SAMANTHA HANKEY
RECENT ENGAGEMENTS
BARD MUSIC FESTIVAL
FAUST ET
HÉLÈNE
MEZZO SOPRANO
August 2021
Ms. Hankey appeared as the Mezzo Soprano soloist for Bard Music Festival's first program, The Exemplary Musician conducted by Rebecca Miller and Leon Botstein.
BAYERISCHE STAATSOPER
7 DEATHS OF MARIA CALLAS
CARMEN
July 2021
Ms. Hankey made her role debut as Carmen with the Bayerische Staatsoper in 7 Deaths of Maria Callas.
BAYERISCHE STAATSOPER
DAS RHEINGOLD
WELLGUNDE
June & July 2021
Ms. Hankey reprised the role of Wellgunde in Das Rheingold with the Bayerische Staatsoper.
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA
ROMÉO ET JULIETTE
STÉPHANO
April 2021
Ms. Hankey appeared as Stéphano in Roméo et Juliette with the Metropolitan Opera.
BAYERISCHE STAATSOPER
DER ROSENKAVALIER
OCTAVIAN
March 2021
Ms. Hankey made her role debut as Octavian with the Bayerische Staatsoper in Barrie Kosky's new production of Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier.
BAYERISCHE STAATSOPER
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
ZWEITE DAME
September 2020
Ms. Hankey reprised the role of Zweite Dame with the Bayerische Staatsoper in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte. Conducted by Jordan de Souza, production by August Everding.
NIGHTLY MET OPERA STREAMS
CARMEN
MERCÉDÈS
August 2020
As a part of the Metropolitan Opera's free Nightly Opera Streams, Ms. Hankey appears as Mercédès in a broadcast of the February 2019 production of Carmen.
NIGHTLY MET OPERA STREAMS
ADRIANA LECOUVREUR
MLLE DANGEVILLE
April 2020
As a part of the Metropolitan Opera's free Nightly Opera Streams, Ms. Hankey appears as Mlle Dangeville in a broadcast of the January 2019 production of Adriana Lecouvreur.
BAYERISCHE STAATSOPER
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
ZWEITE DAME
January 2020
Ms. Hankey reprised the role of Zweite Dame with the Bayerische Staatsoper in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte. Conducted by Asher Fisch, production by August Everding.
BAYERISCHE STAATSOPER
CARMEN
MERCÉDÈS
January 2020
Ms. Hankey reprised the role of Mercédès with the Bayerische Staatsoper in Bizet's Carmen Conducted by Asher Fisch, directed by Lina Wertmüller.
BAYERISCHE STAATSOPER
HÄNSEL UND GRETEL
HÄNSEL
December 2019
Ms. Hankey made her house debut with the Bayerische Staatsoper as Hänsel in Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel. Conducted by Patrick Lange, directed by Richard Jones.
THE DALLAS OPERA
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
ZWEITE DAME
October & November 2019
Ms. Hankey made her house debut with The Dallas Opera as Zweite Dame in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte. Conducted by Emmanuel Villaume, directed by Kyle Lang.
BAYERISCHE STAATSOPER
AGRIPPINA
AGRIPPINA (COVER)
July 2019
Ms. Hankey covered mezzo-soprano Alice Coote in the title role in Handel's Agrippina with the Bayerische Staatsoper. Directed by Barrie Kosky.
OPERNHAUS ZÜRICH
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO
CHERUBINO
June & July 2019
In her house debut with Opernhaus Zürich, Ms. Hankey appeared in the role of Cherubino in Mozart and Da Ponte's timeless classic, Le nozze di Figaro. Conducted by Ottavio Dantone.
TURKU MUSIC FESTIVAL
AGRIPPINA
AGRIPPINA
June 2019
Ms. Hankey joined baroque ensemble Il Pomo d'Oro in the title role of a concert performance of Handel's Agrippina, conducted by Maxim Emelyanychev.
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA
GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG
WELLGUNDE
March-May 2019
Ms. Hankey appeared as the Wellgunde in Wagner's final installment of the epic Ring Cycle under the baton of Philippe Jordan at The Metropolitan Opera.
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA
RIGOLETTO
COUNTESS CEPRANO
February-May 2019
Ms. Hankey appeared as Countess Ceprano in Michael Mayer's Vegas-themed production of Verdi's tragic jester. Conducted by Nicola Luisotti.
RIGOLETTO PRESS
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA
DAS RHEINGOLD
WELLGUNDE
March-May 2019
Ms. Hankey appeared as Wellgunde under the baton of Philippe Jordan at The Metropolitan Opera alongside Jamie Barton as Fricka and Greer Grimsley as Wotan.
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA
CARMEN
MERCÉDÈS
January & February 2019
Ms. Hankey perfomed the role of Mercédès in Sir Richard Eyre's production of Carmen at The Metropolitan Opera, featuring Louis Langrée at the podium.
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA
ADRIANA LECOUVREUR
MLLE DANGEVILLE
December 2018 & January 2019
Ms. Hankey joined a star-studded cast including Piotr Bezcala and Anna Netbrebko in the title role of Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur at the Metropolitan Opera. Conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, directed by Sir David McVicar.
LANCASTER TRUST BUILDING
VOICES OF HOPE
MS. HANKEY IN CONCERT
December 2018
Ms. Hankey appeared as a featured soloist at the Lancaster Trust Building in a benefit concert supporting Voices of Hope, a non-profit organization benefitting community-based education for children and young adults around the world.
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA
PANTALIS
MEFISTOFELE
November & December 2018
Making her Metropolitan Opera debut, Ms. Hankey performed the role of Pantalis in Arrigo Boito's only opera, Mefistofele. Directed by Robert Carsen, conducted by Carlo Rizzi & Joseph Colaneri.
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA
MARNIE (COVER)
MARNIE
October & November 2018
In its American premiere, Ms. Hankey covered mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard in the title role of Nico Muhly's Marnie, conducted by Robert Spano and directed by Michael Mayer.
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
MS. HANKEY IN RECITAL
delacroix & music
November 2018
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Delacroix, Ms. Hankey appears in recital with acclaimed pianist Brian Zeger in a program highlighting the creative and personal connection between giants of French romanticism, including Chopin and Berlioz.
ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH, NYC
CARNEGIE HALL CITYWIDE
MS. HANKEY IN RECITAL
October 2018
Ms. Hankey appears in recital with pianist Chris Reynolds in conjunction with the Carnegie Hall Citywide concert series, featuring works by Schumann, Duparc, and Strauss.
PLACIDO DOMINGO'S
2ND PRIZE WINNER
BIRGIT NILSSON PRIZEWINNER
OPERALIA COMPETITION
August & September 2018
Ms. Hankey performed as one of twelve finalists in Placido Domingo's Operalia Competition at the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon, Portugal. Ms. Hankey was awarded the Second Prize Award in the general division as well as the Birgit Nilsson Prize for her interpretation of the work of Richard Strauss.
MS. HANKEY IN RECITAL
summer in concert
WXQR (NYC)
ROCKPORT MUSIC
IMA LIEDERABEND
June & July 2018
Ms. Hankey appears in a series of summer recitals, including performances at WXQR's Classical Beer Jam in New York City, an evening of Brahms, Liszt, and Carmen at Rockport Music in Rockport, MA alongside pianist Anton Nel and artistic director Barry Shiffman, and a Liederabend with the International Meistersinger Akademie in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Germany.
GRAND THÉÂTRE DE GENÉVE
FAUST
SIÉBEL
February 2018
Ms. Hankey made her house debut at Grand Théâtre de Genève as Siébel in Faust, conducted by Michel Plasson and directed by Georges Lavaudant.
