Ermonela Jaho is one of the most intense and captivating sopranos on the international opera scene. Admired for her extraordinary ability to identify emotionally with the characters she portrays, expressive power and dramatic truth have become defining features of her career.
Born in Albania, she studied at the Tirana Conservatory and the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome. She has appeared at the world’s leading opera houses, including the Royal Opera House in London, Metropolitan Opera in New York, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Opéra national de Paris, Wiener Staatsoper, Bayerische Staatsoper, Teatro Real in Madrid and Gran Teatre del Liceu.
Particularly acclaimed for her portrayals of Violetta in La traviata, Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly and Suor Angelica, Jaho has received numerous international honours, including the International Classical Music Award as Artist of the Year 2023 and the OPER! Award for Best Female Singer.
Ermonela Jaho has also shared the stage with the Franz Schubert Filharmonia in one of the major operatic events of the orchestra’s recent history.
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