The American mezzo-soprano, Stephanie Houtzeel, is a soloist at the Wiener Staatsoper where she regularly sings Octavian, The Composer, Dorabella, Orlofsky, Nicklausse, Kreusa (Medea), Jenny (Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny) and Miranda (The Tempest). In 2016 she created the role of La Haine in Vienna’s first production of Gluck’s Armide.

Recordings include her 2016 solo Lieder album Nostalgia with Charles Spencer (Capriccio), the title roles in both Lully’s Armide (Naxos 8.660209-10) and Suppé’s Fatinitza (CPO) as well as the alto solo in Mozart’s Requiem under Teodor Currentzis (Alpha Records).