Amina Edris Soprano

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Biography

Born in Egypt, Amina Edris was a member of San Francisco Opera's Merola Program, where she made her debut as Norina in Don Pasquale. She then joined San Francisco Opera's Adler Fellowship Program. A graduate of the University of Canterbury and the San Francisco Conservatory, she studied at Dennis O'Neill's Wales International Academy of Voice. She makes her European debut in 2019 in the title role of Manon at Opéra national de Bordeaux, and is subsequently Alice (Robert le diable) at Opéra national de Bordeaux, Micaëla (Carmen) at Opéra national du Rhin, Violetta (La Traviata) at Opéra de Limoges and in Toronto, Marguerite (Faust) in Detroit, the title role in Manon at Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu, Musetta (La Bohème) at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Ariane (Ariane) with the Bayerischen Rundfunks in Munich, Cleopatra in the world premiere of John Adams's Antony and Cleopatra and Juliette (Roméo et Juliette) at the San Francisco Opera. In the 2023-2024 season, she sings the roles of Mimi (La Bohème) in Toronto, Liù (Turandot) in Naples, the title role in Thaïs in Toulon and Caroline (La Chauve-souris) in Lille.

At the Opéra national de Paris: Manon (title role), 2020; Platée (La Folie / Thalie), 2022; Roméo et Juliette (Juliette), 2023

Currently in

  • Opéra Bastille
  • from 26 September to 18 October 2024
  • Opéra Bastille
  • from 26 May to 20 June 2025

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