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Emily D'Angelo

Mezzo-Soprano

Born September 23, 1994 in Toronto, Canada (32 years old)

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Emily D'Angelo is a Canadian mezzo-soprano. Since making her debut at 16, D'Angelo's most notable role to date has been singing the lead role in the 2023 opera Grounded.

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Signature Roles

Ariodante in Ariodante Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro Dorabella in Così fan tutte Idamante in Idomeneo Jess in Grounded Juno in Semele Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier Ruggiero in Alcina Sesto in La clemenza di Tito

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La Clemenza di Tito as Sesto · Palais Garnier · Nov 24, 2026

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Career Trajectory

From her orchestral debut at sixteen in Toronto, Emily D'Angelo pursued rigorous operatic training through Canada's most prestigious institutions before her 2016 operatic debut as Cherubino at Spoleto Festival dei Due Mondi. Her 2018 historic sweep of all four top prizes at Operalia—the first contestant ever to achieve this—announced her arrival among the world's leading mezzo-sopranos, leading to rapid engagement across the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, Bayerische Staatsoper, and Paris Opéra in the great Mozart roles. Her 2023 world premiere of *Grounded* at the Kennedy Center and subsequent opening of the Met's 2024–25 season in the same role have established her as an artist of both classical mastery and vital contemporary significance.

Career Highlight

First contestant in Operalia's 26-year history to win all four top prizes simultaneously (2018); also first vocalist ever to receive the Leonard Bernstein Award from the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival (2019)