Noémie Schellens is a Belgian soprano, actress and creator whose work connects classical music with music theatre, performance, film and contemporary creation. She graduated with great distinction with a Master’s degree in Voice from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and further developed as a light lyric soprano with Udo Reinemann and Charlotte Margiono. In Paris, she was awarded the prestigious Médaille de Vermeil Arts, Sciences, Lettres.

As a soprano, she has worked with orchestras and ensembles in Belgium and abroad, performing at venues including Opéra Bastille, Opéra de Bordeaux, Semperoper Dresden, La Monnaie, BOZAR and deSingel. Her multidisciplinary practice has also taken her to festivals and projects in Brazil, India, Congo and Uganda. She has collaborated with contemporary composers and artists and developed projects in which classical voice enters into dialogue with jazz, Middle Eastern music, electronics, poetry and music theatre.

As a creator, she developed projects including Noémie & Qotob, Before The Lake and La Serenata. Together with bassist Mirko Banovic, she explores the encounter between the passion of Baroque opera and the force of percussive electro rock. Schellens is also active as an actress in film and television, with appearances in films including Léos Carax’s Annette and Terence Davies’ A Quiet Passion.

For B-Classic, Noémie Schellens is involved in Elfurenmis, performing as a soloist alongside the recurring musical core of Bert Peyffers, Louise van den Heuvel and Andy Willems. She also joins the Elfurenband for Buiten Dienst