Aphrodite Patoulidou
Soprano
© Daniel Nartschick
Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, Aphrodite Patoulidou is one of the most interesting rising stars of today. A celebrated soprano, she was one of the first artists to take part in Barbara Hannigan’s Equilibrium Young Artists Initiative as Anne Trulove (The Rake’s Progress) in 2018. Since then, she has worked with orchestras such as Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Gothenburg Symphony, Munich Philharmonic, SWR
Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, Aphrodite Patoulidou is one of the most interesting rising stars of today. A celebrated soprano, she was one of the first artists to take part in Barbara Hannigan’s Equilibrium Young Artists Initiative as Anne Trulove (The Rake’s Progress) in 2018. Since then, she has worked with orchestras such as Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Gothenburg Symphony, Munich Philharmonic, SWR Sinfonieorchester, Concertgebouw Orchestra and Danish Radio Symphony among many others.
Last season, she made her debut with the Cleveland Orchestra in the States and successfully toured with the London Symphony Orchestra in nine concerts, visiting Europe’s most prestigious halls, singing Mahler’s 4th Symphony and Vivier’s Lonely Child. Her virtuosic performance of Britten’s Les Illuminations with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin conducted by Dalia Stasevska has been praised by the press. For this performance, Aphrodite created paintings inspired by the 10 movements of Britten’s work, which were shared with the audience in printed form.
Her operatic roles include Elle (La Voix Humaine), Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro), Belinda (Dido & Aeneas), Sophie Scholl (Weisse Rose). She has performed in theatres including the Staatsoper Berlin, La Monnaie, Teatro Real Madrid, Greek National Opera.
In 2024/25 season Aphrodite will be bringing her carefully curated “My Bloody Valentine” recital programme with Eric Schneider to Philharmonie de Paris, Greek National Opera in Athens, Latvian Opera and Ballet and Cologne. Her upcoming engagements also include Mahler 4 with Teodor Currentzis (Utopia Orchestra) at Munich’s Isarphilharmonie, Brahms’ Requiem with Rotterdam Philharmonic and Scapino Ballet as well as performing with the Brussels Philharmonic at Concertgebouw Brugges. Additional appearances will include concerts with the BBC Philharmonic and Helsinki Philharmonic orchestras.
Aphrodite has collaborated with conductors such as Kirill Petrenko, Barbara Hannigan, Christian Reif, Dalia Stasevska, Teodor Currentrzis, directors such as Sasha Waltz and Pierre Audi, and has performed in concert halls such as the Berliner Philharmonic, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Gothenburg Konserthuset, Barbican London, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Konzerthaus Dortmund, Philharmonie Köln, Rotterdam de Doelen, Brussels Bozar as well as in music festivals such as Ojai in California, Klara Festival, Aldeburgh, Ludwigsburg and Sansusi.
Aphrodite creates special projects inspired by her passion for dark romantic themes, incorporating visual elements to set a musical dialogue between folk music and classical traditions, brought to life through her particular accompaniment on the nyckelharpa. She is passionate about expressing her diverse artistry through photography and painting. As a visual artist, Aphrodite has created artwork for the metal band GRINN. Her painting "Luonnotar" has been exhibited in the concert halls where she performed Sibelius' homonymous work. Her illustrated poetry collection "17.5 almost 18" was published by H.O.N. as the 1st Panhellenic poetry prize in 2010. She was also a guest in the company of Sasha Waltz and has been lead singer on tour with the heavy metal band Igorrr. As a songwriter, Aphrodite composes in many different genres. She has co-created the soundtrack of the video game Titan Quest 2.
She has studied folk singing and plays the piano, the guitar and ventures on the nyckelharpa.
Updated September 2025
