THE DALLAS OPERA

DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE

ZWEITE DAME

October & November 2019

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Ms. Hankey appeared as Countess Ceprano in Michael Mayer's Vegas-themed production of Verdi's tragic jester. Conducted by Nicola Luisotti. 

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA

DAS RHEINGOLD

WELLGUNDE

March-May 2019

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

THE ANGEL'S SHARE presents

THE ROSE ELF

THE ELF

June 2018

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The Angel’s Share kicks off with the World Premiere of The Rose Elf, a chamber opera by composer David Hertzberg, directed by the visionary R. B. Schlather and starring award-winning mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey. 

GRAND THÉÂTRE DE GENÉVE

FAUST

SIÉBEL

February 2018

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Ms. Hankey made her house debut at Grand Théâtre de Genève as Siébel in Faust, conducted by Michel Plasson and directed by Georges Lavaudant.

DEN NORSKE OPERA

IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA

ROSINA

October 2017 - January 2018

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Ms. Hankey made her company debut with Den Norske Opera as Rosina in Francois De Carpentries' prodution of Il barbiere di Siviglia, conducted by Manlio Benzi.