Amel Brahim-Djelloul is a

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opera singer and concert recitalist. She is

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origins.

Biography

Considered one of the most promising singers of her generation, Amel Brahim-Djelloul started her musical studies with the violin. She began studying singing in 1995 in Algiers under the tuition of Abdelhamid Belferouni. It was Noelle Barker who advised her to go to Paris to finish her training, and she studied at the '' Ecole Nationale de Musique'' at Montreuil with Frantz Petri and then at the ''Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique'' in Paris with Peggy Bouveret and Malcolm Walker, with whom she has since been working. She graduated from the Conservatoire in June 2003. Amel Brahim-Djelloul began very early to tackle the key roles in her repertoire. In 2002 she sang

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in Purcell's opera under Stephen Stubb, and went on to make her debut in the role of Pamina with the ''Orchestre National d'Ile de France'' with Alain Altinoglu conducting.

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noticed her and invited her to take part in a new production of Sartorio's Giulio Cesare at the Innsbruck Ancient Music Festival, conducted by Attilio Cremonesi. He then gave her the roles of Valletto and Amore in a new production of The Coronation of Poppea which he conducted at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, then at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, and at the Opéra de la Monnaie in

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in a production by

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. Amel Brahim-Djelloul later took part in William Christie's Jardin des Voix with whom she appeared on the most renowned stages in the world including the Cité de la Musique in Paris, the Barbican in London, the Grand Théâtre of Geneva, the Grand Auditorium in Madrid, and the Lincoln Center in New York. Having attracted attention during this tour, she was then invited to sing in Handel's Messiah with the

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of Washington. She made her debut at the Festival International d'Art Lyrique at

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in July 2005 in the role of Servilia in a new production of ''

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''. Her career has since been involved with such roles as Susanna in ''The Marriage of Figaro'' at the opera of Angers-Nantes and then Lausanne, Despina in ''Così fan tutte'' at Nice, Adina in ''

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'' at Avignon and the title role in Messager's Véronique at the Paris Châtelet. She has also been heard in ''The Coronation of Poppea'' at the Grand Théâtre of Geneva and in the new production of '' Pelléas et Mélisande'', conducted by

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at the ''Théâtre des Champs-Elysées''. Particularly admired for the quality of her voice and its opulent, sunlit timbre, Amel Brahim-Djelloul appears regularly in recitals with Claude Lavoix, Anne le Bozec and Anne-Céline Barrère, for instance in April 2006 at Lille Opera and in June 2006 at the Saint-Denis Festival.

Opera

* Adina (''

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) * Mélisande, Yniold ('' Pelléas et Mélisande'' -

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) * Antigone ('' Oedipe'' -

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) * Véronique ('' Véronique'' - Messager) * Valletto/Amore (''

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) * Despina (''

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) * Pamina (''

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) * Susanna / Barbarina (''

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) * Dido (''

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) * ''Divers'' ('' The Fairy Queen'' -

) * Sesto (''Giulio Cesare in Egitto'' - Sartorio) * Nanetta (''

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Records

* 2008 : '
Amel chante la méditerranée - Souvenirs d'Al-Andalous (Ame Son)
''- Amel Brahim-Djelloul (soprano) / Rachid Brahim-Djelloul (Violin, Singing and direction) / Ensemble Amedyez : Rachid Brahim-Djelloul (Violon, Chant et direction), Noureddine Aliane (Ud), Dahmane Khalfa (Derbouka and Percussions), Sofia Djemai (Mandoline) et Mohammed Maakni (Guitar). * 2007 : '
Les milles et une nuits (Ame Son)
'' - Amel Brahim-Djelloul (soprano) / Anne-Le Bozec (piano) - Rewards : 4f

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- 4 stars ''

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'' - 5 Diapasons - 5 clés de sol by

Opéra Magazine This is a glossary list of opera genres, giving alternative names. "Opera" is an Italian word (short for "opera in musica"); it was not at first ''commonly'' used in Italy (or in other countries) to refer to the genre of particular works. Most c ...

- songs by Francesco Santoliquido and others. * 2006 : '
Le Jardin des Voix (Virgin Classics)
'' - Les Arts Florissants / William Christie * 2006 : '
Giulio Cesare in Egitto (ORF Alte Musik)
'' - 4 acte Opera of

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(1630–1680) - Amel Brahim-Djelloul (Sesto) * 2005 : '
Les Grands Motets de Charpentier (K617)
'' - Conductor: Olivier Schneebeli / Amel Brahim-Djelloul, Robert Getchell, Jean-François Lombard,

Jean-François Novelli Jean-François Novelli (born in 1970) is a contemporary French tenor born in Fontainebleau. Career Novelli holds a master's degree in musicology in the Sorbonne, winner of the Concours général and first prize for recorder, and turns to singi ...

, Stephan van Dick, Maarten Koningsberger, Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Ens. voc. Les Pages et Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, Ens. Musica Florea. * 2004 : '
Les Grands Motets de Lully (K617)
'' - Conductor: Olivier Schneebeli / Amel Brahim-Djelloul (soprano), Damien Guillon (alto), Howard Crook (ténor), Hervé Lamy (ténor), Arnaud Marzorati (basse), Ens. voc. Les Pages et Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, Ens. inst. Musica Florea.

External links

Amel Brahim-Djelloul's website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brahim-Djelloul, Amel Living people Musicians from Algiers French operatic sopranos Year of birth missing (living people)