Soprano Elena Kelessidi was born in Kazakhstan of Greek parentage. She studied at the conservatory in Alma-Ata before moving to Greece where she made her debut. She appeared at the Megaron Hall Athens as Donna Anna DON GIOVANNI, which brought her to the attention of the Royal Opera Covent Garden. She made her Covent Garden debut as Violetta LA TRAVIATA since when her international career has continued to flourish taking her to the principal opera houses of the world.
Roles performed LA BOHEME: Mimi Covent Garden L’Opéra National de Paris Metropolitan Opera Wiener Staatsoper Staatsoper unter den Linden Bayerische Staatsoper De Nederlandse Opera Canadian Opera Company Greek National Opera I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI: Giulietta Covent Garden CARMEN: Micaëla Odeon of Herodes Atticus Greek National Opera LA CERISAIE: Liouba Opéra Garnier – Opéra National de Paris LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN: Antonia Covent Garden LE COQ D’OR: The Queen of Shemakhan Covent Garden CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN: Vixen Greek National Opera DON GIOVANNI: Donna Anna Megaron Hall Athens DON GIOVANNI: Zerlina Opéra National de Paris DON GIOVANNI: Donna Elvira Greek National Opera L’ELISIR D’AMORE: Adina Greek National Opera FAUST: Marguérite Covent Garden Opéra de Lille DIE FLEDERMAUS: Rosalinda Greek National Opera GIULIO CESARE: Cleopatra Covent Garden MAKROPULOS CASE: Emilia Marty Greek National Opera LE NOZZE DI FIGARO: Susanna Dallas Opera DIE LUSTIGE WITWE: Hanna Glawari Greek National Opera ORFEE ET EURIDICE: Euridice Greek National Opera OTELLO: Desdemona (Rossini) Wiener Festwochen OTELLO: Desdemona (Verdi) Opera North I PAGLIACCI: Nedda Odeon of Herodes Atticus DIE PASSAGIERIN: Marta Bregenzer Festspiele Teatr Wielki Opera Narodowa RIGOLETTO: Gilda Portland Opera Teatro Municipale Rio de Janeiro Casa Da Música, Porto Greek National Opera LA SONNAMBULA: Amina Megaron Hall Athens Covent Garden LA TRAVIATA: Violetta Covent Garden Bayerische Staatsoper Hamburgische Staatsoper L’Opéra de Monte Carlo The Baltimore Opera Company Tokyo Bunkamura Hall Deutsche Oper Berlin Opernhaus Zürich Greek National Opera TURANDOT: Liù (Berio Finale) De Nederlandse Opera TURANDOT: Liù (Alfano Finale) Covent Garden Staatsoper unter den Linden Megaron Hall Thessaloniki Florida Grand Opera Odeon of Herodes Atticus Oper Bergen Festival YEVGENY ONYEGIN: Tatiana Opéra de Montpellier
Conductors she has collaborated with Maurizio Benini; Richard Bradshaw; Bruno Campanella; Riccardo Chailly; Placido Domingo; Vladimir Fedoseyev; Adam Fischer; Lukas Karytinos; Kent Nagano; Kiril Petrenko; Stewart Robertson; Julius Rudel; Marcello Viotti; Simone Young.