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Career Trajectory
Stefan Cifolelli's path from the Brussels Conservatory through the rigorous Opera Studio at La Monnaie established him as a tenor of distinctive musicality and dramatic intelligence. His 2009 professional debut as Tonio in *La Fille du Régiment* launched a career that would see him become a sought-after interpreter of Mozart and contemporary opera across Europe's leading houses. By the 2017–2018 season, his celebrated portrayal of Gandhi in Philip Glass's *Satyagraha* at Komische Oper Berlin crystallized his artistic identity as a tenor unafraid of modernist challenges, cementing his standing among the continent's most intellectually engaged singers.
Career Highlight
Sang Gandhi in Philip Glass's *Satyagraha* at Komische Oper Berlin (2017–2018), a role he subsequently reprised at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen (2022–2023), earning critical acclaim for his dramatic and vocal interpretation of the minimalist masterpiece
At a Glance
- Voice
- Tenor (lyric)
- Nationality
- Belgian
- Born
- Antwerp, Belgium
Training & Education
Royal Conservatory in Brussels (Master's degree in Singing with great distinction); Opera Studio of the National Opera in Brussels/La Monnaie (2001–2003); Accademia Rossiniana, Pesaro, Italy (2004, 2011)
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