Photo by Emilie Eriksen

Eline Korbi is a Norwegian operatic soprano, who has established herself as a young, promising artist in the world of opera.

Currently, Korbi is a part of the prestigious National Opera House in Oslo, where she is one of four singers in the Young Artist program. In the upcoming season she will make her role debut as Agnes in David Bruces Nothingness, a modern opera taking on the challenges of being young and growing up today. Later this season Korbi is singing Minerva in Orphée aux enfers (Orfeus i Underverdenen) by Offenbach, and Clorinda in La Cenerentola, Rossini.

Last fall Korbi made her role debut as Berta in Il Barbiere di Siviglia by Rossini, and in December 2023 you could see her as Stasi in The National Opera & Ballets (DNO&B) short version of Czardasfyrstinnen, Kalman.

Eline graduated from the Opera Academy in Oslo in 2022, where she worked with Yngve Søberg as her voice teacher and mentor. Already before completing her Master’s degree, Korbi made her debut at The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet as Minerva in Orphée aux enfers (Orfeus i Underverdenen) by Offenbach (December 2021). As part of her Master’s degree Korbi sang the title role in Elisabetta Regina d’Inghilterra by Rossini , which was performed at Scene 2 at the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet (February 2021)

Eline possesses a lyrical soprano voice with considerable brilliance and emotional expression. She possesses a natural and evident stage presence and expression.
— Kåre Bjørkøy // Professor of Classical singing, opera staging and voice Physiology
Eline is a true artist who always knows what she wants to convey with her song. Eline interprets the lyrics and invites the audience on a musical journey.
— Elisabeth Meyer-Topsøe // Opera singer and professor NTNU
Eline is a thrillingly evolving singer. She has performed my songs on many occasions and her beautiful and expressional voice gives me great joy.
— Henning Sommerro // composer, musician and singer.