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Gérard Lesne

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2009 - Salve Regina - Stabat Mater
2003 - Cantatas & Masses
1999 - Caldara: Cantatas / Stradella: Motets
1999 - Dans un bois solitaire : Cantates françaises
1997 - Stabat Mater
1996 - Lamentazioni per il Mercoledì Santo
1994 - Motets: Confitebor / Arripe alpestri ad vallem
1994 - Motets
1993 - Leçons de Ténèbres: Office du Vendredi Saint
1992 - Salve Regina : Œuvres sacrées pour soliste et double orche
1990 - Magnificat / Cantate BWV 80
1988 - Musique Sacrée pour Contralto, Cordes et Basse Continue
1986 - Cantates der harmonische Gottesdienst / Fantaisies pour clav

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Origin
Montmorency, France

Genre
Classical

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Born

1956

Active
1979 to Present...

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Gérard Lesne born 15 July 1956) is a French countertenor. He also the founder and artistic director of the baroque music ensemble, Il Seminario Musicale. Gérard Lesne was born in Montmorency, France. His initial vocation was rock singer, but in 1979 the tenor Zeger Vandersteene introduced him to René Clemencic, a pioneer of work in the medieval repertoire, and at age 23, Lesne began touring with the Clemencic Consort. Lesne has made more than 70 recordings and has appeared as a soloist at numerous opera houses and music festivals including the Opéra de Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, La Fenice, Opéra National de Lyon, Théâtre du Châtelet, Teatro San Carlo, Aix-en-Provence Festival, Utrecht Early Music Festival, and Boston Early Music Festival. Since 1993, Gérard Lesne has taught annual courses in vocal interpretation at Royaumont Abbey in France. In 2004, Gerard Lesne was made Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French government, and received the Académie Charles Cros in honorem prize for his career. His voice is described as full-bodied.


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