Nadine Secunde

Nadine Secunde (born 21 December 1953) is an American operatic soprano. She studied and performed in Germany, singing at the Bayreuth Festival the leading role of Elsa in Lohengrin and Sieglinde in Die Walküre, and made an international career. A specialist for the works of Wagner and Richard Strauss, she has also performed contemporary operas such as the title role of Judith by Siegfried Matthus at the Seattle Opera in the work's U.S. premiere.

Life and career

Secunde was born in Independence near Cleveland, Ohio,

Secunde performed the role of the primadonna in the premiere of Hans Werner Henze's one-act opera Venus und Adonis at the Bavarian State Opera on 11 January 1997, conducted by Markus Stenz.