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Stutzmann gave up a quarter-century career as a contralto to become a conductor and makes her Metropolitan Opera debut in a new production of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" on Friday night.

Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto now conductor, to debut at Met Nathalie Stutzmann gave up a quarter-century career as a contralto to become a conductor. Ronald Blum. Thursday 04 May 2023 19:13 BST.

The Met believes Stutzmann will become the first conductor to lead two new productions in a debut season since Rafael Kubelík in 1973-74. “She can demonstrate how she wants a line to be sung.