Nathalie Doucet, Head of Music and Director of the Resident Opera Program at Detroit Opera, boasts a remarkable international career as a sought-after collaborative pianist and vocal coach. She has collaborated with renowned opera-

producing organizations, singers, and conductors worldwide, including The Patrick G and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center, The Dutch National Opera, NTR- Zaterdagmatinee, The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Canadian Opera Company, l’Opéra de Montréal, Vancouver Opera, and the Dutch Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Notable figures she has worked with include Christine Goerke, Lisette Oropesa, Lianna Haroutounian, Cheryl Studer, Bernard Haitink, Charles Dutoit, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Markus Stenz, James Gaffigan, Sir Andrew Davis, and Stéphane Denève. In 2018, she played vital roles as repetiteur, assistant conductor to Denève, and sound director in the successful recording of Honegger’s Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

Ms. Doucet held esteemed positions in Europe as head coach of the Opera Studio Nederland and principal coach at the Dutch National Opera Academy. She contributed her talents to organizations such as De Nederlandse Reisopera, the NTR Saturday Matinee (Concertgebouw), the Neue Stimmen, the International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition, and the International Vocal Competition in s’Hertogenbosch. Additionally, she spent eleven years as a faculty member at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. Nathalie Doucet brings invaluable insights and guidance to the Resident Opera Program at Detroit Opera, thanks to her extensive experience and exceptional expertise.