Claire Lefilliâtre, in ''le Festin romain'', concert in the cardinal palace in Rome, Prague, 6 August 2013 Claire Lefilliâtre is a contemporary French

soprano A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880&n ...

specialising in

Baroque music Baroque music ( or ) refers to the period or dominant style of Western classical music composed from about 1600 to 1750. The Baroque style followed the Renaissance period, and was followed in turn by the Classical period after a short transiti ...

repertoire. Lefilliâtre collaborates mainly with the

ensemble Ensemble may refer to: Art * Architectural ensemble * ''Ensemble'' (album), Kendji Girac 2015 album * Ensemble (band), a project of Olivier Alary * Ensemble cast (drama, comedy) * Ensemble (musical theatre), also known as the chorus * ''En ...

Le Poème Harmonique Le Poème Harmonique is a musical ensemble founded in 1998 by Vincent Dumestre to recreate and promote early music, in particular that of the 17th century. Using rare instruments such as the theorbo, the lirone, the tiorbino and the arpa tripla, ...

Vincent Dumestre Vincent Dumestre (born 5 May 1968) is a French lutenist. In 1997 he founded the ensemble Le Poème Harmonique. He studied the classical guitar at the École Normale de Musique de Paris and art history at the École du Louvre. Afterwards he dedi ...

Discography (selection)

Recordings with Le Poème Harmonique

* 1999 ''L'Humaine Comédie'' by Etienne Moulinié with Sophie Watillon and

Friederike Heumann Friederike is a feminine given name which may refer to: People *Friederike Sophie Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1709–1758), Prussian princess and older sister of Frederick the Great *Princess Friederike Luise of Pr ...

(

Alpha Alpha (uppercase , lowercase ; grc, ἄλφα, ''álpha'', or ell, άλφα, álfa) is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of one. Alpha is derived from the Phoenician letter aleph , whic ...

) * 2001 ''Aux Marches du Palais'' (Alpha) * 2001 ''Lamentations'' by

Emilio de Cavalieri Emilio de' Cavalieri (c. 155011 March 1602), or Emilio dei Cavalieri, the spellings "del" and "Cavaliere" are contemporary typographical errors, was an Italian composer, producer, organist, diplomat, choreographer and dancer at the end of th ...

(Alpha) * 2002 ''Le Consert des Consorts'' by

Pierre Guédron Pierre Guédron (c. 1570 in Châteaudun – c. 1620 in Paris), was a French singer and composer known for writing ''Air de cour, Airs de cour'' (including ''Cessés mortels de soupirer''). Guédron's ''Est-ce Mars'' (1613) was especially popular a ...

with Sophie Watillon and Friederike Heumann (Alpha) * 2002 ''Il Fasolo ?'' (Alpha) * 2002 ''Tenebrae'' by Michel-Richard de Lalande (Alpha) * 2003 ''Nova Metamorfosi'' (Alpha) * 2003 ''Je meurs sans mourir'' by

Antoine Boesset Antoine is a French given name (from the Latin ''Antonius'' meaning 'highly praise-worthy') that is a variant of Danton, Titouan, D'Anton and Antonin. The name is used in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, West Greenland, Haiti, French Guiana ...

(Alpha) * 2004 ''Plaisir d'amour'' with Bruce Duisit and

Isabelle Druet Isabelle Druet (born 19 September 1979) is a French operatic coloratura mezzo-soprano who has performed internationally. She began her career as an actress and co-founded a theatre company, La Carotte. She has performed in concert and recorded wit ...

* 2005 ''

Le Bourgeois gentilhomme ''Le Bourgeois gentilhomme'' (, translated as ''The Bourgeois Gentleman'', ''The Middle-Class Aristocrat'', or ''The Would-Be Noble'') is a five-act ''comédie-ballet'' – a Play (theatre), play intermingled with music, dance and singing – wri ...

'' at the

Royal Opera of Versailles The Royal Opera of Versailles () is the main theatre and opera house of the Palace of Versailles. Designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, it is also known as the Théâtre Gabriel. The interior decoration by Augustin Pajou is constructed almost entirely ...

with Benjamin Lazar (DVD) (Alpha), le grand prix du disque and DVD of the

Académie Charles-Cros An academy ( Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy ...

, baroque music category * 2007 ''Carnets de voyages'' by

Charles Tessier Charles Tessier (ca. 1550 – after 1604) was a French composer and lutenist.Lute Society journal: Volume 20 Lute Society (Great Britain) - 1978 THE LUTE AIRS OF CHARLES TESSIER. FRANK DOBBINS. Although no corroboration has been found for Fetis' ...

(Alpha) * 2008 ''Cadmus & Hermione'' by

Jean-Baptiste Lully Jean-Baptiste Lully ( , , ; born Giovanni Battista Lulli, ; – 22 March 1687) was an Italian-born French composer, guitarist, violinist, and dancer who is considered a master of the French Baroque music style. Best known for his operas, he ...

and

Philippe Quinault Philippe Quinault (; 3 June 1635 – 26 November 1688), French dramatist and librettist, was born in Paris. Biography Quinault was educated by the liberality of François Tristan l'Hermite, the author of ''Marianne''. Quinault's first play w ...

(DVD) (Alpha) * 2010 ''Combattimenti'' Monteverdi-Marazzoli (including the Lamento della Ninfa) (Alpha)

Other recordings

* ''Motets à une et deux voix'' by

André Campra André Campra (; baptized 4 December 1660 – 29 June 1744) was a French composer and conductor of the Baroque era. The leading French opera composer in the period between Jean-Baptiste Lully and Jean-Philippe Rameau, Campra wrote several '' tra ...

with Raphaële KennedyRaphaële Kennedy
on Discogs and the ensemble Da Pacem (

Arion Arion (; grc-gre, Ἀρίων; fl. c. 700 BC) was a kitharode in ancient Greece, a Dionysiac poet credited with inventing the dithyramb. The islanders of Lesbos claimed him as their native son, but Arion found a patron in Periander, tyrant ...

) * ''Madrigali e Altre Musiche Concertate'' by

Tarquinio Merula Tarquinio Merula (24 November 1595 – 10 December 1665) was an Italian composer, organist, and violinist of the early Baroque era. Although mainly active in Cremona, stylistically he was a member of the Venetian school. He was one of the most ...

with the ensemble Suonare e Cantare (

Pierre Verany Disques Pierre Verany is a French classical music record label named after its founder and producer. Verany, a producer and sound engineer, ran his own label "Disques Pierre Verany" for many years — concentrating on Italian and French baroque m ...

) * ''Muse honorons l'illustre & grand Henry'' by

Claude Lejeune Claude Le Jeune (1528 to 1530 – buried 26 September 1600) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the late Renaissance. He was the primary representative of the musical movement known as '' musique mesurée'', and a significant composer of the "Pari ...

with Les Pages & les Chantres of the

Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles The Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles (CMBV - ''Centre of Baroque Music Versailles'') is a centre for the study and performance of French Baroque music, based at the Menus-Plaisirs du Roi. It was founded by Philippe Beaussant and Vincent Ber ...

, dir.

Olivier Schneebeli Olivier Schneebeli is a French conductor and choirmaster, as well as music teacher, known for his work on Baroque music. He was named to the Legion of Honour in 2021. Olivier Schneebeli won a Diapason d'Or with Ensemble Vocal. Schneebeli led the ...

(Alpha) * ''Histoire de la nativité'' by

Heinrich Schütz Heinrich Schütz (; 6 November 1672) was a German early Baroque composer and organist, generally regarded as the most important German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach, as well as one of the most important composers of the 17th century. He ...

with Hans-Jörg Mammel and the

Chœur de chambre de Namur The Choeur de Chambre de Namur (founded 1987) is a choir based in Namur, which is sponsored by the Communauté française de Belgique. Since 2010 the artistic director has been Leonardo García Alarcón and conductor of the instrumental ensemble is ...

and the ensemble

La Fenice Teatro La Fenice (, "The Phoenix") is an opera house in Venice, Italy. It is one of "the most famous and renowned landmarks in the history of Italian theatre" and in the history of opera as a whole. Especially in the 19th century, La Fenice beca ...

, dir.

Jean Tubéry Jean Tubéry (1964 born in Toulouse) is a French player of the cornett (''cornetto'') and conductor. He is noted for being, along with his own teacher Bruce Dickey and his colleague Jean-Pierre Canihac, one of the main cornett players to resurrect ...

(K617) * ''Te Deum'' H.146 by

Marc-Antoine Charpentier Marc-Antoine Charpentier (; 1643 – 24 February 1704) was a French Baroque composer during the reign of Louis XIV. One of his most famous works is the main theme from the prelude of his ''Te Deum'', ''Marche en rondeau''. This theme is still us ...

with the

and the ensemble

, conducted by.

(

Ricercar A ricercar ( , ) or ricercare ( , ) is a type of late Renaissance and mostly early Baroque instrumental composition. The term ''ricercar'' derives from the Italian verb which means 'to search out; to seek'; many ricercars serve a preludial functi ...

) 2004. * ''Italian Music in the Low Countries'' with the ensemble Currende, conducted by

Erik Van Nevel Erik Van Nevel (1956) is a Belgian singer and conductor. He is the nephew of Paul Van Nevel. He pursued instrumental and vocal studies at the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven, the Koninklijk Conservatorium (Brussels) and the Koninklijk Conservatorium ...

. Klara, 2010. * ''Christ lag in Todesbanden'' by

Johann Pachelbel Johann Pachelbel (baptised – buried 9 March 1706; also Bachelbel) was a German composer, organist, and teacher who brought the south German organ schools to their peak. He composed a large body of sacred and secularity, secular music, and h ...

with the

and the ensemble Les Agrémens, dir. Jean Tubéry (Ricercar)

Filmography

* Lefilliâtre lent her voice to

Natacha Régnier Nathalie "Natacha" Régnier (born 11 April 1974) is a Belgian actress. She received a Cannes Film Festival Award, a European Film Award, and a César Award for her role in the 1998 film ''The Dreamlife of Angels''. Régnier is the first Belgia ...

for the interpretation of Monteverdi's ''Lamento della ninfa'' in the film ' directed by

Eugène Green Eugène Green (born 28 June 1947) is a U.S.-born French film-maker and dramatist. He is notable as an educator, training a generation of young actors in the revival of French baroque theatre technique and declamation. Films * 2001 : ''Toutes ...

in 2004. All the music in this film is interpreted by ''

'' conducted by

. * 2016: ''

Le Fils de Joseph ''The Son of Joseph'' (french: Le Fils de Joseph) is a 2016 Franco-Belgian drama film written and directed by Eugène Green. It was screened in the Forum section of the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Victor Ezenfis as Vincent * ...

'', by Eugène Green

References

External links

Biography of Claire Lefilliâtre

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