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The Belgian mezzo-soprano, Emma Kristin Batchvarov, is currently pursuing her degree in classical performance at Manhattan School of Music, in the opera studio of Mary Dunleavy. In 2023/2024 she has completed the Young Talents Program of the Koninklijk Conservatorium Antwerpen (Class of 2023) and has attended the Sweelinck Academy of Conservatorium van Amsterdam (Class of 2024). She currently studies at Manhattan School of Music in New York (since September 2024; expecting graduation: 2028).
In 2021 Emma Kristin Batchvarov has been chosen as a participant of Anna Maria Chiuri Master-class. The following two years she has been a member of Antwerp Cathedral Choir. At the age of 16 she has performed the role of Papagena in W.A. Mozart's Die Zauberflöte produced by TMF and Dutch National Opera & Ballet. She also has performed in Wim Henderickx' contemporary opera The Convert for Opera Ballet Flanders. In 2024 she has won 1st prize at Val Tidone International Music Competition. In 2025 she has performed the role of Meg in Little Women (Adamo), presented by Trentino Music Festival Opera Studio, directed by Robin Blauers and conducted by J. David Jackson. In 2026, she has been chosen as a participant of Sumi Jo Master-class in Milan, Italy. The same year she performs the role of Mercedes in Georges Bizet's Carmen at Chicago Summer Opera and Collegium Musicum New York and is a creative director and a soloist of the performance The Seven Shadows of Shakespeare at MSM Miller Recital Hall, New York.
In the period of 2018-2026 Emma Kristin Batchvarov has performed in numerous concerts, films and staged productions in Belgium, Italy, The Netherlands and US, including Opera Ballet Flanders, Baruch Performing Arts Center, Neidorff-Karpati Hall, Flanders House, Casa Verdi, Kasteel De Merode, Château de Rixensart, DeSingel, Flagey, and Bozar |
