2022/23
French-American soprano Véronique Filloux has been praised as "showstopping... she used her dazzling coloratura and lithe stage presence to piquant comedic effect" (Opera News). This summer, she debuted with Washington Concert Opera as Miss Ellen (Lakmé) and returned to Des Moines Metro Opera as Peaseblossom/Tytania (cover) in A Midsummer Night's Dream. She looks forward to engagements with Arizona Opera, Pacific Opera Project, and Berkshire Opera Festival in the 2022/23 season, making several exciting role debuts including Zerbinetta (Ariadne auf Naxos), Liesl (The Sound of Music), Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), and Musetta (La bohème). This summer, she will be a Filene Artist at Wolf Trap Opera.
A former Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artist, Véronique's roles included Despina (Così fan tutte), Papagena (The Magic Flute), The Girl/Luna (The Rose Elf, staged premiere), Frasquita (Carmen), Chan Parker (Charlie Parker’s Yardbird), and the title role in Handel’s Semele. She the 1st Prize Winner of both the 2022 Mildred Miller Competition and the 2022 Zenith Opera Competition.
Season
“MELISMATIC DISPLAYS OF VOCAL DEXTERITY AND POWER”
Véronique Filloux is the soprano playing Semele, a role that fits her youth and voice type very well. She displays the naivete, playfulness, and emerging self-determination of her character... Her coloratura and melismatic displays of vocal dexterity and power were impressive enough, but it was in the gentlest aria "O Sleep, why dost thou leave me" that the beauty of her voice comes to the fore."
O P E R A G E N E | Semele
