The Opera Troupe
The Opera Troupe
Initiated by Director General Alexander Neef at the beginning of his tenure, the Opera Troupe is designed to enhance support for young lyric artists in their career development, provide them with personal and professional stability, and fortify the bond between the audience and the Opera and its artists.
Les artistes de la Troupe - Saison 23/24
Born in New York, Ilanah Lobel-Torres graduated from the New England Conservatory and obtained a vocal performance degree at the Mannes School of Music.Following her master in 2019, she joined the Paris Opera Academy, where she performed on the Bastille Opera and Palais Garnier stages...
Born in Avignon, Emy Gazeilles turned to opera after several years in the world of contemporary music and musical theatre. She entered the Lyon Conservatoire and studied with Pierre Ribémont. She is the recipient of the First Prize of the 9th Arioso Competition in Nimes...
Nominated at the 2023 Victoires de la musique classique in the Revelation opera singer category, Marine Chagnon is a French mezzo-soprano with an eclectic career path. After modern-jazz dance, singing and dramatic art, she dedicated her time to opera with a Master's Degree at the Paris Conservatoire in Elene Golgevit's class...
Maciej Kwasnikowski (ténor)
Polish tenor Maciej Kwaśnikowski began his vocal studies with Robert Nakoneczny in 2014. In 2015, he entered the Academy of the National Opera in Warsaw, where he worked with Izabela Kłosińska, Eytan Pessen and Matthias Rexroth. In 2017, he graduated in physics engineering from Poznań University of Technology...
A graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts and Herald-Sun Aria finalist, Nicholas Jones has performed a variety of roles for Opera Australia, including the Remendado in Carmen, Marasquin in Two Weddings, One Bride and Schmidt in Werther. He has also sung Tamino and Count Almaviva in touring productions of The Magic Flute and The Barber of Seville...
Born in Santiago de Compostela, Alejandro Baliñas Vieites first studied piano in his hometown until 2017, before dedicating himself to singing first in Santiago and then in La Coruña until 2019...
In 2002, Florent Mbia entered the voice class of Françoise Petro at the National Musical School in Montreuil. He was awarded First Prize with top honours from the jury in June 2008 and graduated in Chambre Music. He followed many training courses and masterclasses presented by artists José Cura and Thomas Moser...
Les artistes de la Troupe - Saison 24/25
An alumni of the Accademia del Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Amin Ahangaran is currently a member of the International Opera Studio (IOS) in Zurich. His artistic training began in 2016 in his hometown, Teheran, and continued in Austria...
Nominated at the 2023 Victoires de la musique classique in the Revelation opera singer category, Marine Chagnon is a French mezzo-soprano with an eclectic career path. After modern-jazz dance, singing and dramatic art, she dedicated her time to opera with a Master's Degree at the Paris Conservatoire in Elene Golgevit's class...
Canadian-Armenian bass-baritone Vartan Gabrielian was a finalist at the Belvedere Competition in 2022 as well as a semi-finalist of the 2023 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition. He is also a recipient of awards from numerous organizations including the Metropolitan Opera National Council...
A graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts and Herald-Sun Aria finalist, Nicholas Jones has performed a variety of roles for Opera Australia, including the Remendado in Carmen, Marasquin in Two Weddings, One Bride and Schmidt in Werther.
Born in New York, Ilanah Lobel-Torres graduated from the New England Conservatory and obtained a vocal performance degree at the Mannes School of Music.
In 2002, Florent Mbia entered the voice class of Françoise Petro at the National Musical School in Montreuil. He was awarded First Prize with top honours from the jury in June 2008 and graduated in Chambre Music. He followed many training courses and masterclasses presented by artists José Cura and Thomas Moser...
Originally from Moscow, Margarita Polonskaya began studying music and theater at an early age. In 2016, she won 1st prize at the International Opera Festival in Karpacz (Poland) and 3rd place in the Russian singing competition « Masterpieces of Russian Music ».
Dutch mezzo-soprano Maria Warenberg graduated with honors from the Amsterdam Conservatory under Sasja Hunnego. She is a laureate of the 2023 Queen Elisabeth Competition and has won several prizes at the Classic Young Masters competition. In 2021, she made her debut as Stéphano (Romeo and Juliet) at Opera Zuid...
