Coline Dutilleul studied at the Royal Conservatories of Mons and Brussels and at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz in Cologne. She is currently receiving vocal coaching from Elene Golgevit. After being a member of the Opera Studio of the Opéra national du Rhin and attending numerous masterclasses as well as prestigious programs for young artists (Britten Pears Young Talent Program, Lucerne Festival Academy, Académie d'Ambronay, Acadèmia de Fomació Professional, Equilibrium Young Artists), She has appeared u.a. at the Berlin Philharmonie, the Cologne Philharmonie, the Ludwigsburg Castle Festival, the Opéra Royal de Wallonie, the Handel Festival in Halle, the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, the Opéra de Nice, the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, the Opéra de Marseille, the Atelier lyrique de Tourcoing and the Folle Journée de Nantes. She has sung under the baton of Leonardo Garcia Alarcón, Barbara Hannigan, Peter van Heyghen, René Jacobs, Alexis Kossenko, Thibault Noally, Sperenza Scappucci, Elena Schwartz and Thomas Zehetmair, to name but a few, and with ensembles such as B'Rock Orchestra, Les Muffati, Les Ambassadeurs, Cappella Mediterranea. In 2020, she recorded for Arte Concert, with Aline Zylberajch on pianoforte, a Haydn programme including the cantata Arianna a Naxos. In 2022, her first recital album, „Licht in der Nacht“, was released with pianist Kunal Lahiry (Outhere/Fuga Libera label). In 2025, she made a name for herself with the album ‘Les mélodies inconnues de Bizet’ (Bizet's Unknown Melodies), released by Harmonia Mundi in cooperation with the Palazzetto Bru Zane.
September 2025
Coline Dutilleul is an inquisitive artist who enjoys experimenting with all repertoires, from the Renaissance to contemporary music. She shines as much in opera as in concert and recital, with a constant concern to embody the words and their colouring as accurately as possible, as well as the roles and their personalities.
The recent years have been rich in new collaborations in prestigious venues. In particular, she made her acclaimed debuts at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence and the Cologne Philharmonic in Monteverdi's L'Orfeo (Messaggera), with the Cappella Mediterranea ensemble and Leonardo Garcia Alarcón, and collaborated for the first time with René Jacobs on a concert tour with the Kammerorchester Basel that took her to the KKL in Lucerne and the MusikTheater an der Wien. 2025 was highlighted by her debut at the Marseille Opera (the kitchen boy in Rusalka) and her performance at the Festival de Pâques d'Aix-en-Provence in Matthäus-Passion with Les Ambassadeurs - La Grande Ecurie, Thibault Noally conducting.
She also sang under the baton of Barbara Hannigan, Peter van Heyghen, Alexis Kossenko, Sperenza Scappucci, Elena Schwartz, Thomas Zehetmair, to name but a few, with ensembles such as B'Rock Orchestra, Les Muffati, Les Ambassadeurs and appeared at the Berlin Philharmonic, the Cologne Philharmonic, the Ludwigsburg Castle Festival, the Handel Festival in Halle, the Atelier lyrique de Tourcoing, the Folle Journée de Nantes and the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires.
In 2025/26 Coline Dutilleul will be performing at the Opéra de Nice Côte d'Azur (Annio in La Clemenza di Tito) and at the Opéra de Limoges (the kitchen boy in Rusalka) and at the Haendel-Festival in Halle (titel role in Ariodante). She will subsequently appear again in the role of Messaggera (L'Orfeo) with Cappella Mediterranea and Leonardo Garcia Alarcón at the Teatro Real in Madrid. She will be appearing in recital at the Palazzetto Bru Zane in Venezia with the pianiste Clémence de Grandval and at the Opéra Grand Avignon with the harpist Anaïs Gaudemard.
Her recorded activities include for Arte Concert, in 2020, the cantata Arianna a Naxos by Haydn with with Aline Zylberajch on pianoforte. The following year, she appeared on the recording "Per l'orchestra di Dresda" with Les Ambassadeurs - La Grande Ecurie conducted by Alexis Kossenko. In 2022 she released her first recital album, “Licht in der Nacht” with pianist Kunal Lahiry (Outhere/Fuga Libera label), which received numerous awards (Choc Classica, 4 stars Fono Forum, Longlist 1/2023 of the prestigious Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik). In 2025, she made a name for herself with the album ‘Les mélodies inconnues de Bizet’ (Bizet's Unknown Melodies), released by Harmonia Mundi in cooperation with the Palazzetto Bru Zane. Further recorded projects include “Lucie Vellère – melodies”, in collaboration with the Choeur de Chambre de Namur (Musique en Wallonie label) and "Au salon de Joséphine, un salon sous le Premier Empire", opera arias and romances with Aline Zylberajch (pianoforte) and Pernelle Marzorati (harp).
Coline Dutilleul studied at the Royal Conservatories of Mons and Brussels and at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz in Cologne. At the same time, she consolidated her vocal technique with Monica Bacelli, Natalie Dessay, Barbara Hannigan, Sara Mingardo, Deborah Polaski and Catrin Wyn-Davies. She trained in the interpretation of Lied and mélodie with Roger Braun, Julius Drake, Ulrich Eisenlohr, Bernarda Fink and Roger Vignoles. She is currently receiving vocal coaching from Elene Golgevit.
In 2014, she won second prize at the Internationaler MusikWettbeweb in Cologne and the Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) prize. From 2015 to 2017, she was a member of the Opera Studio of the Opéra national du Rhin. She was also selected to take part in "young artist" programmes such as the Britten Pears Young Talent Programme, the Lucerne Festival Academy with Simon Rattle, the Ambronay Academy with Leonardo Garcia Alarcón and the Acadèmia de Fomació Professional with Jordi Savall. In 2020/21, she was spotted by Barbara Hannigan, who invited her to take part in the project she directs, Equilibrium Young Artists.
September 2025
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