Audrey Saint-Gil

    Audrey Saint-GilA native of France, Audrey Saint-Gil attended the Conservatoire National de Musique de Toulouse where she was awarded three first prizes with distinction in piano solo, chamber music, and vocal coaching. She continued her doctoral studies at the Université of Toulouse and graduated with a PhD in Greek philosophy.

    Ms. Saint-Gil began her career at the Théâtre du Capitôle in Toulouse and her international career at the Konzerthaus in Vienna, Austria under the direction of Bertrand de Billy. At the same time she was appointed Head Vocal Coach of the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris.

    Ms. Saint-Gil made her American debut as Assistant Conductor with Michigan Opera Theatre and has since been working with major opera houses such as Cincinnati Opera Festival, Ravinia Festival, Caramoor International Music Festival, Festival del Sole, Royal Opera House’s Covent Garden, New York City Opera and LA Opera under the direction of James Conlon and Placido Domingo.

    Ms. Saint-Gil has been frequently invited to give master classes and is also the author of several books on French diction. She has served as a judge for several major vocal competitions including the International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition at the Metropolitan Opera. She was also recently commissioned to write the film score for a documentary on James Salter by the Checkerboard Film Foundation.

    Ms. Saint-Gil has collaborated with many renowned opera singers such as Erwin Schrott, James Valenti,  Angela Meade, Aylin Perez, Sondra Radavnosky and Ildebrando d’Arcangelo.

    She is currently the Assistant Conductor of Maestro James Conlon and Maestro Plácido Domingo at LA Opera and is part of the music staff of the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia.

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