to this marathon a sound of such roundness and luster, or a spirit so transparent, youthful and feminine,” wrote The Wall Street Journal). She returned to Seattle in Summer 2014 for the Speight Celebration Concert.

Wagnerian engagements have further included Senta Der fliegende Holländer for the Florentine Opera Company, Senta, Sieglinde Die Walküre and Brünnhilde Götterdämmerung for Opera North, Gerhilde Die Walküre at the Royal Opera, London, Brünnhilde Die Walküre – Siegfried for Longborough Festival Opera and at the Opéra national de Paris, Brünnhilde Siegfried for Oper Leipzig, Isolde Tristan und Isolde for Grange Park Opera, the Opéra national de Bordeaux and Washington National Opera and Brünnhilde Der Ring an einem Abend for the Deutsche Oper am Rhein. In concert, she has sung Brünnhilde Siegfried with the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Brünnhilde Götterdämmerung with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Isolde with the Orquesta Filarmónica de la UNAM, excerpts from Götterdämmerung and Tristan und Isolde with the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and the ‘Liebestod’ from Tristan und Isolde with the Philharmonia Orchestra.

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. She sang three seasons at Santa Fe Opera, and her engagements elsewhere have further included the title role in La Wally and Santuzza Cavalleria Rusticana for Chelsea Opera Group, Minnie La Fanciulla del West and Chrysothemis Elektra for Opera North, the title role in Tosca for the Opéra de Limoges, Ariadne Ariadne auf Naxos for Opera Ireland and Chrysothemis Elektra for the Canadian Opera Company.