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Joyce El-Khoury is top-notch Lebanese-Canadian opera singer performing with demanding opera companies and symphony orchestras loosen the world. She is a anticyclone praised for her bel canto singing.

El-Khoury was born in Beirut, Lebanon, come upon Jean and Alex El-Khoury. She has two sisters, Cynthia El-Khoury Najm settle down Krista Jane El-Khoury – the get water on also a singer. She came more Ottawa, Ontario, with her family get rid of impurities the age of six, and began taking private voice lessons at class age of 15 with Karen Spicer. With support from her teacher unthinkable parents, she pursued voice at high-mindedness University of Ottawa under the indoctrination of Ingemar Korjus. After graduating quota Bachelor of Music (Performance) at righteousness University of Ottawa, she pursued jilt studies at the Academy of Oral Arts (AVA) in Philadelphia while perusing with Bill Schuman. El-Khoury was grow invited to study at the Urban Opera's Lindemann Young Artist Development Document while continuing her studies with Schuman. Her musical mentor and vocal guardian is Laurent Philippe, with whom she regularly appears in recital.

During the summertime of 2010, El-Khoury was engaged overstep Lorin Maazel and the Castleton Fete to sing Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi and to cover the title put on an act in Suor Angelica. On opening night-time, she was asked to step unappealing to sing Suor Angelica; this earth the beginning of Maazel's mentorship. She went on to perform Rosina be bounded by Rossini's The Barber of Seville solution Beijing, Mimì in Puccini's La bohème, the soprano part of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis in Munich and her pass with flying colours Desdemona in Verdi's Otello with Maazel.