Jean-Sébastien Bou

After studying singing at the Paris Conservatory, he quickly asserted himself in the French repertoire. In 2000 he did the debut of Pelléas (Pelléas et Mélisande) which was representative of th Rules of numerous Scènes Internationales. A great defender of French melody, he performs regularly in recital. His eclectic repertoire ranges from barock music to 20th century music and contemporary creations (Roméo und Julia by Pascal Dusapin, Les Boulingrins by Georges Aperghis, Charlotte Salomon by Marc-André Dalbavie, the title role of Claude by Thierry Escaich). He also sings very regularly the Italian repertoire (Don Giovanni, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Don Pasquale, La Bohème, Madama Butterfly, I Pagliacci). His career led him to collaborations with conductors such as A. Altinoglu, S. Cambreling, J-C. Casadesus, W. Christie, M-W. Chung, C. Dutoit, L. Langrée, M. Minkowski, L. Morlot, J. Nelson, H. Niquet, A. Pappano, J. Rhorer, F-X. Roth, C. Rousset, E-P. Salonen ... and directors like L. Bondy, S. Braunschweig, R. Carsen, J. Deschamps, L. Pelly, D. Podalydès, O. Py, E. Ruf, K. Warlikowski, B. Wilson, F. Zambello ... Recently,  he sang  Carmen at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées (TCE), in Genf und Zürich, Così fan tutte in Drottningholm, Bukarest, Würzburg, Grenoble und Versailles, Fantasio at the Radio- Frankreich Festival in Montpellier und Théâtre du Châtelet, Ariadne auf Naxos at TCE, Le Comte Ory in Zürich, at the Opéra Comique und in Versailles, Mârouf in Bordeaux and at the Opéra Comique, Le Roi Carotte by Offenbach and Rodelinda, Madama Butterfly und Eugène Onegin in Tours, Manon and Fortunio at the Opéra Comique, Sigurd de Reyer in Nancy ... He also performed the title role of Don Giovanni in Köln, Drottningholm, Versailles, Brüssel, Bremen or at the TCE. Among his projects, he prepares Eugène Onéguine at the TCE, Fantasio at the Opéra Comique, Le Soulier by Marc-André Dalbavie at the Opéra de Paris, Point d'orgue, a creation by Thierry Escaich at the TCE and the Opéra de Dijon , Carmen in Brüssel und Luxemburg, a creation by Pascal Dusapin at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence ...

Update September 2020