Melody Louledjian

French lyric soprano Melody Louledjian has established herself as one of the most versatile and distinctive artists of her generation. Equally admired for the elegance of her lyric voice, her stylistic refinement and her dramatic intelligence, she enjoys an international career spanning opera, concert and recital, with a repertoire ranging from Mozart and the French lyric tradition to contemporary creation.

After graduating in both piano and voice from the Conservatoire National Supérieur Musique et Danse de Lyon, she continued her vocal studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, laying the foundations for an artistic career distinguished by remarkable stylistic versatility and exceptional linguistic abilities.

She made her professional operatic debut at the Opéra National de Bordeaux in 2009 in Peter Eötvös’ Le Balcon, beginning a long-standing relationship with the company where she has since appeared in productions including La bohème, L’Italiana in Algeri, Orphée aux enfers, Alcina and Ariadne auf Naxos. She has subsequently appeared on many of Europe’s leading stages, notably the Opéra national de Paris, where she sang Ravel’s L’Enfant et les sortilèges and Zemlinsky’s Der Zwerg, the former also at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich. Other important engagements have included Hahn’s Ciboulette at the Opéra-Comique, Strauss’ Die Fledermaus in Nice, Offenbach’s La Vie parisienne in Lausanne, Ullmann’s Der Kaiser von Atlantis in Tenerife, and productions of Carmen, Cavalleria rusticana and Le nozze di Figaro in Geneva.

Recent seasons have further expanded her repertoire with performances of Der Kaiser von Atlantis in Verona, Musetta in Puccini’s La bohème in Nice, Lehár’s Giuditta in Strasbourg, Violetta in Verdi’s La traviata in Dijon, the Countess in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro in Lyon, Miquel Ortega’s La casa de Bernarda Alba in Tenerife, Don Pasquale in Fribourg and Dijon, and Spontini’s La Conquête du Mexique in Dortmund. She has also appeared at the Festival Radio France Occitanie Montpellier in Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 under Mikko Franck, and in Stravinsky’s Les Noces with Radio France.

Alongside her operatic career, Melody Louledjian has become a highly respected interpreter of contemporary music. She collaborates regularly with internationally renowned ensembles including Ensemble intercontemporain, Ensemble Modern and Klangforum Wien, appearing in major European musical centres such as Paris, Berlin, Zurich, Düsseldorf, Cologne and at IRCAM. Her versatility has made her one of the most sought-after French sopranos for twentieth- and twenty-first-century repertoire.

An accomplished concert artist, she has appeared in a wide range of symphonic and sacred repertoire, including Poulenc’s Gloria with the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with the Gulbenkian Orchestra, Carmina Burana in Saint-Étienne, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in Bordeaux, Debussy’s La Damoiselle élue in Paris, Britten’s Les Illuminations in Lausanne, Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem in Liège and Brussels, Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 in Paris, and Handel’s Israel in Egypt at the Festival Berlioz de La Côte-Saint-André.

Her extensive discography reflects both her commitment to the French repertoire and her interest in rediscovering neglected works. Recordings include Halévy’s Les Dilettantes (Klarthe), Lemoyne’s Phèdre (Palazzetto Bru Zane), Debussy’s La Damoiselle élue under Mikko Franck, Grétry’s Richard Cœur de Lion, the recital album Fleurs devoted to French mélodies (Aparté), and Chants de l’Aube et du Soir with guitarist and composer Cyril Achard (Klarthe).

Future engagements include Miss Schlesen in Philip Glass’ Satyagraha,  Poulenc’s Stabat Mater with the Liverpool and Elisa in Janssens’ Brodeck at the Opéra National de Lorraine, further illustrating the remarkable stylistic breadth that has become a hallmark of her career.

Fluent in French, Italian, Spanish, English, German and Russian, Melody Louledjian combines exceptional linguistic versatility with a rare musical curiosity. Equally convincing in the standard repertoire, French opera and contemporary creation, she has established herself as one of the most distinctive French lyric sopranos of her generation.

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