Véronique Gens
Artiste lyrique
Biography
A prominent baroque performer, Véronique Gens is also recognised as one of the world's finest Mozart singers. She has performed Don Giovanni in Barcelona, Glyndebourne, Munich and Vienna, La clemenza di Tito in Dresden, and Così fan tutte in Tokyo, among many others.
Her repertoire features prominent Mozart roles (Donna Elvira, Contessa, Vitellia, Fiordiligi etc.) and the important parts of the „Tragédie lyrique" (such as Iphigénie en Tauride, Iphigénie en Aulide, Alceste), but she has expanded her spectrum to include parts like Hanna Glawari (Die Lustige Witwe), Madame Lidoine (Dialogues des Carmélites), Alice (Falstaff) or Eva (Meistersinger von Nürnberg).
Véronique Gens is also in high demand as a concert singer and has performed in Paris, Dresden, Berlin, Beijing, Vienna, Prague, London, Tanglewood, Stockholm, Moscow, Geneva as a recitalist with a French repertoire.
Her numerous recordings -- more than 80 CDs and DVDs - have gained international recognition. The latest album, "Néère", with a selection of "mélodies françaises" has received the renowned Gramophone Award 2016 in the category "Solo Vocal".
She was appointment "Chevalier" both by "L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" and by the "Légion d'Honneur".
