Included in CBC Music’s 2025 edition of “30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30,” Canadian soprano Emma Fekete is celebrated for her luminous tone, technical finesse, and emotional honesty on stage. A laureate of international competitions, she captivates audiences across Europe and Canada with her compelling presence and refined artistry.
This season (2025-2026), Emma appears as a guest soloist in Arion Orchestre Baroque’s Le Concert de la Reine, a program which highlights the music of French queens and dauphines from the Grand Siècle and the Enlightenment. Singled out as a talent to watch in their upcoming season, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées also welcomes her in two productions: first as Suzanne in a new production of Offenbach’s Robinson Crusoé by Marc Minkowski and Laurent Pelly, and as Berthe in a concert version of Meyerbeer’s Le Prophète with the Orchestre de chambre de Genève. She also makes her Italian debut as Zerlina in Don Giovanni at Teatro Filarmonico di Verona and, in the summer of 2026, she will sing Papagena in a new production of Die Zauberflöte, to be announced soon.
Recent career highlights include her debut at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence as Yniold in Katie Mitchell’s highly praised revival of Pelléas et Mélisande, conducted by Susanna Mälkki, a performance which garnered glowing reviews from the international press. She also sang Adina in an adaptation for children of L’elisir d’amore (Un Elixir d’amour) with Opéra National de Bordeaux, Opéra de Reims and Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, as well as Zerlina in Don Giovanni with Opéra du Royaume.
Emma is a District Winner of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, a virtual finalist of the Premiere Opera Foundation Award, a winner of the Sylva Gelber Music Foundation Award, and has participated in training programs such as La Fondation des Treilles, Festival de Lanaudière's Mentorship Program and ​Domaine Forget de Charlevoix.
A former artist-in-residence at the Atelier lyrique de l'Opéra de Montréal (2022-2024), Emma delivered compelling performances in L'incoronazione di Poppea (Poppea), Carmen (Frasquita), Le nozze di Figaro (Barbarina), L'enfant et les sortilèges (Bergère, Pastourelle) and Mozart’s Requiem. While in Montréal, Emma collaborated with Orchestre métropolitain, Orchestre de l'Agora, Orchestre classique de Montréal, Les Violons du Roy and the Société d'art vocal de Montréal.
A graduate of the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, she has worked in the Netherlands with OPERA2DAY, De Nederlandse Bachvereniging and the Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest. As a member of Jonge Grote Zangers, Emma sang at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ.
Emma is grateful to the Sylva Gelber Music Foundation, Fondation Jeunesses Musicales du Canada, Fondation Père Lindsay, Festival Classica et Jacques Marchand, Opéra de Montréal and Les Offices jeunesse internationaux du Québec for their invaluable support.
