About

ASEEL MASSOUD

Lyric soprano from Syria living in Barcelona. Winner of Several International Opera Singing competitions in Spain, Italy, France, Portugal, Austria and Syria.

Since 2022 She is playing main Opera roles in Spain and Italy, among them the role of Anna in Anna Bolena - Mimí in la bohème - Amore in Orfeo ed Euridice - Adina in L'Elisir d'Amore - Violetta in La Traviata.

She started singing traditional Syrian music from an early age. She began her vocal training under the tutelage of the famous Syrian soprano Arax Chikijian in 2009. Lives in Barcelona since 2015 and finished her career at the professional conservatory with Meritxell Olaya, and at the Superior Liceu conservatory 2023 and master's degree 2025 with the great teacher Carmen Bustamante.

Worked with international Opera Singers as Anna Samuil, Nino Machaidze, Javier Camarena, Patrizia Ciofi, Luciana Serra, Daria Masiero and Many others.

Soloist in several international projects, such as then Musikverien in Austria, International Music Festival in Colombia, "Love in Syria" in France and Spain, "Recuerdos de Andalucía" at Damascus Opera House, Royal Opera House in London, Ceremonies of United Nations, BACH Project with Yo-Yo Ma, , Ladies Soprano in Milan, AMAN Trio in Germany and Spain.

Soloist at the Palau de la Música Catalana in several Productions and concerts, at the Conde Godó in Tennis celebrations, and in many ceremonies at the Parliament of Catalonia and the Palau de Congressos and Soloist of Requiem de Mozart at Taranto Opera Festival in Italy & The Cathedral Santa Maria del Mar in Barcelona

Participated in musical projects at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, the Auditori de Barcelona, Palau de Musica and many others with conductors such as Miquel Ortega, Jordi Savall, Mirella Barrera, Manuel Valdivieso, Josep Mindan, Daniele Agiman, Stefano Seghedoni Elena Mitrevska and others.

Co-founder of "Athrodeel" with the Syrian Guitarist Ahmad Dyab, a musical project that presents a new vision of a cultural exchange of music and she is a part of Joventuts Musicals de Catalunya.

She is a registered doctor in Barcelona and did a Master's in Music Therapy at the University of Barcelona, and founder of several educational, artistic and humanistic projects in Barcelona, Syria and Qatar.

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TESTIMONIALS

The concert was Magnificent, I am convinced that this Soprano is going to go far and without a doubt she is one of the best current sopranos in Spain and surely in Europe.

Eva Muñoz

Journalist, screenwriter and cultural critic in “La Vanguardia”
Thank you dear Aseel! It was a great pleasure to do my music with you. You have a gift, you are able to translate the music into feelings. Brava!!

Miguel Ortega

Composer, Orquestra Director, Pianist & Opera singer.
A Soprano with very good vocal, musical and personal qualities, as well as very great communication skills. As she has demonstrated on many occasions, she is qualified to take part in great musical events, both in opera and in concert.

Carmen Bustamante

One of the most important vocal coachs in Spain, Soprano with great profession.
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