Biography

In 2024/25 Sofia Poulopoulou is a member of the ensemble of Theater Krefeld & Monchengladbach, and will be heard as  Corinna in Rossini's Viaggio a Reims, Marguerite in Gounod's Faust from a revival from 20234/24, Tatiana, a role she debuted to great critical acclaim in May 2024, and Martha in Weinberg's Die Passagierin in a new production.  

In 2023, the talented young Greek soprano achieved great success at the Concorso Internationale “Spazio Musica” in Orvieto, Italy, winning the 2nd place, the public prize, and three special prizes. In August 2023, Sofia joined the ensemble of Theater Krefeld & Mönchengladbach, where she made a debut as Marguerite (Faust), Lisa (La Sonnambula), Corinna (Il viaggio a Reims), and Tatiana (Eugene Onegin), among other roles. She debuted in June 2022 as Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni) at the National Opera of Bucharest in Andrei Serban’s new production, conducted by Tiberiu Soare. 

In February 2022, she was honored to be a finalist in the AsLiCo competition at Teatro Sociale di Como, Italy, and in October 2022 at the Ebe Stignani competition in Imola, Italy. In 2021, she was a participant of the Belcanto academy/Opera Studio Pergine in Italy, while in July 2021, she received the 1st prize and the distinction of excellence at the XON classical singing competition in Athens, Greece. Sofia's performances during her younger years include roles such as Susanna in "Le nozze di Figaro" and Pamina in "Die Zauberflöte," both presented at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp. She also performed as Woglinde in Götterdämmerung and Servilia in La clemenza di Tito, in Lidal North’s productions at The Norwegian Opera & Ballet. In addition, she portrayed Lady Billows in Britten’s opera "Albert Herring" at de Singel International Kunstcampus in Antwerp. Sofia has performed at Megaron - The Athens Concert Hall as part of the “Lamento di Arianne” project, and participated in concerts with the Kamerorkest Con Spirito, the Symphonietta & the Camerata Sint-Paulus Antwerpen, as well as the Kammerorchester Gelsenkirchen, among others.

Sofia Poulopoulou holds a Bachelor’s degree in Classical Music-Vocal studies from the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp, where she studied with Gary Jankowski. Furthermore, she has obtained a diploma in Opera from Odeion I.Sygkelaki, Athens, Greece. Following her graduation, she continued her vocal development in lessons with Hara Savino, Christina Giannakopoulou, Francesca Micarelli, Cheryl Studer and Chelsea Bonagura. She has participated in numerous masterclasses held by William Matteuzzi, Trish McCaffrey, Lisette Oropesa, Martino Faggiani, Christiane Karg, Solveig Kringlebotn, Maciej Pikulski, Christoph Prégardien, Malcom Martineau. In October 2019 she joined the voice faculty of the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp, as a teaching assistant to Gary Jankowski. In 2017-2019 she was a participant in the prestigious MM academy of Opera La Monnaie, Brussels. In December 2015 she received the Alumni Association scholarship of the National Conservatory of Athens.