Jean-François Novelli (born in 1970) is a contemporary French

tenor A tenor is a type of male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. Composers typically write music for this voice in the range from the second B below m ...

born in

Fontainebleau Fontainebleau ( , , ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Functional area (France), metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southeast of the Kilometre zero#France, centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a Subprefectures in Franc ...

Career

Novelli holds a master's degree in

musicology Musicology is the academic, research-based study of music, as opposed to musical composition or performance. Musicology research combines and intersects with many fields, including psychology, sociology, acoustics, neurology, natural sciences, ...

in the Sorbonne, winner of the

Concours général In France, the Concours Général (), created in 1747, is the most prestigious academic competition held every year between students of ''Première'' (11th grade) and ''Terminale'' (12th and final grade) in almost all subjects taught in both genera ...

and first prize for

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, and turns to singing. He graduated from the

Conservatoire de Paris The Conservatoire de Paris (), or the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (; CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue Jean Ja ...

after receiving the teachings of A-M Bondi,

Rachel Yakar Rachel Yakar (3 March 1936 – 24 June 2023) was a French operatic soprano and academic voice teacher. She was known for Mozart roles such as Elvira in ''Don Giovanni'', Baroque opera and contemporary opera. She was a member of the Deutsche ...

, Christiane Patard and was immediately admitted to postgraduate studies. Noticed, he is one of the young talents selected for the midem of Cannes. Fascinated by

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

, he won the First Prize of the Sinfonia competition in 1997 with

Patricia Petibon Patricia Petibon (born 27 February 1970) is a French soprano. Life Born in Montargis, Petibon's parents were both teachers. She initially studied the visual arts, including painting and subsequently changed her academic focus and earned a bac ...

and the ensemble (jury présided by

Gustav Leonhardt Gustav Maria Leonhardt (30 May 1928 – 16 January 2012) was a Dutch keyboardist, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor. He was a leading figure in the historically informed performance movement to perform music on period instruments. Leo ...

). He perfected his skills with the tenor Howard Crook and collaborated with the principal French formations specialized in the repertoires of the 17th and 18th centuries: Il Seminario Musicale, Les Arts Florissants,

les Talens Lyriques The French musical ensemble Les Talens Lyriques was created in 1991 in Paris, France, by the harpsichordist and orchestral conductor Christophe Rousset. This instrumental and vocal formation derives its name from the subtitle of '' Les fêtes d'H ...

Le Concert Spirituel Le Concert Spirituel is a French ensemble specialising in works of baroque music, played on period instruments. Founded by Hervé Niquet in 1987, it is named after the 18th-century concert series Concert Spirituel. The group performs internation ...

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, ...

, the Éléments, the Ensemble Jacques Moderne,

Les Paladins ''Les Paladins'' is an opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau first performed on 12 February 1760 at the Paris Opera. The author of the libretto is not known for sure but was probably one of the Duplat de Monticourt brothers. Rameau called ''Les Paladins ...

etc.

Discography

* ''Armida abbandonata'' by Jommelli * ''Motets de Danielis et Motets de Leo'' under the direction of

Christophe Rousset Christophe Rousset (; born 12 April 1961) is a French harpsichordist and conducting, conductor, who specializes in the performance of Baroque music on Authentic performance, period instruments. He is also a musicologist, particularly of opera and ...

* ''Motets'' by Scarlatti and ''Oratorios'' by Charpentier with Gérard Lesne * ''Les quatre saisons'' by Boismortier with the festes Vénitiennes * ''Amour et Mascarade'' around

Purcell Henry Purcell (, rare: ; September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer of Baroque music, most remembered for his more than 100 songs; a tragic opera, ''Dido and Aeneas''; and his incidental music to a version of Shakespeare's ...

, with

and the ensemble Amarillis. *Marc-Antoine Charpentier'', Trois Histoires sacrées,'' ''Mors Saülis et Jonathae'' H.403, ''Sacrificium Abrahae'' H.402, ''Dialogus inter angelum et pastores'' H.406, Il Seminario Musicale, dir. Gérard Lesne. CD Astrée Naïve 2000/2001. "choc" du Monde de la Musique, ffff de Télérama) *

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'' ''H.146, Marche en rondeau''. This theme is st ...

(1673-1704) –

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, ; ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the great writers in the French language and world liter ...

: ''Hommage pastoral au Roi Soleil et autres grivoiseries'' with Cassandre Berthon and Valérie Gabail (sopranos), Robert Getchell (French-style haute-contre), Jean-Baptiste Dumora (basse taille) and the Amarillis ensemble. CD Ambroisie 2004 * ''Grands motets'' of Dumont with the Ricercar Consort of Philippe Pierlot * Works by

Berlioz Louis-Hector Berlioz (11 December 1803 – 8 March 1869) was a French Romantic music, Romantic composer and conductor. His output includes orchestral works such as the ''Symphonie fantastique'' and ''Harold en Italie, Harold in Italy'' ...

with

Jérôme Correas Jérôme Correas (born 3 August 1966) is a French conductor, harpsichordist and bass baritone. Life Born in Les Lilas, at the age of five Correas began studying the piano. In 1982, he met the great harpsichordist and musicologist Antoine Geof ...

and Arthur Schoonderwoerd * ''Nova Metamorphosis'': a program centered around

Monteverdi Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (baptized 15 May 1567 – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, choirmaster and string player. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera, he is considere ...

and another one Boesset with ''

'' * '' Jephté'' by Carissimi under the direction of Joël Suhubiette with the ensemble Les Éléments * Un programme Carrissimi with "Les Paladins" of

* ''Un programme Charpentier with the mastership of Versailles and Olivier Schneebelli'' * ''Tirannique Empire...'', cantatas by

Jean-Baptiste Stuck Jean-Baptiste Stuck (also known by the single moniker "Baptistin," "Batistin" or "Battistin") (6 May 16808 December 1755) was an Italian-French composer and cellist of the Baroque era. Little is known of Stuck's early years. He was born at Livorno ...

with the ensemble Les Lunaisiens.France 1789 Les Lunaisiens
on AllMusic.com * ''FRANCE 1789, Révolte en musique d'un sans-culotte et d'un royaliste'' with the ensemble Les Lunaisiens

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