Cyril Englebert is a Belgian conductor, active in both opera and symphonic music. A graduate of the Royal Conservatory of Liège, he perfected his skills with renowned conductors such as Yuri Simonov, Sir Neville Marriner, Patrick Davin, Ronald Zollman, Pierre Bartholomée and Georges-Elie Octors.
His career began at just 21 years old, when he took over as musical director of the Orchestra Jean-Noël Hamal, whom he directed for six seasons, alongside two Liège choirs. Noticed by Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera, then director of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, he first became assistant musical director, then conductor. He directed La Belle Hélène and Orphée aux Enfers by Offenbach, Tosca by Puccini and Manon Lescaut by Auber. In this latest production, critics particularly highlight his mastery, his intelligence of the score and the manifest confidence of the orchestra (La Libre Belgique).
In 2016, he was invited to the Opéra-Théâtre de Metz to conduct Don Pasquale by Donizetti and took over at short notice the musical direction of L'Auberge du cheval blanc by Benatzky. He then returned for Faust by Gounod, Rigoletto by Verdi, the choreographed show Indicible Beethoven as well as the French creation of Aucassin et Nicolette by Castelnuovo-Tedesco.
He also developed a regular collaboration with the Opéra de Reims, where he conducts at through the seasons Faust by Gounod, Rigoletto and La Traviata by Verdi, The Inn of the White Horse by Benatzky, Carmen by Bizet, Aucassin and Nicolette by Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Rusalka by Dvořák, as well as the concert 151 and, more recently, Once upon a time. Over the course of these productions, a real bond is woven with the orchestra. His direction of Rusalka is thus praised for its precision, the flexibility of his gesture and the osmosis developed with the musicians (Première Loge).
In parallel with his lyrical activity, Cyril Englebert cultivates a symphonic repertoire. At the Liège Philharmonic Hall, he conducts the Winter Concert, the Messe du Saint-Sacrement by Joseph Jongen and, in 2025, The Rite of the Birds. He has also conducted several renowned groups, including the Orchestra of the Royal Opera of Wallonia-Liège, the Toulon Opera Orchestra, the Liège Philharmonic Orchestra, the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra and the Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra.
Attached to transmission, Cyril Englebert finally teaches choral conducting at the Higher Institute of Music and Pedagogy of Namur (IMEP) as well as the Royal Conservatory of Liège. From the opera pit to the symphonic repertoire, his career testifies to the same approach to direction: precise without being rigid, attentive to the singing and the performers, and always at the service of the breathing of the music.
Biography
Cyril Englebert is a Belgian conductor, active in both opera and symphonic music. A graduate of the Royal Conservatory of Liège, he perfected his skills with renowned conductors such as Yuri Simonov, Sir Neville Marriner, Patrick Davin, Ronald Zollman, Pierre Bartholomée and Georges-Elie Octors.
His career began at just 21 years old, when he took over as musical director of the Orchestra Jean-Noël Hamal, whom he directed for six seasons, alongside two Liège choirs. Noticed by Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera, then director of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, he first became assistant musical director, then conductor. He directed La Belle Hélène and Orphée aux Enfers by Offenbach, Tosca by Puccini and Manon Lescaut by Auber. In this latest production, critics particularly highlight his mastery, his intelligence of the score and the manifest confidence of the orchestra (La Libre Belgique).
In 2016, he was invited to the Opéra-Théâtre de Metz to conduct Don Pasquale by Donizetti and took over at short notice the musical direction of L'Auberge du cheval blanc by Benatzky. He then returned for Faust by Gounod, Rigoletto by Verdi, the choreographed show Indicible Beethoven as well as the French creation of Aucassin et Nicolette by Castelnuovo-Tedesco.
He also developed a regular collaboration with the Opéra de Reims, where he conducts at through the seasons Faust by Gounod, Rigoletto and La Traviata by Verdi, The Inn of the White Horse by Benatzky, Carmen by Bizet, Aucassin and Nicolette by Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Rusalka by Dvořák, as well as the concert 151 and, more recently, Once upon a time. Over the course of these productions, a real bond is woven with the orchestra. His direction of Rusalka is thus praised for its precision, the flexibility of his gesture and the osmosis developed with the musicians (Première Loge).
In parallel with his lyrical activity, Cyril Englebert cultivates a symphonic repertoire. At the Liège Philharmonic Hall, he conducts the Winter Concert, the Messe du Saint-Sacrement by Joseph Jongen and, in 2025, The Rite of the Birds. He has also conducted several renowned groups, including the Orchestra of the Royal Opera of Wallonia-Liège, the Toulon Opera Orchestra, the Liège Philharmonic Orchestra, the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra and the Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra.
Attached to transmission, Cyril Englebert finally teaches choral conducting at the Higher Institute of Music and Pedagogy of Namur (IMEP) as well as the Royal Conservatory of Liège. From the opera pit to the symphonic repertoire, his career testifies to the same approach to direction: precise without being rigid, attentive to the singing and the performers, and always at the service of the breathing of the music.
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