soprano
Biography

Tamara Bounazou is a French-Algerian lyric soprano equally at home on the operatic and theatrical stage. She has performed Anne Trulove (The Rake’s Progress) under Barbara Hannigan and Eurydice (Orphée aux Enfers) under Marc Minkowski. At the Opéra National de Paris, she has sung Papagena (Die Zauberflöte) and L’Amour (Platée), and appeared as Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro) at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. Passionate about poetry and chamber music, she won first prize at the Lyon International Chamber Music Competition in 2019 with pianist Anna Giorgi. A frequent recitalist, she has appeared at venues including Wigmore Hall in London. Upcoming engagements include the title role in Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, under the baton of Louis Langrée and directed by Wajdi Mouawad.