About
Klara Vermeer is a young soprano from Belgium, specialized in opera and oratorio. In 2023 she obtained her degree in classical singing with highest distinction and congratulations from the jury at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp, where she studied with Anne Cambier. In 2025 she graduated from the International Opera Academy (formerly Flanders OperaStudio) in Ghent.
She made her operatic debut in 2019 as Belinda in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. Since then, she has performed roles including Zerlina (Don Giovanni, 2021), Cleopatra (Giulio Cesare, 2024), Despina (Così fan tutte, 2024), and Adelaide (The Enchanted Pig, 2025). At Opera Ballet Vlaanderen she appeared in 2025 as Le Feu and La Princesse in Ravel’s L’Enfant et les Sortilèges. In 2024 and 2025, Klara was selected for the Lyric Opera Studio Weimar (Germany), where she portrayed the Queen of the Night (Die Zauberflöte) and Adele (Die Fledermaus), respectively.
In addition to opera, Klara is active in the oratorio and concert repertoire. She has sung Mozart’s Requiem under the direction of Paul Dinneweth and Stijn Saveniers, and Mahler’s Fourth Symphony conducted by Alexander Zemtsov.
In 2022 she performed the Belgian premiere of Dan Forrest’s Jubilate Deo under the direction of Joris Van Hasselt; a year later she presented this work again at the Queen Elisabeth Hall in Antwerp under the direction of Geert Hendrix.
Klara has participated in numerous masterclasses with, among others, Anne Sofie von Otter, Dorothea Röschmann, Malcolm Martineau, Sasha Cooke, and Ronny Lauwers. In 2023 she received the Hans Judenkönig Prize for her achievements in the lute song repertoire. In 2026 she was a semifinalist at the AsLiCo competition in Como Italy.