Anne Sophie Duprels
Soprano
French soprano Anne Sophie Duprels began her training as a pianist and conductor at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique et de Danse in Paris, later graduating with first class honours in vocal performance.
Anne Sophie Duprels | Risurrezione Act 2 excerpt | Alfano | Live from Wexford Festival Opera
Anne Sophie Duprels | Risurrezione Act 3 excerpt | Alfano | Live from Wexford Festival Opera
Anne Sophie Duprels | Senza Mamma | Suor Angelica | Puccini
Described as a “formidable singing actress”, she has garnered high critical acclaim internationally for her portrayal of leading verismo heroines. She has appeared as Katiusa in Alfano’s rarely performed Risurrezione (Teatro Maggio Musicale Fiorentino & Wexford Festival Opera); a staged version of Strauss’ Four Last Songs (Opera National de Paris); title role Edmea (Wexford Festival Opera); Amanda Le Grand Macabre (San Francisco Opera); title role Thaïs (Teatro Nacional de São Carlos; Grange Park Opera, Theater Lübeck); Theresa Benvenuto Cellini (Opera National du Rhin); Jenufa (New Zealand Opera & Opera Holland Park); Salud La vida Breve (Opera North); Madama Butterfly (Angers Nantes Opéra; Opéra de Rennes; New Zealand Opera, Edmonton Opera, Opera North, Opera de Tours); Lisa Pique Dame (Grange Park Opera); Hilda Sigurd (Grand-Théâtre de Genève); Manon (Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires & Scottish Opera); Oksana Tcherevichki (Garsington Opera); Elle La Voix Humaine (Opera de Tours, Buxton International Festival, Opera Holland Park); Marguerite Faust (New Zealand Opera); Rusalka (Grange Park Opera & Scottish Opera); Malinka‚ Etherea and Kunka The Excursions of Mr Broucek (Scottish Opera & Opera North); Suor Angelica (Opera North & Opera Holland Park); Mélisande Pelléas et Mélisande (Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires & Opera Holland Park); the title role in Mascagni’s Isabeau, Iris and Zazá, Luisa Luisa Miller‚ Katya Kabanova‚ Margot le Rouge and Anna in Le Villi, Giorgetta Il Tabarro, Amelia Un Ballo in Maschera, and Magda La Rondine (Opera Holland Park); Julie The Jacobin & Léna in Saint-Saëns La Princesse Jaune (Buxton International Festival); and has performed subsequent roles at La Scala, Milan; Opera de Lyon, Opéra Comique‚ Paris, Opera de Massy; Opera de Dijon; New York City Opera, and Glimmerglass Opera.
Recent and future projects include Anna Le Villi (Staatstheater Mainz); Fidelia Edgar (Opera Holland Park); and she will cover a major role at the Royal Opera House.