Soula Parassidis

Praised for her unique timbre and glamorous stage presence, Greek-Canadian soprano Soula Parassidis debuted in 2009 at the Festival d&rsquoAix-en-Provence in Orhpée aux Enfers conducted by Alain Altinoglu and the Salzburg Camerata. Later that year she was invited to join the fest ensemble at Oper Leipzig where she sang for three consecutive seasons in a wide variety of leading roles with the Gewandhausorchester, including productions of Aufstieg und fall der Stadt Mahagonny, Don Giovanni, Carmen, Die Zauberflöte, Hänsel und Gretel, and Admeto Re di Tessaglia (Alceste). During her engagement she also worked extensively with Ulf Schirmer and Peter Konwitschny in productions of Al gran sole carico d'amore, Parsifal, Elektra , Aida and Cosi fan tutte. Other operatic performances include Vi