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Philippe Jaroussky (born February 13, 1978) is a French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 sopranist
Sopranist

A sopranist is a male classical singer who is able to sing in the vocal tessitura of a soprano usually through the use of falsetto vocal production....
 countertenor
Countertenor

A countertenor is a male voice type whose vocal range is equivalent to that of a contralto, mezzo-soprano or a soprano, usually through use of falsetto, or more rarely the normal or modal voice....
. He is noted for a virtuosic coloratura
Coloratura

Coloratura has several meanings. The word derives from the Italian colorare or colorazione .The term normally refers to a soprano who has the vocal ability to produce notes above C#6 and whose tessitura is A4-A5 or higher ....
 technique and for compelling and enlivened interpretations of baroque
Baroque music

Baroque music describes a period or style of European classical music approximately extending from Dates of classical music eras. This era is said to begin in music after the Renaissance music and was followed by the Classical music era....
 cantata
Cantata

A cantata is a vocal music music composition with an musical instrument accompaniment and often containing more than one movement ....
s and opera
Opera

Opera is an Performing arts in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work which combines a text and a musical score. Opera is part of the Western classical music tradition....
s. This has contributed to the early music revival currently in vogue in the music world.

He received his diploma from the Early Music Faculty of the Conservatoire de Paris
Conservatoire de Paris

The Conservatoire de Paris is a music college founded in 1795, based in Paris, France. It offers instruction in music and drama of the highest standards, drawing on the traditions of the "French School."...
. Since 1996, he has studied singing with Nicole Fallien. He has formed his own ensemble called Artaserse, and also often performs with the Ensemble Matheus under Jean-Christophe Spinosi
Jean-Christophe Spinosi

Jean-Christophe Spinosi is a French conductor and violinist, the founder of Quatuor Matheus , a group that later grew into Ensemble Matheus. He is especially well-known for his interpretation of the instrumental and vocal music of the Baroque music, most notably the operas of Vivaldi....
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Philippe Jaroussky (born February 13, 1978) is a French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 sopranist
Sopranist

A sopranist is a male classical singer who is able to sing in the vocal tessitura of a soprano usually through the use of falsetto vocal production....
 countertenor
Countertenor

A countertenor is a male voice type whose vocal range is equivalent to that of a contralto, mezzo-soprano or a soprano, usually through use of falsetto, or more rarely the normal or modal voice....
. He is noted for a virtuosic coloratura
Coloratura

Coloratura has several meanings. The word derives from the Italian colorare or colorazione .The term normally refers to a soprano who has the vocal ability to produce notes above C#6 and whose tessitura is A4-A5 or higher ....
 technique and for compelling and enlivened interpretations of baroque
Baroque music

Baroque music describes a period or style of European classical music approximately extending from Dates of classical music eras. This era is said to begin in music after the Renaissance music and was followed by the Classical music era....
 cantata
Cantata

A cantata is a vocal music music composition with an musical instrument accompaniment and often containing more than one movement ....
s and opera
Opera

Opera is an Performing arts in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work which combines a text and a musical score. Opera is part of the Western classical music tradition....
s. This has contributed to the early music revival currently in vogue in the music world.

He received his diploma from the Early Music Faculty of the Conservatoire de Paris
Conservatoire de Paris

The Conservatoire de Paris is a music college founded in 1795, based in Paris, France. It offers instruction in music and drama of the highest standards, drawing on the traditions of the "French School."...
. Since 1996, he has studied singing with Nicole Fallien. He has formed his own ensemble called Artaserse, and also often performs with the Ensemble Matheus under Jean-Christophe Spinosi
Jean-Christophe Spinosi

Jean-Christophe Spinosi is a French conductor and violinist, the founder of Quatuor Matheus , a group that later grew into Ensemble Matheus. He is especially well-known for his interpretation of the instrumental and vocal music of the Baroque music, most notably the operas of Vivaldi....
.

Awards and criticism

According to La Terrasse, "this young singer with the tone of an angel and the virtuosity of Liberace has come into the limelight in only a few years as the great new French vocal talent." He received the 2007 best French lyrical artist award. Mr. Jaroussky was awarded "The Best Singer of the Year" at the ECHO Classic Awards, 2008.

Discography

  • Alessandro Scarlatti: Sedecia, Re di Gerusalemme. Lesne, Pochon, Harvey, Padmore. Il Seminario Musicale, Gérard Lesne. Virgin Veritas (rec. November 1999, École Sainte-Geneviève, Versailles, France)


  • Claudio Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea. Laurens, Oliver, Schofrin, Oro. Ensemble Elyma, Gabriel Garrido. K617 (rec. July/August 2000, Chiesa San Martino, Erice, Italy)


  • Pierre Menault: Vêpres pour le Pére la Chaize. Greuillet, Janssens, Lombard, van Dyck. Ensemble La Fenice, Jean Tubéry. K617 (rec. April 2001, chiesa Saint-Lazare, Avallon, France)


  • Giovanni Battista Bassani: La morte delusa. Galli, del Monaco, Piolino, Sarragosse. Ensemble La Fenice, Jean Tubéry. Opus 111 (rec. August 2001, Delft, Nederland)


  • Antonio Vivaldi: Catone in Utica. Edwards, Laszczkowski, Cangemi, Faraon. La Grande Écurie, Jean-Claude Malgoire. Dynamic (rec. November 2001, Théâtre Municipal, Tourcoing, France)


  • Antonio Vivaldi: La Verità in cimento. Rolfe-Johnson , Stutzmann, Laurens, Mingardo. Ensemble Matheus, Jean-Christophe Spinosi. Naïve - Opus 111 (rec. September 2002, Eglise de Daoulas, Bretagne, France)


  • Benedetto Ferrari: Musiche varie. Ensemble Artaserse. Ambroisie (rec. October/December 2002, Chapelle Jésus-Enfant - Paroisse Ste. Clothilde, Parigi, France)


  • George F. Handel: Agrippina. Gens, Perruche, Smith, Grégoire, di Falco. La Grande Écurie, Jean-Claude Malgoire. Dynamic (rec. March 2003, Théâtre Municipal, Tourcoing, France)


  • Un concert pour Mazarin. Ensemble La Fenice, Jean Tubery. Virgin Classics, 2004 (rec. June 2003, Abbaye de Saint-Michel, Thiérache, France)


  • Claudio Monteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale. Spiritualità e liturgia/I salmi vespertini/Vespro dei Martiri/L'eloquenza divina. Ensemble Elyma, Gabriel Garrido. Ambronay Edition (rec. 2003/2004, Festival de Ambronay, France)


  • Antonio Vivaldi: Orlando furioso. Larmore, Lemieux, Cangemi. Ensemble Matheus, Jean-Christophe Spinosi. Naïve - Opus 111 (rec. June 2004, Eglise de Daoulas, Bretagne, France)


  • Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo. van Rensburg, Gerstenhaber, Thébault, Gerstenhaber, Gillot, Kaïque. La Grande Écurie, Jean-Claude Malgoire. Dynamic (rec. October 2004, Théâtre Municipal, Tourcoing, France)


  • Antonio Vivaldi: Virtuoso cantatas. Ensemble Artaserse. Virgin Veritas (rec. October 2004, Chapelle des sœurs auxiliaires, Versailles, France)


  • Antonio Vivaldi: Griselda. Lemieux, Cangemi, Kermes, Ferrari, Davies. Ensemble Matheus, Jean-Christophe Spinosi. Naïve - Opus 111 (rec. November 2005, Salle Surcouf, Foyer du Marin, Brest, France)


  • Beata Vergine, Motets à la Vierge entre Rome et Venise, Ensemble Artaserse. Virgin Classics (rec. December 2005, Eglise Notre-Dame du Liban, Parigi, France)


  • Vivaldi Heroes. Ensemble Matheus, Jean-Christophe Spinosi. Virgin Classics (rec. October 2006, Auditorium de l'Ecole Nationale de Musique, Brest, France)


  • Carestini, the story of a castrato. Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm. Virgin Classics, 2007


  • Johann S. Bach: Magnificat - George F. Handel: Dixit Dominus. Dessay, Deshayes, Spence, Naouri. Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm. Virgin Classics, 2007


  • Antonio Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus/Stabat Mater. Jaroussky, Lemieux. Ensemble Matheus, Jean-Christophe Spinosi. Naïve (rec. July 2007, Salle Surcouf, Brest (France))


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