Soprano Aylin Sezer sang roles such as Violetta, Nedda, Pamina, Micaëla, Euridice (Orfeo ed Euridice), Nele (in the recently rediscovered work of Jan van Gilse’s Thijl) in various Dutch Opera companies such as , Dutch Touring Opera, Opera Zuid and Opera Spanga. She sang with Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord as Pamina in the world tour of Peter Brook's production of The Magic Flute. She had the pleasure to sing Elizabeth and Venus in a new chamber orchestra arrangement of Tannhäuser, together with the Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra. Aylin sang the Dutch première of Elizbar Lomdaridze’s Vocalise, during a gala of the Dutch National Opera. Aylin was a member of the Young Ensemble of the Flemish Opera in the season 2014-2015, where she sang amongst other roles Emma (Khovanshchina), Fünfte Magd, Despina and Zerlina.
In the summer of 2021 Aylin sang at the prestigious Prinsengrachtconcert in Amsterdam with the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. She had the pleasure to perform various times in Concertgebouw’s ZaterdagMatinée in Verdi's I due Foscari under Giancarlo Andretta, Delius’ A village Romeo and Juliet under the baton of Sir Mark Elder, and Janáček Cunning Little Vixen under Karina Canellakis. She recently sang Ravel's Shéhérazade with Phion.
Aylin sung under the direction of conductors such as Paul McCreesh, Alexander Joel and Dmitri Jurowski and worked with stage directors such as Peter Brook, David Alden and David Bösch.
Amongst her ‘traditional’ performances as a soprano, Aylin also enjoys to cross artistic boundaries. A few examples of such performances would be: World Opera Lab’s Arïanna (as Arïanna), where music from different cultures around South East Europe and the Middle East were embroidered around Monteverdi’s, Arianna’s lament. World Opera Labs, “‘passie van nu”, uniting musical traditions from around the world, around Bach’s St Mattew Passion, and the themes of love and compassion. Aylin is a part of Ramon Valle’s Boundless Forces, bringing together all genres of music and embracing differences. She can also be heard in the soundtrack of the Dutch movie “de Belofte van Pisa” directed by Norbert ter Hall.
Aylin Sezer forms a lied duo with conductor and pianist Ed Spanjaard.
Aylin received the Schaunard Award for “Most Impressive Dutch Opera Singer of 2017” and The HOTIAD Award for “Turkish Artist of the Year 2017”, and was a finalist in the Leyla Gencer Voice Competition 2010.
Aylin has a Turkish father and a Dutch mother. She was born and raised in Istanbul. She moved to the Netherlands for her conservatoire studies. She graduated from the Dutch National Opera Academy with a special distinction for “exceptional artistic quality”.
In the summer of 2021 Aylin sang at the prestigious Prinsengrachtconcert in Amsterdam with the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. She had the pleasure to perform various times in Concertgebouw’s ZaterdagMatinée in Verdi's I due Foscari under Giancarlo Andretta, Delius’ A village Romeo and Juliet under the baton of Sir Mark Elder, and Janáček Cunning Little Vixen under Karina Canellakis. She recently sang Ravel's Shéhérazade with Phion.
Aylin sung under the direction of conductors such as Paul McCreesh, Alexander Joel and Dmitri Jurowski and worked with stage directors such as Peter Brook, David Alden and David Bösch.
Amongst her ‘traditional’ performances as a soprano, Aylin also enjoys to cross artistic boundaries. A few examples of such performances would be: World Opera Lab’s Arïanna (as Arïanna), where music from different cultures around South East Europe and the Middle East were embroidered around Monteverdi’s, Arianna’s lament. World Opera Labs, “‘passie van nu”, uniting musical traditions from around the world, around Bach’s St Mattew Passion, and the themes of love and compassion. Aylin is a part of Ramon Valle’s Boundless Forces, bringing together all genres of music and embracing differences. She can also be heard in the soundtrack of the Dutch movie “de Belofte van Pisa” directed by Norbert ter Hall.
Aylin Sezer forms a lied duo with conductor and pianist Ed Spanjaard.
Aylin received the Schaunard Award for “Most Impressive Dutch Opera Singer of 2017” and The HOTIAD Award for “Turkish Artist of the Year 2017”, and was a finalist in the Leyla Gencer Voice Competition 2010.
Aylin has a Turkish father and a Dutch mother. She was born and raised in Istanbul. She moved to the Netherlands for her conservatoire studies. She graduated from the Dutch National Opera Academy with a special distinction for “exceptional artistic quality”.
