After speding seven years at the Maîtrise de Radio France and three years at the Ecole Nationale d’Art Lyrique (National School of Lyric Art) in the Opéra de Paris, Isabelle Poulenard participates in numerous productions of the Atelier Lyrique of Tourcoing, under the direction of Jean-Claude Malgoire. Her repertoire is quite diverse spreading from Baroque opera to contemporary creations...
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Julia Kogan is an award-winning Russian-American-French coloratura soprano. She is also the creator of contemporary musical projects fusing music, literature, dance, theater and film.As a performer, Julia started out at the age of twelve in American musical theater before studying classical singing at university. Her international career has spanned opera, art song and concert repertoire from...
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Guillemette Laurens’ first appearance with Les Arts Florissants has marked the spectacular breakthrough of her international career and established her as an outstanding baroque singer. She was subsequently invitated by conductors such as Herreweghe, Malgoire, Jacobs, Christie, Leonhardt, Minkowski, Koopman, Gardiner and Garrido as well as ensembles such : Il Giardino Armonico, Capriccio...
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Vincent LIÈVRE-PICARD studied at the Tours and Paris Conservatoires, and then at the Conservatoire Supérieur. He graduated from these three establishments in Lyrical Singing (unanimous First Prize) and in Early Music (Post-Graduate Diploma with honours). His teachers were Noémi Rime and Howard Crook in Early Music, and Ana Maria Miranda and Anne-Marie Rodde in Lyrical Singing. He studied...
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Sébastien Obrecht pursue his musical career in singing.Paul McCreesh offers him his debut as Mathan in Athalia – Haendel. This production of the Academy of Ambronay has been broadcast for the french TV program « Musiques au coeur » of Eve Ruggeri, and Sébastien’s performance has received critical acclaim : “…among which the tenor Sébastien Obrecht is distinguishable by his elegance” (Le...
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Jean-François Novelli’s season 2013-2014 includes scenic productions and concerts. On stage, and within baroque repertoire, he sings in Monteverdi’s Orfeowith Les Nouveaux Caractères and in Lully’s le Bourgeois Gentilhomme with l’Ensemble Baroque de Limoges (staged by Denis Podalydès) ; he also sings opéra comique, like Auber’s L’Ambassadrice, or...
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