The German-Egyptian mezzo-soprano Karima El Demerdasch studied in Cairo as well as at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London with John Evans. In 2024, she was a finalist in the Kathleen Ferrier Awards and took part in the Georg Solti Accademia in 2023. In university productions at the Guildhall School, she appeared as Prinz Orlofsky (“Die Fledermaus”) and Dido (“Dido und Aeneas”). In a 2023 production by Opera Kipling, she performed the title role in “La Cenerentola” at the Upstairs at the Gatehouse theatre in London. In 2025, she participated in the Young Singers Project of the Salzburg Festival and made her debut at the Barbican Hall in London. Starting with the 2025/26 season, she will be a member of the International Opera Studio at the Zurich Opera House.