Emmanuelle Haïm (French pronunciation: [ɛmanɥɛl aim]; born 11 May 1962) is a French harpsichordist and conductor with a particular interest in early music and Baroque music.
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 Emmanuelle Haïm during the press conference inaugurating the 8th Misteria Paschalia festival, 18 April 2011 | |
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| Born | 11 May 1962 |
| Origin | Paris, France |
| Genres | Baroque |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Virgin, Erato |
| Website | www |
Early life, student and assistant years
editHaïm was born and grew up in Paris, and was raised Catholic although her father is Jewish.[1] Her musical education began early, after her father's purchase of a grand piano, and a visit to her family by Zoltán Kocsis when she was age 8.[2] She was also interested in dance as a child, but was diagnosed with a curved spine at age 10, and wore a body corset for 10 years.[2]
Haïm spent 13 years studying at the Conservatoire Supérieur de Musique et de Danse in Paris, where she studied organ with André Isoir. She came to focus on the harpsichord, which she studied with Kenneth Gilbert and Christophe Rousset, and was awarded five first prizes at the Conservatoire. William Christie invited her to work with his ensemble Les Arts Florissants, as a continuo player and musical assistant. On Christie's recommendation, she later worked as a coach and assistant to Simon Rattle,[3] as well as a guest artist with Rattle.[4]
Conducting career
editAfter several years, Haïm left Les Arts Florissants to become a conductor. In 2000, she formed her own baroque era ensemble, "Le Concert d'Astrée", with which she has conducted and toured regularly.[5]
Haïm's 2001 conducting debut with Glyndebourne Touring Opera, in a production of Handel's Rodelinda, brought her to wider artistic notice.[6] She returned to Glyndebourne in 2006 to conduct their production of Giulio Cesare.[7] Her first conducting appearance at The Proms was in July 2008.[8] Her US conducting debut was in 2003, with Chicago Opera Theater. On 2 November 2007 she became the first woman to conduct at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, conducting Giulio Cesare.[9][10] Her first US conducting appearance with a symphony orchestra was in November 2011, in Los Angeles.[2]
In 2023, Haïm has conducted Handel's Giulio Cesare in a new production by Calixto Bieito for the Dutch National Opera with Le Concert d'Astrée,[11] Purcell's The Indian Queen at the Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg,[12] a new production of Mozart's Don Giovanni directed by Guy Cassiers with the Opéra de Lille,[13] and a new production of Rameau's Platée for Zürich Opera House directed by Jetske Mijnssen.[14]
Personal life
editHaïm has been married and divorced.[15] She is the mother of a daughter, Louise, from her relationship with oboist Laurent Decker.[10]
Recording career
editHaïm has a recording contract with Virgin Classics. Her collaborators have included Natalie Dessay,[16][17][18][19] Ian Bostridge, Rolando Villazón, Philippe Jaroussky, Susan Graham, Sara Mingardo and Laurent Naouri.
Discography (extract)
- Handel, Arcadian Duets with Natalie Dessay, Laura Claycomb, Véronique Gens et al. (2002, Virgin Classics)
- Purcell, Dido and Aenas with Susan Graham, Ian Bostridge et al. (2003, Virgin Classics)
- Monteverdi, L'Orfeo with Ian Bostridge, Natalie Dessay, Véronique Gens et al. (2004, Virgin Classics)
- Handel, Delirio with Natalie Dessay (2005, Virgin Classics)
- Monteverdi, Il Combatimento Di Tancredi I Clorinda with Rolando Villazón et al. (2006, Virgin Classics)
- Handel, Il Trionfo del tempo e del disinganno with Natalie Dessay, Ann Hallenberg et al. (2007, Virgin Classics)
- Lamenti with Rolando Villazón, Natalie Dessay, Véronique Gens, Joyce DiDonato et al. (2008, Virgin Classics)
- Bach, Cantatas with Natalie Dessay (2008, Virgin Classics)
- Handel, Cleopatra with Natalie Dessay (2011, Virgin Classics)
- Une fête baroque with Natalie Dessay, Ann Hallenberg, Philippe Jaroussky, Rolando Villazón et al. (2012, Virgin Classics)
Awards and recognition
editEmmanuelle Haïm became a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 2009, and is a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In 2007, she was granted honorary membership of the Royal Academy of Music, London. In 2017, she was appointed Officier of the Ordre national du Mérite.[20] She received the insignia on 19 June 2018.[21]
Memberships
editHaïm is foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.[22]
References
edit- ^ Michael White (16 June 2004). "Out of the niche". Telegraph. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
- ^ a b c Eric Pape (13 November 2011). "Emmanuelle Haïm in plain sight". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ Richard Wigmore, "Belle of the Baroque". BBC Music Magazine, April 2004.
- ^ Rian Evans (14 February 2002). "St John Passion/Rattle". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ Rupert Christiansen (14 January 2003). "Who needs technique when you can produce music like this?". Telegraph. Retrieved 14 April 2007.
- ^ Erica Jeal (13 November 2001). "Take it from the top". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ Andrew Clements (7 August 2006). "Giulio Cesare". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2007.
- ^ Erica Jeal (1 August 2008). "L'Incoronazione di Poppea". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ Program, Giulio Cesare, Lyric Opera of Chicago 2007/8 season, page 29.
- ^ a b John von Rhein (28 October 2007). "Trailblazer Haim sets conducting, family life to two-part harmony". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 13 November 2007.
- ^ "Giulio Cesare 22-23". Dutch National Opera. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "PURCELL, The Indian Queen". Forum Opéra. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Don Giovanni". Opéra de Lille. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Platée". Opernhaus Zürich. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Midgette, Anne, "L'Haïm" (July 2005). Opera News, 70 (1): pp. 38041.
- ^ Andrew Clements (19 January 2006). "Handel: Delirio Amoroso; Mi Palpita Il Cor, Dessay/ Le Concert d'Astree/ Haim". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 April 2007.
- ^ Richard Wigmore (18 February 2006). "Classical CDs of the week: Handel, Chabrier and more". Telegraph. Retrieved 14 April 2007.
- ^ Anthony Holden (21 April 2007). "Handel, Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno". The Observer. Retrieved 8 May 2007.
- ^ Richard Wigmore (24 May 2004). "Classical CDs of the week: Monteverdi: L'Orfeo and more". Telegraph. Retrieved 14 April 2007.
- ^ "Décret du 2 mai 2017 portant promotion et nomination" (Press release). 2 May 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ Françoise Nyssen [@FrancoiseNyssen] (19 June 2018). "J'ai remis les insignes d'Officier de l'ordre national du Mérite à Emmanuelle Haïm" [I presented the insignia of Officer of the National Order of Merit to Emmanuelle Haïm] (Tweet). Retrieved 9 September 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Ledamöter". Kungl. Musikaliska Akademien (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 November 2024.
External links
edit- Official website
- Emmanuelle Haïm (Conductor, Harpsichord) on Bach Cantatas Website
- Emmanuelle Haïm on Askonas Holt
- Emmanuelle Haïm on IMG Artists (archived)
- Emmanuelle Haïm on Warner Classics
- Emmanuelle Haïm on France Musique (in French)
- Joel Kasow, "Emmanuelle Haim: Beauty and the Baroque". CultureKiosque, 6 June 2007
- Mark Swed, "Music review: Emmanuelle Haim makes her L.A. Phil debut". Los Angeles Times, 18 November 2011.
- Laurence Vittes, "Getting Off on Handel With Emmanuelle Haim and LA Phil". The Huffington Post, 21 November 2011.