Elsi Spanoghe, Soprano

Elsi Spanoghe was born in Antwerpen (Belgium) in 1991. Already at early age, she developed her love for music with Kaat Van Bouwel, who skilled her in violin playing (1998-2007) at the “Academy of Music, Word and Dance" in Beveren (Belgium).  As from the age of sixteen, she took singing lessons at the same school. Soon it turned out to be her major passion.

In 2009, she started her vocal studies at the “LUCA School of Arts”, Lemmens campus,  in Leuven (Belgium), lectured by Gerd Lombaerts and later on also by Dina Grossberger and Johan Uytterschaut.  In 2014, she achieved her Mastership with high distinction. Also she obtained a certificate for choir conducting at the “Academy of Music, Word and Dance" of Lier (Belgium) with high distinction as well.

She actively participated in several masterclasses, a.o. with Maarten Koningsberger (2012/2014 – LUCA School of Arts) en Tom Krause (2013 - Universität Mozarteum Salzburg, Austria).

Highlights from her early career are: the role of Flora in "The Turn of the Screw" by Benjamin Britten (2014), soprano solo from the "Mass for Unbelievers" a creation by Jeroen D'hoe at the music festival l'Avventura in Tilburg ( NE-2015), concert tour through China (Beijing, Wuhan, Chengdu) with the Arenberg orchestra conducted by Kevin Hendrickx where she sang for full halls of 8000 people (2015), the role of Susanna from "Le nozze di Figaro" by WA Mozart in collaboration with the opera class, choir and symphonic orchestra of LUCA School of Arts, led by Ivan Meylemans (2015). See Agenda.

In 2017 she received the postgraduate degree for "Children and Youth choir Conductor" at AP University College Antwerp.

In November 2019, she became laureate of the international competition "Triomphe de l'Art" in the category ‘Opera’.

Elsi and her husband welcomed their second child in March 2021.

From September 2022, she introduce opera to young children with Opera Caramba.

Currently she is coached by Catherine Vandevelde. She teaches in singing and conducts several choirs in the music academy of Tielt (BE).