Beginning her career in the young artist program at the Israeli Opera, Fahima went on to become a former ensemble member of the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Between 2013 and 2020, she was an ensemble member at the Vienna State Opera, where she performed roles such as Gilda in RIGOLETTO, Princesse Eudoxie in LA JUIVE, Zerbinetta in ARIADNE AUF NAXOS, and Queen of the Night in DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE.

Fahima won first prize at the European singing competition DEBUT 2010, first prize at the "Stella Maris" singing competition in 2013, and second prize at the International Singing Competition in Toulouse.

Highlights of the 2023-24 season include her return to the Deutsche Oper Berlin and New Israeli Opera as Lucia di Lammermoor and Gilda in Rigoletto, as well as her house debut as Oscar in Un ballo in Maschera at the Cologne Opera. Her early engagements include performances as Queen of the Night in DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE and Zerbinetta at the Berlin State Opera, the Waldbühne in Berlin, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, and the Vienna State Opera. She made her BBC Proms debut as the Young Shepherd in a concert performance of TANNHÄUSER with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

Other highlights include the role of Giunia in the premiere of LUCIO SILLA at the Theater Basel, Faure's "Requiem" with the L'Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France, and a tour with Les Arts Florissants in the role of Dalinda in ARIODANTE.

LIVE ACT: Hila Fahima & Kristin Okerlund

Hila Fahima

Kristin Okerlund