Ermonela Jaho

Ermonela Jaho was born in Albania and regularly performs at the world’s major opera houses, including the Royal Opera House, Metropolitan Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Teatro alla Scala Milan, Paris Opera, Wiener Staatsoper, Teatro Real in Madrid, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and the Arena di Verona. Her recent awards include Artist of the Year at the 2023 International Classical Music Awards, Best Female Singer at the German Oper! Awards (2024) and Best Foreign Artist at the XXI Spanish Opera Awards (2024). Her solo album, Anima Rara, won the ICMA Vocal Music (2021), and she was also the winner of the Readers Award at the 2016 International Opera Awards. She is the Artist Ambassador of Opera Rara and Opera for Peace, and is a member of the Academy of Sciences of Albania. Her signature roles include Violetta, Cio-Cio-San, Suor Angelica, Adriana Lecouvreur, Anna Bolena, Thaïs and Luisa Miller. Her recent engagements include performances in London, Paris, New York, Munich, Zurich, and Madrid.