Biography
Passionate since childhood
A soprano from Paris, Sarah Charles is a member of the first cohort of the Académie of the Opéra Royal de Versailles. She stands out for her collaborations with renowned conductors such as Stéphane Fuget, Hervé Niquet, Gaëtan Jarry, Massimo Quarta, Stefan Plewniak, Henri Chalet, Marco Angioloni, and Chloé de Guillebon. Her voice has brought her to prestigious stages including the Opéra Royal de Versailles, the Capitole de Toulouse, the operas of Clermont-Ferrand, Vichy, and Tours, Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, and the Teatro La Fenice in Venice.
Passionate about singing and theater from an early age, Sarah Charles began her training at the Conservatoire of the 18th arrondissement of Paris under Sophie Hervé while pursuing musicology studies at the University of Paris-Sorbonne. She later joined the Maîtrise de Notre-Dame de Paris, studying with Valérie Guillorit and Rosa Dominguez.
She made her stage debut as Odette in the operetta Elle est à vous by Maurice Yvain before broadening her repertoire through diverse projects. In 2022, she joined the Compagnie Les Brigands, performing as Monique in Un soir de réveillon at the Festival de Saint-Céré.
Curious and open to contemporary creation, Sarah Charles explores the intersections between artistic disciplines. Since 2019, she has collaborated with visual artist Adélaïde Fériot, participating in numerous performances blending singing and sculpture in France and Switzerland.
A wide and varied repertoire
Sarah Charles also stands out in the sacred music repertoire. She has performed Handel’s Dixit Dominus with the Maîtrise de Notre-Dame de Paris and Bach’s St. John Passion with the Orchestre d’Auvergne at the Opéra de Clermont-Ferrand and the Opéra de Vichy.
In 2024, she performs Leçons de Ténèbres by Couperin with the Orchestre de l’Opéra de Versailles at the Abbaye du Thoronet. She also participates in the 800th anniversary celebrations of the Toledo Cathedral, performing Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater under the direction of Massimo Quarta with the Rachmaninov International Orchestra.
She concludes the year 2024 at the prestigious Teatro La Fenice in Venice with Charpentier’s Te Deum, conducted by Hervé Niquet, and records her second album, Sosarme, Re di Media, in which she performs the role of Elmira, wife of King Sosarme (scheduled for release in early 2026).
On the occasion of the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, Sarah Charles takes part in two programs: a tribute to Italian Baroque music, in which she performs the role of Filia in Jephte by Carissimi, and a concert dedicated to Marian music through the centuries.
In May 2025, she serves as cover for the role of Marie in Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment at the Opéra Royal de Versailles. She also appears in recital with the Belgian orchestra Il Gardellino, performing a program of major arias by Vivaldi and Handel.
In June 2025, she takes on the role of Diane in Charpentier’s Actéon at the Hall of Mirrors in the Château de Versailles, under the baton of Chloé de Guillebon. She also joins the ensemble Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien at the Opéra de Tours for a program entitled Et la fleur vole.
She ends her season at the Abbaye du Thoronet with Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, in duet with Ambroisine Bré and conducted by Chloé de Guillebon.