Hanna Hipp’s ardent and impassioned singing make her a favourite for the leading lyric mezzo repertoire around the world, with her roles including a critically acclaimed portrayal of Offred in Poul Ruders’ The Handmaid’s Tale for Royal Danish Opera with Jessica Cottis; Der Komponist in Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos at Glyndebourne Festival Opera with Cornelius Meister and at Opera North with Antony Hermus; Dorabella in Mozart’s Così fan tutte at Seattle Opera with Paul Daniel, at English National Opera with Kerem Hasan, and for New Zealand Opera with Natalie Murray Beale; and Cherubino in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden under Sir Antonio Pappano. In 2019, Hanna Hipp sang her first Varvara (Janáček’s Katya Kabanova) for Scottish Opera and the title role in Offenbach’s Fantasio for Garsington Opera, returning to the latter in 2021 for her first Octavian (Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier). Her international debuts have included Teatro Real Madrid as Frances, Countess of Essex (Britten’s Gloriana) in David McVicar’s new production under Ivor Bolton; at Dutch National Opera as Ein Page (Strauss’ Salome) in Ivo van Hove’s new production under Daniele Gatti; and both Isolier (Rossini’s Le comte Ory) and Beatrice (Berlioz’s Béatrice et Bénédict) for Seattle Opera, the former of which Hipp reprised for New Zealand Opera.