2025-26

 

15.08.25 I HATE NEW MUSIC! 20H

Royal Festival de Spa

Text and Performance, Sarah Defrise

Staging, Natacha Kowalski

Choreography, Johanne Saunier

Light design, Jean-Louis Bonmariage
 

19.09 & 20.09.25  I HATE NEW MUSIC! 20H

La Monnaie/De Munt & Théâtre des Martyrs

Text and Performance, Sarah Defrise

Staging, Natacha Kowalski

Choreography, Johanne Saunier

Light design, Jean-Louis Bonmariage
 

 

29.10 - 03.11 OPHELIA [sings] - Residency

SITTING IN A ROOM Collective

voice and performance, Sarah Defrise & Julia Deit-Ferrand

keyboard and performance, Stephane Ginsburgh

staging, Emily Hehl

 

25.11 - 30.11.25 La Fable et le Trou - Residency

SITTING IN A ROOM Collective + Serge Goldwicht

Sarah Defrise, voice, performance, staging

Stephane Ginsburgh, keyboard, performance

Serge Goldwicht, Art and video

 

 

13.12.25 I HATE NEW MUSIC! 20h30

Centre Culturel Durbuy

Text and Performance, Sarah Defrise

Staging, Natacha Kowalski

Choreography, Johanne Saunier

Light design, Jean-Louis Bonmariage
 

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01.02 - 04.02 - 08.02 - 11.02 - 13.02 - 19.02 Monster's Paradise - Olga Neuwirth (WP) - Vampi 

Hamburgische Staatsoper

conductor, Titus Engel

Staging, Tobias Kratzer

with Kristina Stanek, Georg Nigl

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08.03 - 14.03 - 18.03 - 10.04 - 12.04 Monster's Paradise - Olga Neuwirth (WP) - Vampi 

Opernhaus Zürich

conductor, Titus Engel

staging, Tobias Kratzer

with Kristina Stanek, Georg Nigl

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16.05 & 17.05.26 The Fifth Season - Fat Tuesday (WP)

Greek National Opera

NOVOFLOT company

music by Michael Wertmüller and Antonis Anissegos

conductor, Vicente Larrañaga

staging, Sven Holm

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26.05 - 30.05.26 Workshop MM Academy - Hysteria

La Monnaie/De Munt

SITTING IN A ROOM Collective

Sarah Defrise & Emily Hehl with the students of MM Academy

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2024-25  

15.08. Symphony no3, Symphony of Sorrowful Songs (Henryk Górecki) 20H 
ORCHESTRE PHILHARMONIQUE DE LIEGE / MANEGE FONCK

Conducting, Karel Deseure
soprano solo, Sarah Defrise

choreography, Kader Attou

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15.11.24  Das Paradies und die Peri (Robert Schumann) - Die Jungfrau
THEATER AN DER WIEN
Conducting, Giedrė Šlekytė
with Elsa Dreisig, Werner Güra, Samantha Hankey, Cameron Becker, Daniel Schmutzhard, Levente Páll
 

 

22.12.24  & 30.12.2024 Robinson Crusoe (Jacques Offenbach) - Suzanne

KOMISCHE OPER BERLIN

Conducting, Adrien Perruchon

with Augustin Gomez, Miriam Kutrowatz, Tom Erik Lie, Andreja Schneider, Karolina Gumos, Johannes Dunz, Virginie Verrez, Christoph Späth

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28.02.25 –> 04.03.25 – HYSTERIA (residency)
MANEGE DE NAMUR

Company ZIN! 

Julia Deit-Ferrand, mezzo

Sarah Defrise, soprano

Stephane Ginsburgh, pianist

 

08.04.2025 Soprano Solo 
Festival Archipel (Geneva) - 
ENSEMBLE CONTRECHAMPS

World Premiere by Natacha Diels

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20.06.25 --> 11.07.25 Cassandra (Bernard Foccroulle) – Naomi
STAATSOPER UNTER DEN LINDEN BERLIN

Staging, Marie-Eve Signeyrole

conducting, Anja Bihlmaier
with Katarina Bradić , Jessica Niles, Susan Bickley , Sarah Defrise, Valdemar Villadsen, Joshua Hopkins ,

Gidon Saks , Sandrine Mairesse , Lisa Willems

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2023-24 


10.09.23 --> 23.09.23 – Cassandra (Bernard Foccroulle) - Naomi - (WP)
LA MONNAIE/DE MUNT
Staging, Marie-Eve Signerole
Conducting, Kazuchi Ono
with Katarina Bradić, Jessica Niles, Paul Appleby, Susan Bickley, Gidon Saks, Joshua Hopkins


29.10.23 – Skin Deep, Stefan Prins (WP) 17H
THEATER ESSEN - Essen NOW! Festival
Ensemble Ascolta

03.11.23 -> 09.11.23 Sleepless (Peter Eötvös) - The Girl
STAATSOPER UNTER DEN LINDEN BERLIN
Staging, Kornél Mundrunczó
Conducting, Peter Eötvös
with Linard Vrielink, Victoria Randem, Tómas Tómasson, Hanna Schwarz, Roman Trekel, Katharina Kammerloher, Andres Moreno Garcia, Jaka Mihelač


10.11.23 –> 15.11.23 – I HATE NEW MUSIC! - (WP)
NOUVEL OPERA FRIBOURG/NUITHONIE
One-woman-show
Text and interpretation, Sarah Defrise
Staging, Natacha Kowalski
Video 3D animation, CINE3D
 

12.03.24 --> 24.03.24 Marie et Woyzeck (Büchner + d'Ollone) – Cathy
THEÂTRE DES MARTYRS, BRUXELLES
Staging, Pauline d'Ollone
with Pierange Buondelmonte, Sarah Defrise, Marie Denys, Liesbeth Kiebooms, Gaëtan Lejeune, Gabriel Govea Ramos, Naaman Sluchin

 

28.03.24 --> 29.03.24 Marie et Wozzeck (Büchner + d'Ollone) – Cathy
PBA CHARLEROI
Staging, Pauline d'Ollone
with Pierange Buondelmonte, Sarah Defrise, Marie Denys, Liesbeth Kiebooms, Gaëtan Lejeune, Gabriel Govea Ramos, Naaman Sluchin
 

02.04.24 --> 04.04.24 Marie et Wozzeck (Büchner + d'Ollone) – Cathy
THEÂTRE LE MANEGE, MONS
Staging, Pauline d'Ollone
with Pierange Buondelmonte, Sarah Defrise, Marie Denys, Liesbeth Kiebooms, Gaëtan Lejeune, Gabriel Govea Ramos, Naaman Sluchin
 

31.05.24 –> 06.06.24 – I HATE NEW MUSIC! - PREMIERE IN BELGIUM
THEATRE DES MARTYRS/LA MONNAIE/DE MUNT
One-woman-show
Text and interpretation, Sarah Defrise
Staging, Natacha Kowalski
Video 3D animation, CINE3D

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2022-23 


30.10.22 – Sarah Defrise : Recital Next generation 11H
BOZAR – Salle Henri Le Bœuf
pianist, Stephane Ginsburgh
Programme : Debussy, Foccroulle, Van Parys, R. Strauss


24.01.23 –> 12.02.23 – Arabella (Richard Strauss) - Zdenka
TEATRO REAL MADRID
Staging, Christof Loy
Conducting, David Afkham
with Sara Jakubiak, Anne Sofie von Otter, Martin Winkler, Josef Wagner


22.02.23 –> 28.02.23 – I HATE NEW MUSIC! - Creation Residency
NOUVEL OPERA FRIBOURG
One-woman-show
Text and interpretation, Sarah Defrise
Staging, Natacha Kowalski
Video 3D animation, Guillaume Animation


29.03.23 – Pierrot Lunaire, Arnold Schönberg 19H
UNIVERSITE DE LILLE
Ensemble Fractales


18.05.23 Ligeti Requiem – LIGETI 100 FESTIVAL 19H30
MÜPA - Budapest (Béla Bartòk Concert Hall)
Concerto Budapest orchestra
Hungarian Radio Choir
Peter Eötvös, conductor
Szilvia Vörös, mezzo-soprano


23.05.23 CD Release Recital – Joseph Jongen's songs 20H
ARSONIC, Mons
pianist, Craig White
Programme: Joseph Jongen, Debussy, Fauré, Bizet, and others.


25.05.23 –  Aventures / Nouvelles Aventures  - Soprano
BUDAPEST MUSIC CENTER
Music, GYÖRGY LIGETI
Conductor, Gregory Vajda


28.05.23 –  Mysteries of the Macabre  - Soprano
BUDAPEST MUSIC CENTER
Music, GYÖRGY LIGETI
Ligeti Ensemble
Peter Eötvös, conductor
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30.05.23 –  Aventures / Nouvelles Aventures  - Soprano
CLUJ 
Music, GYÖRGY LIGETI
Conductor, Gregory Vajda


15.06.23 -> 29.06.23 Sleepless  - The Girl
STAATSOPER UNTER DEN LINDEN BERLIN
Music, Peter Eötvös
Staging, Kornél Mundrunczó
 

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2021-22 

 

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08.10.21 – CD release concert : "For Cathy" (Sub Rosa)

FLAGEY (Studio 1)

Ravel, Debussy, Gershwin, Villa-Lobos, Berio, Berberian

pianist, Stephane Ginsburgh

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28.11.21 –> 16.12.21 – Sleepless WORLD PREMIERE - The Girl

STAATSOPER BERLIN Unter den Linden

Music, Peter Eötvös

Staging, Kornél Mundrunczó

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20.01.22 –> 24.01.22 – Der Goldene Drache - The Young Woman/The Little Chinese

COMÉDIE DE GENÈVE

Music, Peter Eötvös

Staging, Julien Chavaz

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03.02.22 – Pierrot Lunaire, Arnold Schönberg

SALLE ACADÉMIQUE DE L'UNIVERSITÉ DE LIÈGE 

Ensemble Fractales

Concert de midi de Liège

 

26.02.22 & 27.02 – Der Goldene Drache - The Young Woman/The Little Chinese

NOUVEL OPÉRA FRIBOURG

Music, Peter Eötvös

Staging, Julien Chavaz

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11.03.22 Andere Schatten – Soprano

HERCULESSAAL MUNICH

Music Wolfgang Rihm

cond. : Ingo Metzmacher / barytone : Georg Nigl

Symphony Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

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29.03.22 –> 05.04.22 Sleepless  - The Girl

GRAND THÉATRE GENÈVE

Music, Peter Eötvös

Staging, Kornél Mundrunczó

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12.04.22 Sleepless  - The Girl

MÜPA BUDAPEST

Music, Peter Eötvös

Concert version

 

20.04.22 –> 24.04.22 Is this the end ? Here's the Woman - The Teenager

LA MONNAIE/DE MUNT

Music, Jean-Luc Fafchamps

Staging, Ingrid Von Wantoch Rekowski

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13.05.22 –> 26.05.22 Don Giovanni – Zerlina

OPÉRA ROYAL DE WALLONIE

Music, W.-A. Mozart

Staging, Jaco Van Dormael

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2020-21 

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12.09.20 – La Monnaie/De Munt 20:00

 

The Teenager (Is this the end ? PART1:Dead little girl ) World Premiere 

Music by Jean-Luc Fafchamps

Patrick Davin, conductor

Ingrid Von Wantoch Rekowski, stage director

Eric Brucher, librettist

Jean-Claude Wouters, movie director

 

Sarah Defrise, the Teenager

Albane Carrère, the Woman

Amaury Massion, the Man

 

 

13.09.20 – La Monnaie/De Munt 15:00

 

The Teenager (Is this the end ? PART1:Dead little girl ) World Premiere 

 

19.09.20 – Salle Philharmonique de Liège 17:00

 

Live stream of the Opening of the Fêtes de Wallonie

 

20.09.20 – Kiosque du Parc de Charleroi (morning)

 

Opening week-end of the Festival du Hainaut

Opera-Cabaret recital with pianist Stephane Ginsburgh

 

 

03.10.20 – Ferme d'Awans, Jodoigne 17:15

 

Essential Beethoven, Festival Musiq'3 Brabant Wallon

"Nature, reflet de l'intime"

Lieder recital with pianist Stephane Ginsburgh

Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Strauss

 

14.10.20 – Espace culturel Ronny Coutteure 19:00

 

Les délices baroques (Apéro de Sarah 1)

Recital around Bach's Coffee Cantate

Thomas Waelbroeck, harpsichord

 

 

15.11.20 – Théâtre Poème - Ars Musica 20:00 - CANCELLED

 

Europera V

The last opera by Cage

with singer Katalin Károly and pianist Stephane Ginsburgh

 

 

18.02.21 – Budapest Music Centrum 19:30 (Streaming)

 

Aventure, Nouvelles aventures, György Ligeti

Soprano part

concert organized by the Peter Eötvös Music Foundation for György Kurtag's 95th birthday

 

 

20.03.21 – l'Argonne 20:00 - CANCELLED

 

"Nature, reflet de l'intime"

Lieder recital with pianist Stephane Ginsburgh

Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Strauss

 

 

08-11.04.21 – Flagey studio 4 - CD recording

 

"Pour Cathy", a tribute to Cathy Berberian

A capella pieces by Berio, Cage, Berberian, Pousseur,

and Bussotti. 

 

30.05.21 – Nouvel Opéra de Fribourg - 17:00

 

Mélisande ( Pelléas et Mélisande ), World Premiere

Musical Theater Project based on Maeterlinck's play

 

Text adaptation and staging, Julien Chavaz and Nicole Morel

Music, Nicholas Stücklin

 

With Charlotte Dumartheray, Aurélien Patouillard, Steven Beard, Vincent Casagrande, Sarah Defrise, Kiyan Khoshoie

 

 

10.06.21 – Athénée Théâtre Louis Jouvet (Paris) 20:00

 

Mélisande ( Pelléas et Mélisande ), World Premiere

Musical Theater Project based on Maeterlinck's play

 

Text adaptation and staging, Julien Chavaz and Nicole Morel

Music, Nicholas Stücklin

 

With Charlotte Dumartheray, Aurélien Patouillard, Steven Beard, Vincent Casagrande, Sarah Defrise, Kiyan Khoshoie

 

 

12.06.21 – Château de Fouleng 20:00

 

Printemps Musical de Silly

Recital around the city of Vienna, European capital of classical music

 

 

15.06.21 – Athénée Théâtre Louis Jouvet (Paris) 19:00

 

Mélisande ( Pelléas et Mélisande ), World Premiere

Musical Theater Project based on Maeterlinck's play

 

Text adaptation and staging, Julien Chavaz and Nicole Morel

Music, Nicholas Stücklin

 

With Charlotte Dumartheray, Aurélien Patouillard, Vincent Casagrande, Sarah Defrise, Kiyan Khoshoie

 

 

16.06.21 – Athénée Théâtre Louis Jouvet (Paris) 20:00

 

IDEM

 

19.06.21 – Athénée Théâtre Louis Jouvet (Paris) 20:00

 

IDEM

 

20.06.21 – Athénée Théâtre Louis Jouvet (Paris) 15:00

 

IDEM

 

 

25.06.21 – Théâtre Lumen  18:00

 

Festival Musiq'3

I HATE NEW MUSIC ! 

Contemporary music stand-up comedy show

 

21.07.21 – Kuhmo Church 21:00

 

Kuhmo Music Festival

"Passion"

 

 

22.07.21 – Kuhmo Church 21:30

 

Kuhmo Music Festival

"Schubert's secret message"

 

 

23.07.21 – Kuhmo Arts Center 15:00

 

Kuhmo Music Festival

"Orient" in Beethoven's time

 

 

24.07.21 – Kuhmo Arts Center 15:00

 

Kuhmo Music Festival

"Rosenspur"

 

 

24.07.21 – Kuhmo Church 18:00

 

Kuhmo Music Festival

"Sternenzelt"

 

 

24.07.21 – Kuhmo Arts Center 21:30

 

Kuhmo Music Festival

"Des Schöpfer's Welt"