About /
Biography
Armenian soprano Lilit Davtyan is emerging as one of the leading lyric-coloratura sopranos of her generation, praised for her pure and unique vocal timbre, refined musicianship, stylistic versatility and captivating stage presence.
The 2026/27 season marks Lilit’s debut at the Bayerische Staatsoper as Frasquita (Carmen), as Morgana in Handel’s Alcina at the Opéra de Lille with Emmanuelle Haïm and Le Concert d’Astrée, in Carmina Burana with the Dresden Philharmonie under Sir Donald Runnicles, in Handel’s The Messiah with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano with Giulio Cilona and in a repertoire of Russian Lieder with the Sinfonieorchester Basel and Anna Handler. She also returns to the Salzburger Festspiele as Celia in Lucio Silla with Adam Fischer and the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg.
Schedule
Salzburg Festspiele
W.A. Mozart - Lucio Silla (Celia)
Adam Fischer / Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg
2nd August 2026 - Felsenreitschule, Salzburg
Adam Fischer / Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg
2nd August 2026 - Felsenreitschule, Salzburg
Soirées Lyriques de Sanxay
W.A. Mozart - Die Zauberflöte (Pamina)
Moritz Gnann / Orchestre du Festival Lyrique
8th, 10th and 12th August 2026
Moritz Gnann / Orchestre du Festival Lyrique
8th, 10th and 12th August 2026
Dresden Philharmonie
C. Orff - Carmina Burana (Soprano solo)
Sir Donald Runnicles / Dresden Philharmoniker
11th and 12th September 2026
Sir Donald Runnicles / Dresden Philharmoniker
11th and 12th September 2026
Opéra de Lille
G. F. Haendel - Alcina (Morgana), new production
Emmanuelle Haïm / Le Concert d’Astrée
6th, 8th, 11th, 13th, 15th and 17th October 2026
Emmanuelle Haïm / Le Concert d’Astrée
6th, 8th, 11th, 13th, 15th and 17th October 2026
Deutsche Oper Berlin
J. Dove - “In 80 Tagen Rund die Welt” (Josi)
Giovanni Conti
15th, 21st, 22nd November, 2nd, 3rd, 10th December 2026, 14th, 18th April 2027
Giovanni Conti
15th, 21st, 22nd November, 2nd, 3rd, 10th December 2026, 14th, 18th April 2027
Deutsche Oper Berlin
W. A. Mozart - Die Zauberflöte (Pamina)
Tomáš Netopil
16th, 24th, 28th November, 22nd, 30th December 2026 and 15th January 2027
Tomáš Netopil
16th, 24th, 28th November, 22nd, 30th December 2026 and 15th January 2027
Stadtcasino Basel
Adventskonzert
(Mozart’s Exsultate Jubilate and various Arias)
Anna Handler / Sinfonieorchester Basel
6th December 2026
(Mozart’s Exsultate Jubilate and various Arias)
Anna Handler / Sinfonieorchester Basel
6th December 2026
Auditorium di Milano
G. F. Haendel - The Messiah (Soprano solo)
Giulio Cilona / Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano
18th and 20th December 2026
Giulio Cilona / Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano
18th and 20th December 2026
Deutsche Oper Berlin
W. A. Mozart - Le Nozze di Figaro (Susanna)
Riccardo Minasi
28th January, 2nd, 4th and 9th February 2027
Riccardo Minasi
28th January, 2nd, 4th and 9th February 2027
Deutsche Oper Berlin
G. Verdi - Rigoletto (Gilda)
Anna Handler
19th February 2027
Anna Handler
19th February 2027
Deutsche Oper Berlin
J.S. Bach - Mattheus-Passion (Soprano Solo)
Marc Minkowski
25th, 26th, 29th March, 4th April 2027
Marc Minkowski
25th, 26th, 29th March, 4th April 2027
Bayerische Staatsoper (debut)
G. Bizet - Carmen (Frasquita)
Francesco Ivan Ciampa / Bayerisches Staatsorchester
21st, 24th and 28th April 2027
Francesco Ivan Ciampa / Bayerisches Staatsorchester
21st, 24th and 28th April 2027
Deutsche Oper Berlin
G. Verdi - Don Carlo (Voce dal cielo)
Michele Spotti
29th May, 3rd, 6th, 13th and 17th June 2027
Michele Spotti
29th May, 3rd, 6th, 13th and 17th June 2027
Wiener Konzerthaus
Opera-Gala “Opera Rising Stars”
Alma Deutscher / Wiener Kammerorchester
10th June 2027
Alma Deutscher / Wiener Kammerorchester
10th June 2027
Reviews /
Press
"Pamina est la belle découverte de la soirée. Lilit Davtyan se distingue par un legato particulièrement soigné et une capacité à faire naître une émotion très directe. Lorsqu’elle croit avoir perdu l’être aimé (« Ach, ich fühl’s »), elle fait entendre la solitude puis le désespoir sans jamais verser dans le pathos. La voix circule avec aisance des graves aux aigus, avec une projection sonore et lumineuse qui ne devient jamais agressive. Elle sait également alléger son émission et réserve de très beaux pianos, parfois longuement tenus. À l’aise sur scène, mobile, parfois même un peu espiègle, elle donne à Pamina une vraie présence. Une interprète que l’on aura plaisir à retrouver.!!״
Premiere Loge, A. Mazenq
Les soirées lyriques de Sanxay / “Die Zauberflöte”
« Lilit Davtyan's Celia — the role that first-time librettist Gamerra almost throws away — became, in her hands, the ethical centre: her pleas for mercy sung with a translucent, almost sacred tone that seemed to point ahead to La clemenza di Tito twenty years early. »
European news agency, N. Komendantova
Die Salzburger Festspiele / “Lucio Silla”