Axelle Saint-Cirel has recently made a series of acclaimed debuts, from Watawa in Delius’ The Magic Fountain at Wexford Festival to Zweite Dame in Julien Duval’s production of Die Zauberflöte at Opéra national de Bordeaux under Joseph Swensen and Maria in Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess at Théâtre des Champs-Elysées with Les Voix d’Outre mer. Naturally at home in the French repertoire, she has also enjoyed success as Maman, La tasse chinoise, and La libellule in Jean-Louis Grinda’s production of Ravel’s L’Enfant et les Sortilèges at Opéra de Monte-Carlo, conducted by Kazuki Yamada, as Carmen at Opéra d’Avignon and as Nicklausse in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, she toured the French overseas territories with Les Voix d’Outre mer to great acclaim.
As part of her 2026/27 season, Saint-Cirel sings Tisbe in Mirabelle Ordinaire’s new production of La Cenerentola at Opéra di Dijon under Nil Venditti, embarks on a major French tour as Junon in Rameau’s Platée with Ensemble Il Caravaggio and Camille Delaforge and joins Opéra de Monte-Carlo and conductor Marc Leroy-Calatayud, as Mercédès in a semi-staged Carmen. On the concert platform, she appears as part of the annual Ruhr Triennale as in Tournemire’s La douloureuse passion du Christ with Bochumer Symphoniker and Florian Hegalth, and is soloist in a tribute concert to Josephine Baker and Martin Luther King at Opéra Grand Avignon. In the recital hall, Axelle is joined by pianist Susan Manoff for a programme of Barber, Britten and Bernstein at Opéra national du Rhin and she returns to Théâtre du Vesinet for a night of jazz and musical theatre.
Axelle Saint-Cirel has honed her craft through masterclasses with esteemed artists such as Anne Sofie Von Otter, Barbara Frittoli, Stéphane Fuget, Brian Jagde, Sumi Jo and Sophie Koch and, by special invitation of Sabine Devieilhe, joined her for a programme of Mozart concert arias at Salle Gaveau. A distinguished competitor, she has won the international Gordes Melody, the Nuits Lyriques de Marmande and Voix des Outre-mer Competitions and was a finalist of the 2023 Génération Opéra programme.
Axelle Saint-Cirel represented France at Opera for Peace’s Academy in 2023, and was named an Emerging Artist of the 2024 – 2025 season. Under the auspices of Opera for Peace, she has performed in recital at Opéra national de Bordeaux, Festival International de Musique Saint-Georges and with Stuttgart Philharmoniker.
A multi-faceted performer, Saint-Cirel has experience in both jazz and musical theatre alongside her core opera training and her dynamic presence has made her a sought-after performer for large-scale public events, fashion shows, and exclusive private engagements.
