Biography
Regarded as one of the most promising singers of her generation, Amel Brahim-Djelloul began her musical journey with the violin. In 1995, she started vocal studies in Algiers under Abdelhamid Belferouni. Following Noelle Barker’s advice, she moved to Paris to complete her training, studying at the École Nationale de Musique in Montreuil with Frantz Petri, then at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris with Peggy Bouveret and Malcolm Walker, with whom she continues to work. She graduated from the Conservatoire in June 2003.
Amel Brahim-Djelloul quickly embraced major roles in her repertoire. In 2002, she performed as Dido in Purcell’s opera under Stephen Stubb and made her debut as Pamina with the Orchestre National d’Île-de-France, conducted by Alain Altinoglu. René Jacobs noticed her talent and invited her to participate in a new production of Sartorio’s Giulio Cesare at the Innsbruck Ancient Music Festival, conducted by Attilio Cremonesi. Jacobs then cast her as Valletto and Amore in a new production of The Coronation of Poppea, conducted at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, and the Opéra de la Monnaie in Brussels, directed by David McVicar.
She later joined William Christie’s Jardin des Voix, performing on prestigious stages worldwide, including the Cité de la Musique in Paris, the Barbican in London, the Grand Théâtre de Genève, the Grand Auditorium in Madrid, and Lincoln Center in New York. Following this tour, she was invited to sing Handel’s Messiah with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington. In July 2005, she debuted at the Festival International d’Art Lyrique in Aix-en-Provence as Servilia in a new production of La clemenza di Tito.
Her career has since encompassed roles such as Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro at the Opéra d’Angers-Nantes and Lausanne, Despina in Così fan tutte in Nice, Adina in L’elisir d’amore in Avignon, and the title role in Messager’s Véronique at the Paris Châtelet. She has also appeared in The Coronation of Poppea at the Grand Théâtre de Genève and in a new production of Pelléas et Mélisande, conducted by Bernard Haitink at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.
Highly praised for her voice’s quality and its rich, radiant timbre, Amel Brahim-Djelloul frequently performs in recitals with Claude Lavoix, Anne Le Bozec, and Anne-Céline Barrère, including appearances at Lille Opera in April 2006 and the Saint-Denis Festival in June 2006.
