Amina Edris, born in 1991 in Cairo, Egypt, was an Egyptian-New Zealand lyric soprano whose career began with piano lessons at seven before moving to New Zealand in 2002. She trained at the University of Canterbury, the Wales International Academy of Voice, and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, graduating with a postgraduate diploma in 2015. She debuted professionally with Opera San José as Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro (2015) and later appeared with New Zealand Opera, Washington National Opera, and Paris Opera. Her world‑premiere recording of Ariane on Palazzetto Bru Zane was released in 2023. She received the 2018 Concours Bordeaux Medoc First Prize, the Deborah Riedel Award, and the Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Competition Winner. In the 2025 to 2026 season, she made house debuts at Opéra Comique, Staatsoper Berlin, Semperoper Dresden, and Opéra national de Lyon, returned to the Opéra national de Paris as Micaëla in Carmen, and made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Musetta in La bohème. She also performed in concert and recital appearances before returning to New Zealand in 2026 to sing the title role in Manon with Wellington Opera.
