
Sarah Connolly
Department: Acting
Biography
Sarah Patricia Connolly CBE (born 13 June 1963) is an English mezzo-soprano. Although best known for her baroque and classical roles, Connolly has a wide-ranging repertoire which has included works by Wagner as well as various 20th-century composers. Connolly was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.
Known For

Giulio Cesare
2005

Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
2009

Ariodante - Wiener Staatsoper
2018

Britten: The Rape of Lucretia
2013

The Metropolitan Opera: Capriccio
2011

Hippolyte and Aricie
2010

L'incoronazione di Poppea
2012

Manon Lescaut
1997

Hippolyte and Aricie (Paris National Opera)
2014

A Night with Handel
1997

The Cunning Little Vixen
1995

Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 2 (Riccardo Chailly, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
2011

Rameau Hippolyte et Aricie
2014

Glyndebourne: Hamlet
2018

Royal Opera House: Die Walküre
2018

The Ring of the Nibelung: The Rhinegold
2016

The Ring of the Nibelung: The Valkyrie
2016

The Blu-ray Experience II: Opera, Ballet & theatre
2010

Royal Opera House 2023/24: Rusalka
2024