Nathalie Stutzmann

Contralto and conductor Nathalie Stutzmann is well-known for her charismatic performances on the stage and at the podium. After establishing an international career on the recital, concert, and opera stages, she has become a regular guest conductor with ensembles across North America and Europe and founded and conducted the Orfeo 55 orchestra. In 2021, Stutzmann was heard singing and conducting Orfeo 55 on the album Contralto and was named the music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, becoming only the second woman to hold the directorship of a major American orchestra. In 2024, Stutzmann issued her debut recording as conductor of the Atlanta Symphony with a recording of Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 ("From a New World") and American Suite.