Norah Amsellem

Vocalists — Soprano

Manager: William G. Guerri
Management Territory: Worldwide

Norah Amsellem (Manon) was equally convincing in her portrayal, with many sensitive and touching moments throughout the evening. A good sense of timing, and poise are her strong cards. —Opera Critic

Amsellem mustered a lovely voice of considerable agility with a lot of security and accuracy above the staff. She's an effective actress...The mad scene would tax any soprano, but Amsellem dealt well with both the vocal and the dramatic challenges. —Seattle Times

Amsellem has the more frail physique and a deeper understanding of the role-some heart stopping soft singing and the most upsetting death scene of any Violetta I have seen in this production. —The Times (UK)

About

The French soprano Norah Amsellem has created a unique place for herself in the opera world, moving audiences with her soaring technique and dramatic intensity. Her young career includes engagements with some of the world’s most prestigious houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, San Francisco Opera, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, and Vienna State Opera. She is also an accomplished concert artist, and her performances have brought her together with renowned conductors including James Levine, Riccardo Muti, Zubin Mehta, Daniele Gatti, Seiji Ozawa . . . , Daniel Barenboim and Georges Prêtre.

Ms. Amsellem began the 2009–2010 season in Italy with performances of Tytania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Bari and Reggio Emilia and Gilda in Rigoletto with Teatro Massimo di Palermo. Ms. Amsellem then traveled to Germany to sing Violetta in La traviata with Deutsche Oper Berlin. Ms. Amsellem will finish the season with performances of Liu in Turandot in Seville, Spain and as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni at the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

She opened the 2008–2009 season singing Leila in Les pêcheurs de perles with the Washington Opera and then traveled to Barcelona for performances of Ravel’s Sheherezade with the Orquestra Simfónica de Barcelona. Ms. Amsellem returned to the United States to perform Musetta in La bohème at San Francisco Opera, Carmina Burana in concert with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Mimì in La bohème at Palm Beach Opera. She sang Violetta in La traviata at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and Teatro Municipal de Santiago, followed by the title role in Manon at the Vienna State Opera and Liù in Turandot at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona.

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