Faustine Egiziano
Bio
Faustine first trained as a violinist and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in the class of Renaud Capuçon and François Sochard at HEMU – Vaud Valais Fribourg. In 2025, she was awarded the prestigious Fritz Bach Prize and graduated with a Master of Concert in classical voice, studying first with Brigitte Balleys and then with Bernard Richter. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree as a soloist in his class and has been admitted to the Talent Pathway programme of the Mascarade Opera Foundation in Florence for the 2026–2027 season.
She performs in opera, oratorio, and recital alike. She is also committed to contemporary creation and has commissioned a song cycle from Martín Palmeri, which will be premiered and then recorded for her debut album in 2027. In addition, she won in 2019 the First Prize unanimously in the “Jeune Espoir” category at the 5th Concours Opéra Jeunes Espoirs Raymond Duffaut, the Voice Project Prize at the Gstaad New Year Music Festival in January 2022, the First Prize in the young category at the Mimas Opera Singer International Competition (Procida, Italy) in 2024, the Audience Prize and the Young Audience Prize at the Kattenburg Competition (Switzerland) in 2024, as well as the Opéra national du Capitole de Toulouse Prize, the Avant-Scène Opéra Prize, and the TOBS (Theater Orchester Biel Solothurn) Prize at the International Mélodie Competition of Gordes in 2025.
