Pamela Helen Stephen, mezzo-soprano whose repertoire ranged from Purcell and Handel to Wagner and Glass – obituary

• Pamela Helen Stephen, who has died from cancer aged 57, was a versatile mezzo-soprano who appeared in opera houses and concert halls across the world; her most recognised roles included Dido in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and Sestro in Handel’s Giulio Cesare, but she was seen in a wide range of repertoire, from Haydn to Philip Glass, often conducted by her husband, the late Richard Hickox.