13 Facts About Rihab Chaieb

Rihab Chaieb was born in Sousse and settled in Montreal with her parents when she was 2 years old.

Rihab Chaieb then decided to pursue a career in singing.

Rihab Chaieb secured a place in the esteemed Canadian Opera Company Young Artists Program, where she honed her skills from 2010 to 2013.

Rihab Chaieb earned a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the School of Music at McGill University, where she studied with Sanford Sylvan.

Rihab Chaieb returned to the Met in 2019 as a guest artist, singing Zerlina in Don Giovanni under the baton of Cornelius Meister.

Rihab Chaieb received unanimous acclaime for her first Carmen in Lydia Steier's intense new production for Oper Koln in 2020.

Rihab Chaieb debuted the role of Penelope in Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria on tour and for a recording with Ensemble I Gemelli.

Rihab Chaieb made her house debut at the Bayerische Staatsoper in the following season singing as Fenena in Nabucco under the direction of Daniele Rustioni.

Rihab Chaieb had her first appearance at the LA Opera, portraying Cherubino in James Gray's production of Le nozze di Figaro conducted by James Conlon.

Rihab Chaieb portrayed Carmen at the Canadian Opera Company and at Calgary Opera and returned to the Grand Theatre de Geneve, where she starred in the world premiere of Jost's Voyage vers l'espoir as La mere Meryem.

Rihab Chaieb was the Grand Prize winner of the George London Foundation in 2018 and the First Prize winner of the Gerda Lissner International Vocal Competition in 2016.

Rihab Chaieb is a laureate of the Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques du Canada and was honored with the 2014 Bernard-Diamant Prize by the Canada Arts Council, which acknowledges outstanding young musicians in their annual competition for grants to professional musicians.

Rihab Chaieb loves dogs and takes her miniature Dachshund, Nahla, with her on all her travels around the world.