Elsa Benoit is a French soprano with a repertoire spanning Baroque to contemporary music. She trained at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and the Dutch National Opera Academy, then spent several years as a permanent ensemble member at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich before going freelance in 2021. She performs regularly at houses such as the Palais Garnier, Semperoper Dresden and Glyndebourne, working with conductors including Emmanuelle Haïm, Alan Gilbert and Klaus Mäkelä. Her recording of Poppea in Handel's Agrippina for Warner Classics earned a Grammy nomination for Best Opera Recording.
Elsa Benoit made her debut in the title role in Handel's Semele at Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam, directed by Claus Guth and conducted by Emmanuelle Haïm.
In the 2025/26 season, Benoit also sings the title role in Rameau's Scylla et Glaucus at Zurich Opera House and Morgana in Handel's Alcina at Bavarian State Opera.
Benoit toured with Haydn's The Seasons with Finnish Baroque Orchestra to Helsinki, Bern and Zurich in October 2025.
Benoit performed as a soloist with Orchestre de Paris under Klaus Mäkelä in January 2025.
Benoit sang Sophie in Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier with Tokyo Symphony Orchestra in December 2024.
