Astrid is a mezzo-soprano with a powerful, resonant timbre, perfectly suited to the emotional depth of oratorio and the dramatic contrasts of baroque repertoire. She captivates audiences with refined performances in oratorios, recitals, and high-profile events.
Musical Journey
Astrid recently took part in the world premiere of Bayerische Staatsoper's The Seven Deaths of Maria Callas, staged by Marina Abramović. In 2023, she debuted as Fricka in Die Walküre in Berlin with the Dramatic Voices Program, having previously performed Grimgerde in the same opera at the Norwegian National Opera in Oslo. Earlier, she sang Carmen at the Trentino Music Festival under Christopher Larkin.
Her operatic roles include Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro (DeSingel Antwerp), Hänsel in Hänsel und Gretel (Trentino Music Festival, Antwerp), Vanina (cover) in L’Ancêtre (Prinzregententheater), Babaricha in Tsar Saltan (Isny Opernfestival), La Badessa in Suor Angelica (Music Academy International, Italy), Dorabella in Così fan tutte(Laboratoire Lyrique Nei Stëmmen, Luxembourg), Dido in Dido and Aeneas (Junge Philharmonie Köln), The Mother in La Forêt Bleue (Royal Opera of Liège), and First Alto in Kris Defoort’s The House of the Sleeping Beauties (DeSingel, Antwerp).
A devoted interpreter of baroque music, Astrid has performed with ensembles such as New Baroque Times and Chapelle des Minimes (Brussels), singing Arnalta in L’Incoronazione di Poppea and Juditha in Juditha Triumphans (Barock Vokal Ensemble, Mainz), as well as Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater with Junge Philharmonie Köln.
Her solo oratorio repertoire includes Rossini’s Stabat Mater, Mendelssohn’s Elias, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, Debussy’s La Damoiselle Élue, and Dvořák’s Stabat Mater, performed in major venues such as the Philharmonie Köln, Philharmonie Essen, DeSingel, Ensemble Polyphonique de Versailles, and the Cathedrals of Saint-Jacques-sur-Coudenberg and Saint-Michel in Brussels.
Alongside her performing career, Astrid maintains a private voice studio in The Hague. She holds multiple degrees in music education and is devoted to guiding her students in the development of their voices with enthusiasm and care.
Education
At the age of six, Astrid began her musical education at the Conservatoire National de Nice in the CHAM program, where she studied harp, choir, and music theory with boundless enthusiasm.
She later pursued her opera singing studies at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, where she earned a Master's in Voice, a Master's in Voice Pedagogy, and a Master's in Music Theory Pedagogy.
In 2016, she also graduated with a Master's degree in Stage Performance with Great Distinction from the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp, where she studied under the tutelage of Wagnerian soprano Stephanie Friede, while also taking lessons with Abbie Furmansky and John Norris in Berlin.
In 2025, Astrid expanded her knowledge through Global NLP Training, earning certifications as a Mindset and Personal Leadership Coach, a Social and Emotional Intelligence Coach, and a Mindset and Life Strategy Coach.