Pamela Helen Stephen (27 January 1964 – 30 November 2021) was a British classical mezzo-soprano, who sang in operas and oratorios.
[3] Pamela Helen Stephen performed with many of the world's leading conductors, including André Previn, Sir Charles Mackerras, John Eliot Gardiner, Antonio Pappano, Andris Nelsons, Vladimir Jurowski, Sir Simon Rattle, Richard Hickox, Edward Gardner, and Sir Richard Armstrong.
She sang the role of Penelope in Benedict Andrews's production of The Return of Ulysses for English National Opera[4] and Suzuki in Anthony Minghella's production of Madame Butterfly, also for ENO.
[5] She was Hécube in the 2012 production of Berlioz's Les Troyens, directed by David McVicar at the Royal Opera House, and performed in works by Vaughan Williams, Britten, Verdi and others.
Pamela Helen Stephen made several dozen recordings, including Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos, Szymanowski's Stabat Mater, Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Ravel's L'enfant et les sortilèges, led by André Previn, various Haydn Masses with Collegium Musicum 90, conducted by Richard Hickox, and Ryan Wigglesworth's Echo and Narcissus.