 Education originally from Belgium, the young mezzo-soprano Lotte Verstaen, obtained the Master’s degree of Singing with the highest distinction at the LUCA School of Arts in Louvain (with Prof. Catherine Vandevelde). Whilst completing her musical, she was admitted to the MM Academy of the ROH La Monnaie in Brussels. In 2019 she joined the Cologne Opera studio where she participated also in the main productions of the Opera House : Rigoletto (Un Paggio), Nozze di Figaro Cherubino, in Berlioz’ Béatrice et Bénédict (Ursule) next to the world premiere of « Schnittstellen », Die Vögel (Braunfels), Rusalka and The magic flute … Latest and upcoming engagements
Her latest successful role debuts at Flanders Opera house are Fenena in Verdi’s Nabucco, Suzuki in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly), the challenging mezzo solo part in the world premiere of Barzakh and as Margret (Wozzeck). Apart of the revivals of Wozzeck in China (Beijing and Shangai) and Nabucco at the Grand Théâtre of Luxembourg, she sang La Maman in Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges programmed by the Royal Monnaie Opera house at Bozar Brussels under the baton of Maestro Alain Altinoglu.
Next season she will amongst others return both to the ROH La Monnaie as the Innkeeper in Boris Godunov and to the ROH of Liège to participate in another production of L’enfant et les sortilèges. Future role debuts include the role of Suora Zelatrice in Puccini's Suor Angelica and Erda in Das Rheingold, as well as other roles in a new Wagner Ring cycle.
Not a day without song
Lotte Verstaen has an enormous affinity for the song repertoire. As part of the renowned Flanders Festival 2026, she will give recitals at five different venues, featuring works by Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss and Alma Mahler. Peter Jeurissen will accompany on the piano.
Building her career
Since returning to Belgium after completing her training at the opera studio in Cologne, Lotte Verstaen was offered to sing Olga in Eugen Onegin directed by Laurent Pelly and as Schwertleite in Walküre in the new RING directed by Romeo Castellucci. Also on her repertoire : Madamigella Dangeville in Adriana Lecouvreur (at ORW Liège) and Une jeune Galiléenne and Marie-Madeleine in La Vierge (Massenet) at Klangvokal festival Dortmund. Lotte distinguished herself in Debussy’s La damoiselle élue as main mezzo at the Flanders Festival, in Die Fledermaus (Prinz Orlofsky) & Ariadne auf Naxos (Dryade) at Flanders Opera and in Jenufa (Feklusa) at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam alongside the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Hilversum under Maestra Karina Canellakis.
Meanwhile Lotte Verstaen had the opportunity to sing under renowned conductors such as Alain Altinoglu, Karina Canellakis, Alexander Joël, Gaetano Lo Coco, François-Xavier Roth, Charles Dutoit, Trevor Pinnock, Alejo Perez, Enrico Delamboye, Daniela Candillari, and others.
The artist in concert
Called laureate of the International Voix Nouvelles competition 2023 (Paris Opéra Comique), Lotte was invited by the Théâtre des Champs Elysées Paris, the opera houses of Nantes, Bordeaux and Toulouse in either in recital or in orchestral works as Saint-Saëns’ Christmas oratorio and Verdi’s Requiem. The artist has several Lied cycles in her repertoire (Wagner's Wesendonck-Lieder, Berlioz' Nuits d'Eté, Mahler's Kindertotenlieder, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen and Rückert-Lieder and others.
 Awards
2025 the artist was called « Twenties-Laureate » a high distinction awarded by the Belgian classical radio « Klara ».
In 2019 Lotte Verstaen reached the semi-finals of the 38th International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition in Villach and was awarded with the Third Prize at the 52nd International Singing Competition of Toulouse in September 2019.
Roles sung whilst trained
Paquette in Candide (Bernstein) under Patrick Leterme at Flagey Brussels (Festival Musiq’3), Louvain-la-Neuve (Festival du Brabant Wallon), Liège (Opéra Royal de Wallonie), Charleroi (Palais des Beaux Arts), Saint-Hubert and La Louvière ; Third Lady in Mozart's Magic Flute with Casco Phil led by Dionysis Grammenos ; Dinah in Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti under Ivan Meylemans ; Sorceress and Spirit in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas under Filip Martens. The more she covered the role of Dorabella (Così fan tutte) at the Brussel's Mozart Festival (and a few years later at Flanders opera there under Trevor Pinnock). At the MM Academy she participated ENOA-LAB's production A song for the moon. A kid's opera by Mathilde Wantenaar produced by La Monnaie.
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