She was solely 35 years outdated. Final Sunday, June 16, 2024, the promising Belgian soprano Jodie Devos handed away. The opera world is shocked by her demise. Jodie died of breast most cancers. This was reported by her company, Intermezzo.
As de Volkskrant writes: ‘With a voice like a silver bell and her endearing look, Jodie Devos was one of many best opera guarantees of her technology. …. Devos was a coloratura soprano, a light-weight voice that has no hassle with absurdly excessive notes and sophisticated frills. Her voice was not solely astonishingly easy, but in addition radiated heat.’
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After finding out on the Institute for Music and Pedagogy in Namur with Benoît Giaux and Élise Gäbele, Jodie Devos obtained a Grasp of Artwork on the Royal Academy of Music in London in 2013, within the class of Lillian Watson. In 2014, Devos received the Second Prize and the Viewers Award on the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competitors in Belgium. In 2015 she was named Younger Expertise Artist of the Yr by the Worldwide Classical Music Award (ICMA).
Jodie Devos has given quite a few concert events and recitals world wide and has collaborated with main conductors. She has additionally appeared at many festivals similar to Juillet Musical de Saint-Hubert and Largely Mozart. She additionally carried out for the Belgian royal household. Her solo album Offenbach – Colorature was awarded as finest worldwide solo album of the yr within the opera class in 2019.
Jodie Devos leaves an empty place within the opera world, which is shocked by this nice loss
