Patricia Petibon
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Patricia Petibon (born 27 February 1970) is a French soprano.
Biography
Born in Montargis, Loiret, Petibon's parents were both teachers.[1] She initially studied the visual arts, including painting and subsequently changed her academic focus and earned a bachelor's degree in musicology.[2] She later studied music at the Paris Conservatoire, where her teachers included Rachel Yakar, and from which she graduated with a first prize in 1995.[1]
Petibon made her professional stage debut in Paris in 1996 in Rameau's Hippolyte et Aricie.[1] She became a member of Les Arts Florissants and worked regularly with William Christie.[2] In various awards under the auspices of Victoires de la musique classique, she was named Best Young Talent in 1998 and as Best Opera Singer in 2001 and 2003. She has made commercial recordings for such labels as Deutsche Grammophon and Erato.
Petibon has a son from her previous relationship with the French composer Eric Tanguy.[1][3] She is the widow of the French jazz violinist Didier Lockwood.[4]
Discography
Solo recital CDs
- Amour et mascarade (Purcell et l'Italie), Jean-François Novelli, Ensemble Amarillis, Ambroisie (1999)
- Airs baroques Français (Rameau/Lully/Charpentier/Grandaval), Patrick Cohën-Akenine, Les Folies Françoises, Virgin (2002)
- Les Fantasies de Patricia Petibon [compilation] (2004)
- French Touch, Yves Abel, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon, Decca Classics (2004)
- Amoureuses (Mozart/Haydn/Gluck), Daniel Harding, Concerto Köln, Deutsche Grammophon (2008)
- Rosso: Italian Baroque Arias (Santorio/Stradella/Handel/A. Scarlatti/Porpora/Vivaldi/Marcello), Andrea Marcon, Venice Baroque Orchestra, Deutsche Grammophon (2010)
- Melancolía: Spanish Arias and Songs, Josep Pons, Orquesta Nacional de España, Deutsche Grammophon (2011)
- Nouveau Monde: Baroque Arias and Songs, Andrea Marcon, La Cetra Barockorchester Basel, Deutsche Grammophon (2012)
- La belle excentrique, joint album with Susan Manoff, Deutsche Grammophon (2014)[5]
Complete work CDs
- Niccolò Jommelli – Armida abbandonata (as Ubaldo, a knight), Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques, Ambroisie (1994)
- Marc-Antoine Charpentier – La descente d'Orphée aux enfers (as Daphné/Énone), William Christie, Les Arts Florissants, Erato (1995)
- Étienne Méhul – Stratonice (as Stratonice), William Christie, Cappella Coloniensis, Corona Coloniensis, Erato (1996)
- Stefano Landi – Il Sant'Alessio (as Alessio), William Christie, Les Arts Florissants, Erato (1996)
- Jean-Philippe Rameau – Hippolyte et Aricie (as Priestess/Shepherdess), William Christie, Les Arts Florissants, Erato (1997)
- François Couperin – Leçons de ténèbres, William Christie, Les Arts Florissants, Erato (1997)
- Léo Delibes – Lakmé (as Ellen), Michel Plasson, Choeur & Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, EMI Classics (1998)
- Jacques Offenbach – Orphée aux enfers (as Cupidon), Marc Minkowski, Chœur et Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon, EMI Classics (1998)
- Antonio Caldara – La Passione di Gesù Cristo Signor Nostro (as Maddalena), Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante, Virgin (1999)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Die Entführung aus dem Serail (as Blonde), William Christie, Les Arts Florissants, Erato (1999)
- George Frideric Handel – Acis and Galatea (as Damon), William Christie, Les Arts Florissants, Erato (1999)
- Jules Massenet – Werther (as Sophie), Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Tiffin Children's Choir, EMI Classics (1999)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Great Mass in C minor, K. 427, William Christie, Les Arts Florissants, Erato (1999)
- Joseph Haydn – Armida (as Zelmira), Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Concentus Musicus Wien, Teldec (2000)
- Marc-Antoine Charpentier – Les plaisirs de Versailles / Pastoralletta (as Choeur/Filli), William Christie, Les Arts Florissants, Erato (2005)
- Joseph Haydn – Orlando paladino (as Angelica), Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Concentus Musicus Wien, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi (2006)
- Carl Orff – Carmina Burana, Daniel Harding, Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Deutsche Grammophon (2010)
- Francis Poulenc – Stabat Mater; Gloria; Litanies à la Vierge noire, Paavo Järvi, Orchestre de Paris, Deutsche Grammophon (2013)
Collaboration CDs
- American Boychoir – Fast Cats and Mysterious Cows ~ Songs from America, James Litton, Malcolm Bruno, Christine King (1999)
- Marc-Antoine Charpentier – Divertissements, Airs et Concerts, William Christie, Les Arts Florissants, (1999)
- Futuristiq, Demain c'est maintenant (2001)
- Ophélie Gaillard – Cuvée 2000 (2001)
- George Frideric Handel – Arcadian Duets, Emmanuelle Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée, (2002)
- Florent Pagny – Baryton (2004) (Freddie Mercury/Montserrat Caballé cover)
DVDs
- Christoph Willibald Gluck - Orphée et Eurydice (as Amor) (2000)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Entführung aus dem Serail (as Blonde) (2003)
- Jean-Philippe Rameau - Les Indes galantes (as Zima) (2004)
- French Touch: Recital à La Salle Gaveau (2005)
- Alban Berg – Lulu (as Lulu) (2010)
- Francis Poulenc - Dialogues des Carmélites (as Sœur Constance) (2014)[6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Johnston, Sheila (April 2015). "Transcendent". Opera News. 79 (10). Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- 1 2 Wilhelm Sinkovicz (2009-08-01). "Patricia Petibon: "Ich höre mir selbst zu"". Die Presse. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ↑ Thomas Jean (2008-12-08). "Une journée avec Patricia Petibon". Elle. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ↑ "Le violoniste de jazz Didier Lockwood décède à 62 ans". Le Figaro (in French). 2018-02-18. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ↑ Tim Ashley (2014-11-13). "Patricia Petibon: La Belle Eccentrique CD review – fussy chansons". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ↑ Tim Ashley (2014-12-11). "Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmélites DVD review – Patricia Petibon gives the performance of a lifetime". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-02-23.