{"id":6846,"date":"2026-04-16T16:17:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abao.org\/?post_type=artist&#038;p=6846"},"modified":"2026-06-29T12:14:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:14:24","slug":"joyce-el-khoury","status":"publish","type":"artist","link":"https:\/\/www.abao.org\/en\/artista\/joyce-el-khoury\/","title":{"rendered":"Joyce El-Khoury"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lebanese-Canadian soprano Joyce El-Khoury has been praised by <em>The London Times<\/em> as a \u201ctrue Verdian soprano\u201d with \u201cexquisite bel canto style\u201d. Recent highlights include acclaimed role debuts as Norma at the Acropolis in Athens, M\u00e9d\u00e9e at Paris\u2019s Op\u00e9ra Comique, Manon Lescaut at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, H\u00e9l\u00e8ne in <em>Les v\u00eapres siciliennes<\/em> at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and Carmen at Oper im Steinbruch. A frequent collaborator with conductors such as Sir Mark Elder, Carlo Rizzi, Riccardo Muti and the late Lorin Maazel, she has appeared at theatres and festivals including Teatro Real Madrid, Glyndebourne Festival, Dutch National Opera, Op\u00e9ra de Monte-Carlo, Canadian Opera Company and Dallas Opera. On the concert platform, she has performed with leading orchestras including the London Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Houston Symphony, Orchestre de Paris, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, the M\u00fcnchner Philharmoniker and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra. Her symphonic repertoire includes Strauss\u2019s <em>Vier letzte Lieder<\/em>, Beethoven\u2019s <em>Missa Solemnis<\/em>, Verdi\u2019s <em>Requiem<\/em> and Rossini\u2019s <em>Stabat Mater<\/em>. Her award-winning discography for Opera Rara includes Donizetti\u2019s <em>L\u2019Ange de Nisida<\/em>, <em>Les Martyrs<\/em> and <em>Belisario<\/em>, as well as her solo album <em>\u00c9cho<\/em>, which received a Juno nomination. 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