2011Nominee
Best Performance
Castor & Pollux
Véronique Gens
Actor
Orléans, Loiret, France
April 19, 1966
Biography
Véronique Gens (born 19 April 1966) is a French operatic soprano. She has spent much of her career recording and performing Baroque music. Gens was born in Orléans, France, and studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, winning first prize at the school. Her debut in 1986 was with William Christie and his Les Arts Florissants. She has since worked with Marc Minkowski, René Jacobs, Christophe Rousset, Philippe Herreweghe, Martin Gester, and Jean-Claude Malgoire. While she started out as a Baroque specialist, Gens has also come into demand for roles in Mozart operas, and as an interpreter of songs by Berlioz, Debussy (see also Beau Soir), Fauré and others. Her numerous recordings include many works by Mozart and Purcell, as well as Joseph Canteloube's Chants d'Auvergne and Berlioz's Nuits d'été. Source: Article "Véronique Gens" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2006Nominee
Best Performance
La Veuve Joyeuse
2014Nominee
Best Performance
Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmelites
Career Highlights
2024Highlight
Best Performance
Iphigenie en Aulide / Iphigénie en Tauride @ Festival d'Aix-en-Provence 2024
2005Highlight
Best Performance
Un Automne musical à Versailles