French dramatic mezzo-soprano Marie Gautrot has established herself in some of the most demanding roles of the French and Italian repertoire, with particular acclaim as Dalila, Carmen, Marguerite in La Damnation de Faust and the title role of Gounod’s La Nonne sanglante. She has appeared at the Opéra national de Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Opéra de Lyon and major opera houses throughout France and internationally.

2026/27 SEASON

Marie Gautrot opens the 2026/27 season returning to the role of Amneris in Verdi’s Aida at the Opéra Grand Avignon, in a new production directed by Frédéric Roels and conducted by Débora Waldman.

She subsequently makes her debut at the Opéra national du Capitole de Toulouse as Mrs Sedley in Britten’s Peter Grimes, in David Alden’s production conducted by Frank Beermann.

In summer 2027, Gautrot returns to one of her signature roles, Marguerite in Berlioz’s La Damnation de Faust, in a new production at the Saarländisches Staatstheater, conducted by Sébastien Rouland and directed by Pierre-Emmanuel Rousseau.

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

Recent seasons have confirmed Gautrot’s development into the dramatic mezzo-soprano repertoire. She has appeared as Dalila in Samson et Dalila at the Opéra Grand Avignon and Opéra de Saint-Étienne, Carmen with Opera Hong Kong, the Estonian National Opera and at the Baalbeck International Festival, and Geneviève in Pelléas et Mélisande at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo.

Further highlights include Marguerite in La Damnation de Faust at the Théâtre du Châtelet and Opéra de Rouen, the title role in Gounod’s La Nonne sanglante at the Opéra de Saint-Étienne, Amneris in Aida, Azucena in Il trovatore, and appearances at the Opéra national de Paris in Rigoletto, Otello and Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen.

Her concert repertoire includes Verdi’s Messa da Requiem, Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde and Kindertotenlieder, Berlioz’s Les Nuits d’été, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Bach’s St Matthew Passion and Chausson’s Poème de l’amour et de la mer.

SELECTED ROLES

Dalila · Samson et Dalila
Opéra Grand Avignon · Opéra de Saint-Étienne

Amneris · Aida
Grenoble · Opéra Grand Avignon

Carmen · Carmen
Estonian National Opera · Baalbeck International Festival · Trapani Festival · Opera Hong Kong

Marguerite · La Damnation de Faust
Théâtre du Châtelet · Opéra de Rouen · Saarländisches Staatstheater

La Nonne · La Nonne sanglante
Opéra de Saint-Étienne