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Her attention to musical style, combined with a striking stage presence and warm, rich voice have taken Joyce El-Khoury to debuts as Violetta in Verdi’s *La Traviata* with the De Nederlandse Opera, Welsh National Opera, Opéra Théâtre Saint-Etienne, and Palm Beach Opera; Desdemona in Verdi’s *Otello*, the title role in *Suor Angelica*, and Lauretta in *Gianni Schicchi*, all under the direction of Maestro Lorin Maazel at the Castleton Festival; and Antonina in Donizetti’s *Belisario* with Opera Rara at the Barbican Hall, under the baton of Sir Mark Elder - which marked her debut recording earned her an International Opera Award nomination for “Best Young Singer.”

In the current season, Joyce El-Khoury performs Violetta in *La traviata* with the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto and with the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich. She will be heard in the title role of *Maria Stuarda* with Seattle Opera, and sings Tatyana in *Eugene Onegin* with North Carolina Opera. Also this season, she joins the roster of San Diego Opera to perform the role of Tatyana Bakst in Jake Heggie’s new opera *Great Scott*, alongside Frederica von Stade, Nathan Gunn, Isabel Leonard, and Anthony Roth Costanzo. On the concert stage, Joyce performs Rossini’s *Stabat Mater* with the Orchestre de Paris, under the baton of Jesus Lopez-Cobos.

Performances in the 2014-15 season included Violetta in *La traviata* with Lyric Opera of Kansas City and the Savonlinna Opera Festival in Finland. Joyce took on the title role of Tobias Picker’s *Emmeline* with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, to critical acclaim. She was heard in concert with Juan Diego Florez at the Beiteddine Festival in Lebanon, performed Juliette in *Roméo et Juliette* with Austin Lyric Opera, made a return to De Nederlandse Opera to sing Musetta in *La bohème*, and joined Vancouver Opera as Rosalinde in *Die Fledermaus*. Additionally, Ms. El-Khoury performed and recorded the role of Pauline in Donizetti’s *Les Martyrs* with Opera Rara at the Royal Festival Hall in London.

Further engagements of note include her Canadian Opera Company debut as both Mimì and Musetta in Puccini’s *La bohème*; the title role in Dvorak’s *Rusalka* with the San Antonio Symphony/Opera San Antonio, North Carolina Opera and the Concertgebouw; her company debut with Santa Fe Opera as Micaela in their production of Bizet’s *Carmen*; her debut with Korea National Opera as Violetta in *La traviata*; Verdi’s *Requiem* at the Al Bustan Festival in Beirut; *La bohème* and Beethoven’s *Missa Solemnis* with the Munich Philharmonic; Marguerite in *Faust* with Opera Camerata of Washington, D.C.; Mozart’s *Requiem* with the New York Choral Society in Carnegie Hall; and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Bruckner’s *Te Deum* with the Baltimore Symphony.

Born in Lebanon and brought up in Canada, Ms. El-Khoury earned her Bachelor of Music at the University of Ottawa. She received her Artist Diploma from the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, and is a graduate of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. She is a First Prize winner in many competitions including: the Loren L. Zachary Competition, the Opera Index Competition, the George London Foundation, and the Mario Lanza Vocal Competition.