Annie Dutoit-Argerich was born in Switzerland. She studied Latin and Greek and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Comparative Literature from Princeton University. She went on to receive a Master’s degree in Journalism from New York University and a Ph.D. in French and Romance Philology from Columbia University.
While pursuing an academic career, Annie discovered a passion for performance art and has since worked as an actress and narrator. She has performed works by Milhaud, Liszt, Stravinsky, Cage, and Prokofiev, integrating text, performance, and music in prestigious venues worldwide.
A recording of Saint-Saëns’s “Carnival of the Animals”, with text by Francis Blanche, featuring Antonio Pappano and Martha Argerich, was released in September 2017 by Warner Classics. In June 2019, she performed both the roles of narrator and soldier in Michel Van Zele’s adaptation of “The Soldier’s Tale”, conducted by Charles Dutoit.
She performs in French, English, and Spanish.
Annie Dutoit-Argerich is the host of a new series produced by Arte ZDF and BelAir Media entitled “Concert privé”. The first episode features Daniel Barenboim.