Marie-Joe Abi-Nassif, mezzo-soprano and lawyer, combines rigor and sensitivity in an international career between Beirut, Paris and New York. Photo provided by Beirut Chants.
She is living proof that the sharpest contrasts can coexist, and even harmonize.Marie-Joe Abi-Nassif is a mezzo-soprano and a trained lawyer. The world of law — eloquent but not necessarily poetic — ultimately lacked the lyrical breath this determined young woman needed.At first glance, she brings to mind a petite Amal Clooney. The resemblance is striking, and both women share a legal background. Their paths even crossed at Columbia University, where one taught and the other studied.Abi-Nassif grew up in Lebanon and began her law studies at Saint Joseph University (USJ) before continuing at Paris II Panthéon-Assas."I started singing before I could even speak," she says. Encouraged by parents keen to provide her with a strong musical foundation, she learned piano before enrolling at the National Conservatory. Voice, however, was...
She is living proof that the sharpest contrasts can coexist, and even harmonize.Marie-Joe Abi-Nassif is a mezzo-soprano and a trained lawyer. The world of law — eloquent but not necessarily poetic — ultimately lacked the lyrical breath this determined young woman needed.At first glance, she brings to mind a petite Amal Clooney. The resemblance is striking, and both women share a legal background. Their paths even crossed at Columbia University, where one taught and the other studied.Abi-Nassif grew up in Lebanon and began her law studies at Saint Joseph University (USJ) before continuing at Paris II Panthéon-Assas."I started singing before I could even speak," she says. Encouraged by parents keen to provide her with a strong musical foundation, she learned piano before enrolling at the National Conservatory. Voice,...
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