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Axelle Fanyo, born to a Togolese father and a Caribbean mother, grew up in Seine-Saint-Denis, France. She first earned a musicology degree from Sorbonne Paris IV before deciding at 21 to pursue operatic singing, entering the Paris National Conservatory (CNSMDP) in 2012 to study with Glenn Chambers.

Since 2012 Fanyo has performed extensively in France and abroad, notably in a long-running vocal-and-piano duo with pianist Tokiko Hosoya, and has taken part in a Renée Fleming masterclass at Carnegie Hall. Her operatic roles span Mozart, Rossini, Janáček and Prokofiev as well as musical-theatre repertoire such as Maria in West Side Story, and she has received support from the Royaumont Foundation, training with artists including Waltraud Meier and Felicity Lott.

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Repertoire

No. 1, Nahandove (Arr. Kervadec for Soprano and Marimba)— Maurice Ravel
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Cabaret Songs ‘Amor’— William Bolcom
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Trois chansons: I. Youkali— Kurt Weill
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater: Prelude— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act I Tableau 1: Clartés: Quand les yeux de la cité se ferment— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act I Tableau 1: Clartés: Elle ne m’adresse plus la parole— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act I Tableau 1: Clartés: Pourquoi parler ainsi à un voyou— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act I Tableau 1: Clartés: Dream Sequence— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act I Tableau 2: Ténèbres: Interlude— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act I Tableau 2: Ténèbres: Adriana, ouvre-moi!— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act I Tableau 2: Ténèbres: La guerre se répandra partout— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act I Tableau 2: Ténèbres: Interlude: Rape of Adriana— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act I Tableau 3: Deux cœurs: Interlude— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act I Tableau 3: Deux cœurs: A toi, Adriana, je ne reproche rien— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act I Tableau 3: Deux cœurs: Refka’s Dream: C’était encore la guerre— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act I Tableau 3: Deux cœurs: A présent, je vais être hantée— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act I Tableau 3: Deux cœurs: Je sens seulement, je sens un coeur— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act II Tableau 4: Aveux: Quelqu’un ici pourrait me dire quel est mon…— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act II Tableau 4: Aveux: A te voir si ému— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act II Tableau 4: Aveux: Il s’appelait bien Tsargo, cet homme?— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act II Tableau 4: Aveux: Et lui, l’autre, celui qui n’est pas mort— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act II Tableau 4: Aveux: Interlude: Yonas’s Dream— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act II Tableau 5: Rages: Adriana! Ah, c’est toi, Yonas— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act II Tableau 5: Rages: Interlude— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act II Tableau 5: Rages: Dis-nous, Refka— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act II Tableau 5: Rages: Tu ne bouges pas! Tu le laisses fuir— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act II Tableau 6: Duel: Je cherche l’homme nommé Tsargo— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act II Tableau 6: Duel: Si elle n’avait pas été aussi méprisante— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act II Tableau 6: Duel: Avant que tu meures— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act II Tableau 6: Duel: Tu voudrais mourir sans avoir jamais vu ton fils?— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act II Tableau 7: Adriana: Introduction: Cette maudite nuit— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act II Tableau 7: Adriana: La douleur a posé un masque sur mon visage— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act II Tableau 7: Adriana: Tant d’événements se sont produits— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act II Tableau 7: Adriana: Autrefois, la nuit était ma territoire— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act II Tableau 7: Adriana: J’aurais dû prendre ma soeur sous mon aile— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act II Tableau 7: Adriana: J’aurais dû le tuer— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act II Tableau 7: Adriana: J’ai toujours cru que la nouvelle de sa mort— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act II Tableau 7: Adriana: Mère, pardonne-moi, je t’ai trahie— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act II Tableau 7: Adriana: Cet homme méritait de mourir— Kaija Saariaho
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Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Act II Tableau 7: Adriana: Si tu étais vraiment le fils de cet homme— Kaija Saariaho
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