Anne-Catherine Gillet (born 20 January 1975) is a Belgian operatic soprano.[1]
Life and career
editBorn in Libramont-Chevigny, Gillet studied singing at the Conservatoire royal de Liège with Nicolas Christou.[2]
Career
edit- Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss, Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse, 2008[3]
- Constance in Dialogues of the Carmelites, 2009[4]
- Perséphone in The Brussels Requiem by Howard Moddy,[5] at La Monnaie, 2010
- Musetta in La Bohème, Puccini, 2010, at La Monnaie, 2010
- Sophie in Werther by Massenet, Opéra Bastille, 2010
- Despina in Così fan tutte by Mozart, Opéra Garnier, 2011[6]
- Cendrillon by Massenet, at La Monnaie, 2011
- Aricie in Hippolyte et Aricie by Jean-Philippe Rameau, Opéra Garnier, 2012
- Micaëla in Carmen by Georges Bizet, Opéra de Marseille, 2012[7]
- Madame Tell in Guillaume Tell by André Grétry, Opéra Royal de Wallonie, 2013
- Oscar in Un ballo in maschera by Verdi at the chorégies d'Orange in August 2013[8]
- Manon Lescaut in Manon by Jules Massenet at the Opéra de Lausanne in October 2014[9]
- Gilda in Rigoletto by Verdi at the Bolshoi Theatre in December 2014[10]
- Pamina in The Magic Flute by Mozart at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie, December 2015 – January 2016[11]
Discography
edit- Patrick Ringal-Daxhelet, Anne-Catherine Gillet, Claude Flagel, Patrick Baton (dir.), André Souris – Œuvres symphoniques, Cypres 7607, 2006
- Maria Riccarda Wesseling, Maria Bayo, Deborah York, Núria Rial, Anne-Catherine Gillet, Max Emmanuel Cencic, Kobie Van Rensburg. Dir.: Eduardo López Banzo, Al Ayre Español, Rodrigo (Handel), Naïve Ambroisie, 2008
- Jonas Kaufmann, Sophie Koch, Ludovic Tezier, Anne-Catherine Gillet, Orchestre et Chœurs de l'Opéra de Paris, Michel Plasson, Massenet : Werther, Opéra national de Paris, DVD Decca NTSC 0440 074 3406 2 GH 2, 2010
- Anna Caterina Antonacci, Andrew Richards, Anne-Catherine Gillet, Nicolas Cavallier and John Eliot Gardiner, Carmen, FRA Musica 3770002003060, 2010
- Anne-Catherine Gillet, Orchestre Philharmonique royal de Liège, Paul Daniel (dir.), Barber: Knoxville, Berlioz: Les nuits d'été, Britten: Les Illuminations, Aeon 760058 360132, 2011.
- Zanetta in a complete recording of La princesse de Trébizonde with Paul Daniel conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra released by Opera Rara in 2023.[12]
References
edit- ^ Anne-Catherine Gillet on Bolshoï.ru
- ^ "Anne-Catherine Gillet, soprano". musiqueclassique.forumpro.fr. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ Nicolas Blanmont (19 May 2008). "Encore des roses pour Anne-Catherine Gillet". www.lalibre.be. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ Nicolas d'Estienne d'Orves (5 March 2009). "Une soprano très nature". www.lefigaro.fr. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Howard Moody : Biography". howardmoody.net. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
- ^ Nicolas d'Estienne d'Orves (14 June 2011). "Anne-Catherine Gillet à pleine voix". www.lefigaro.fr. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Anne-Catherine Gillet". www.planet-opera.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
- ^ Serge Mtin, « Le sacre de la soprano belge Anne-Catherine Gillet : La nouvelle reine du chant dans le Ballo in Maschera at Orange » in Le Soir, Tuesday 6 August 2013, p. 29
- ^ Skyes, Julien (2014-09-26). "Les charmes de Manon". Le Temps.
- ^ "Repertoire". bolshoi.ru. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
- ^ Serge Martin (2015). "L'instinct de la vérité théâtrale". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ Webber, Christopher. Opera on CD - disc of the month: La Princesse de Trébizonde. Opera, December 2023, Vol.74 No.12, p.1533-34.
External links
edit- Anne-Catherine Gillet on Les Archives du spectacle
- Anne-Catherine Gillet discography at Discogs