English biography

Israeli soprano Elia Cohen Weissert has established herself as an exciting and versatile artist.
She made her debut at the Theater Vorpommern in Germany in the role of Amore (Orfeo ed
Euridice - Gluck) in 2023. She sang the role of Adina (L'élixir d'amore - Donizetti) in Rostock and
the role of Diane (Orphée aux enfers) at the Théâtre Monsigny in France.
She is a member of the Opernstudio NRW 2024/2025, where she will sing the Roles of Zerlina
(Wuppertal), Papagena (Essen) and Sandmann/Taumann (Essen and Wuppertal).
"Her voice is so extraordinary that it not only convinces the jury, but also the audience.
can sense that they have just witnessed an extraordinary performance: with the aria "Quel
guardo il,cavaliere" from Donizetti's Don Pasquale, Elia shows a moving stage presence. "
Hanno Taufenbach, Lokales aus der Prignitz
Elia is a prizewinner of the V. Bellini international competition as well as “les maîtres du chant” in
Paris. She was also awarded the ProMusicis prize in 2022 and the Richard Wagner Stipendium
in Berlin.
Elia was an artist-in-residence at the prestigious Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth in the class
of Josée van Dam and Sophie Koch. She also studied with Stéphanie D'oustrac and Véronique
Gens in Paris.

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Elia is a professional Cellist as well. She won several prizes in international cello competitions
(1st prize at the
prestigious prize at the prestigious "Guilhermina Suggia" international cello competition in
Porto, 2nd prize at the "Antonio Janigro" international competition in Zagreb, Landgraf von
Hessen prize at the Kronberg Academy 2018 amongst others)
And performed regularly as a soloist with prestigious orchestras.