Chelsea Marilyn Zurflüh
1st Prize Voice 2024
Swiss soprano Chelsea Marilyn Zurflüh, who also has roots in the Seychelles, trained in Bern with Barbara Locher. She was then a member of the Zurich Opera Studio, where her roles included Barbarina (The Marriage of Figaro), Zaida (Il Turco in Italia) and Atalanta (Serse). She also sang the title role in Fabian Müller's new opera Heidi fête Noël in Biel-Solothurn and the role of Licori in Vivaldi's La finta Ninfa at the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music. She has sung the role of Gerhilde in a production of Die Walküre with Kent Nagano in the Czech Republic, Germany and Austria, as well as in numerous early music projects throughout Europe. She has won numerous international prizes, including 1st prize at the Hadyn de Rohrau Competition in Austria last spring.
Full biography at www.chelseazurflueh.com