Heloise Baldelli
PhD Candidate
Department of Classical Music
Bio
Héloïse Baldelli is a French-Italian lyric soprano. She has a master's degree with honor in classical singing from the University of Stavanger under the supervision of international soprano Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz, and a specialization in opera from the University of Tor Vergata, Rome. She has interpreted roles such as Contessa in "Le Nozze di Figaro", Juliet in "The Little Sweep", Cavaliere Armidoro in "La Cecchina" and Euridice in "Orfeo". As a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Stavanger, she researches the performance practice of the songs of French modernist composers. In addition to classical repertoire such as 20th-century chamber music, romantic opera and operetta, she is interested in cabaret and comic songs, as well as creating performances where dance and theater are integrated with classical vocal chamber music. She regularly performs as a soloist and in ensembles in Norway and abroad. Since 2021, she is a member of Ensemble Nereides, which creates performances of classical music with elements from the light repertoire such as musicals and cabaret. Héloïse has sung at festivals such as the Artic Opera Festival and Chianciano Music Festival and has worked with conductors such as Per Kristian Skalstad, Terje Kvam, Peter Szilvay, Gabriele Bonolis, Salvatore Scinaldi and others.
Héloïse is an engaged candidate and is a representative in the faculty's doctoral and study portfolio committees, the university's central research and innovation committee as well as the Grieg Research School's Candidate Forum.
