Beyond the opera stage Edris brings a vibrant presence to the concert platform delivering, in collaboration with tenor, Pene Pati, an exciting programme of French and Italian opera arias and duets at Prague’s Smetana Hall, conducted by Pierre Dumoussaud, and at both Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and Opéra Comédie Montpellier under Samy Rachid. In recital, she appears at both Gstaad New Year Music Festival, and Abu Dhabi Festival.
Amina Edris’ career to date has been marked by a succession of celebrated debuts and acclaimed performances on many of the world’s leading stages. Most recent highlights include her debut as Marguerite in Faust at Opéra national de Paris and appearances at both The Metropolitan Opera and Royal Ballet & Opera as Musetta in La Bohème. Edris has won widespread acclaim as Manon at Opéra national de Paris, Gran Teatre del Liceu and Opéra National de Bordeaux, and as Juliette at San Francisco Opera, Opéra national de Paris, Los Angeles Opera and Semperoper Dresden.
At the Canadian Opera Company, she made notable role debuts as both Violetta in La traviata and Mimì. Les Contes d’Hoffmann has featured prominently in recent seasons, marking house debuts at Staatsoper Hamburg and Opéra national de Lyon as Antonia, as well as a remarkable portrayal of all four heroines at Opéra Comique last season. She recently returned to Opéra national de Paris to perform as Micaëla and has further shone as Thaïs at Opéra de Toulon, Liù in Turandot at Teatro di San Carlo Napoli and as Adalgisa in Norma at Festival d’Aix-en-Provence.
Amina Edris has demonstrated an extensive artistic range in lesser-known repertoire, receiving great acclaim as Glycère in Sapho with Washington Concert Opera, Berthe in Le prophète at Bard Opera Festival, Beatriz in The Exterminating Angel at Opéra national de Paris and for her creation of the role of Cleopatra in the world premiere of John Adams’ Antony and Cleopatra which inaugurated San Francisco Opera’s centennial season. In early debuts as La Folie in Platée under the baton of Marc Minkowski at Opéra national de Paris, and at Grand-Théâtre de Genève as Fatime in Les Indes galantes, conducted by Leonardo García-Alarcón, Edris revealed herself as an artist whose technical brilliance is matched by an instinctive dramatic flair.
A sought-after soloist both in concert and in recital, recent highlights include performances at the prestigious Diapason d’or Gala at Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and Mozart’s Mass in C Minor at the Festival de Saint-Denis. Her growing discography includes her performance as Alice on the critically acclaimed Robert le diable, conducted by Marc Minkowski (Best Recording, Oper! Awards, 2023) and the title-role in Massenet’s Ariane with Münchener Rundfunkorchester under Laurent Campellone, both released by Palazzetto Bru Zane.
Amina Edris holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Canterbury New Zealand; a master’s from Wales International Academy of Voice, and a post-graduate diploma from San Francisco Conservatory of Music. After completing her studies, she participated in the Merola Opera Program, subsequently becoming an Adler Fellow at San Francisco Opera.
