Biography
Recognized as an exceptional musical personality, appreciated for the rich and bright color of her voice, in 2011-2012 the soprano Amel Brahim-Djelloul is back on the stage of the Palais Garnier in Paris to sing Servilia in La Clemenza di Tito (a role she just sang at the Festival of Aix-en-Provence), on the stages of Angers-Nantes for Gabrielle (La Vie Parisienne) and that of Bastille for Ninette (L'Amour des trois oranges); she also makes her debut in Lille and Dijon for Drusilla (L'Incoronazine di Poppea). One can hear her as well in the Chorégies of Orange for Rossini's La Petite Messe Solennelle and in recital, notably in Avignon, Marciac, Pézenas..., with the pianist Nicolas Jouve around popular tunes or with the Amedyez Ensemble for the program Souvenirs d'Al Andalus, which offers a magnificent journey through different musical styles from the Maghreb and the Levant, originating from the golden age of Andalusian music.
Amel Brahim-Djelloul began learning music by studying violin before she started singing. During her studies, she benefited from the teachings of Abdelhamid Belferouni, Noëlle Barker, Frantz Petri, Peggy Bouveret and Malcolm Walker. She graduated from the CNSMD in Paris.
Within William Christie's Jardin des Voix, in 2005 she performed on the most prestigious stages in the world. In 2007, she is nominated in the Révélation Lyrique (Lyric Discovery) category of the Victoires de la Musique.
Her career already gave her the opportunity to play several major roles from her repertoire such as Nanetta in Falstaff, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Despina in Così fan tutte, Adina in L'Elisir d'Amore, Mélisande in Pelléas et Mélisande or the title role in Messager's Véronique
She could thus work with conductors such as Alain Altinoglu, William Christie, Sir Colin Davies, Laurence Equilbey, Adam Fischer, Bernard Haïtink, René Jacobs, Kurt Masur, Philippe Jordan or Marc Minkowski, and was directed on stage among others by Robert Fortune, Lukas Hemleb, Nicolas Joël, Marco Arturo Marelli, Jean-Louis Martinoty, David McVicar, Philippe Sireuil, Luca Ronconi or Jean-Romain Vesperini.
Led to sing on the most prestigious stages, as much in France (Opéra National in Paris, Théatre du Capitole in Toulouse, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Théâtre du Châtelet, Opéra Comique, Opéra of Nice, Opéra of Avignon, Salle Pleyel, Salle Gaveau, Théâtre Musical in Besançon...) as abroad (Opéra of Lausanne, Grand Théâtre of Geneva, Deutsche Staatsoper in Berlin, Monnaie in Bruxelles, Kennedy Center in Washington, Barbican in London, Auditorium in Madrid, Théâtre National Algérien in Algiers, Lincoln Center in New-York...), Amel Brahim-Djelloul is also regularly invited by numerous orchestras (Orchestre National of France, National Symphony Orchestra of Washington, Orchestre Philharmonique of Strasbourg, Orchestre Symphonique Pasdeloup, Orchestre Symphonique National Algérien, Orchestre National d'Ile-de-France, Orchestre ...) and ensembles (Le Poème Harmonique, Les Arts Florissants, 2E2M...).
Moreover, she participated in events designed to introduce classical music to people at large, such as the Festival Violon sur le Sable organised each summer on the beaches of Royan in front of 40,000 people per concert, or the Concert des Deux Rives in Strasbourg.
Proud of her origins and caring about defending them, she wished to develop the program of her first record, edited by Ame Son, on the theme of the 1001 nights. It was unanimously received by the press. Her next record, Amel chante la Méditerranée offers pieces from the Arab-Andalusian heritage, adapted by her brother, the violonist and musicologist Rachid Brahim-Djelloul, and interpreted by Amel Brahim-Djelloul and the Amedyez Ensemble.
