Biography

With most of her early training taking place in the youth opera choir of the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie (Brussels), Aline Giaux felt at home on the opera stage from an early age. Her first singing teachers include Eunice Arias, Benoît Giaux, Elise Gäbele and Ana Camelia Stefanescu (IMEP, Namur). She then completed her Master's degree at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with Scott Johnson and Lorna Anderson. During the 23-24 season, she joined the Opera Studio of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie, under the tutelage of Patrizia Ciofi, where she took her first steps as a professional soloist (Joliette in ‘Patiente mon coeur’ by Lionel Polis). In 24-25, Aline got more familiar with Baroque repertoire under the guidance of Sophie Karthaüser thanks to the Studio Baroque IMEP in collaboration with the CAV&MA. It was in this context that Aline made a memorable impression with the creation of her first original show, ‘METAMORPHOSES: un one-mythomane-show baroque’ (musical director Vitor Barbero, director Vincent Dujardin).

Aline particularly enjoys singing in French and was awarded joint first prize in the A. Ramsay Calder Debussy Prize for Voice and the Norma Greig French Song Prize in May 2023. Aline sings choral music at a high professional level with the Choeur de Chambre de Namur (Leonardo García Alarcón, Thibaut Lenaerts) and the WDR Rundfunkchor in Cologne (Philipp Ahmann). She also enjoys working as a freelance opera chorus singer (Scottish Opera, Theater Aachen).

Aline was applauded in the full role of Zima (Les Indes Galantes) in Benslow Music's historically informed baroque production in spring 2022. She was also cast in the roles of Atalanta (Serse), Despina (Così fan tutte), Lucia (The Rape of Lucretia), Adina (L'elisir d'amore), Sophie (Werther), the Dew Fairy (Hänsel und Gretel), Norina (Don Pasquale), Musetta (La Bohème) and Constance (Dialogues des Carmélites) in staged opera scenes during her studies.

Alongside her stage career, Aline has a keen interest in vocal pedagogy. A certified singing teacher, she has been a vocal coach for young soloists in the title roles of Fanny and Alexander (Karlsson - Vavrek) at La Monnaie and teaches summer courses at the International Music Academy in Dinant.