Kelly Poukens

Belgian soprano Kelly Poukens – winner Stiftung Blatow prize 2018, Germany / 2nd Prize Honda Competition 2017, Belgium/ etc. – made an international impression with La Voix Humaine and Sequenza III.

Recent highlights include Trouble in Tahiti (Dutch National Opera), Manon (Théâtre des Champs-Elysées), King Lear (Holland Opera), and solo recitals at the Henry Le Boeuf hall (Belgium) and Het Muziekgebouw Frits Philips (The Netherlands).

Reviewing Alastair White’s WOAD, Opera Now said “Plaudits to excellent soprano Kelly Poukens, who obviously relishes the incredible vocal trials thrown at her not least having to ping from octave to octave on one word, and to saxophonist Suzy Vanderheiden, who likewise shows mastery of her instrument.”