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Interview with Claire de Sévigné, Canadian Coloratura Soprano
January 10, 2016
We asked the very talented Canadian coloratura soprano Claire de Sévigné to tell us more about her approach to singing and developing an international career. Here is her advice to young singers who aspire to become a successful artist.
Opera Canada Magazine: In Review
December 31, 2015
Claire's was recently was recently nominated for a 2016 Classical Album of the Year JUNO award for her Naxos album of Vivaldi Cantatas featuring Maestro Kevin Mallon and the Aradia Ensemble.
“De Sévigné handles the florid writing with ease, even more impressive in her da capo section. It’s a clear, pinpoint soprano sound, with vibrato used sparingly at the ends of phrases or to colour held notes. Her musicality is illustrated by her attention to texts and her shapely phrasing"...
Opera Canada Magazine: On Stage Feature
October 31, 2015
Claire discusses her time with the Salzburg Festival, where she performed Mozart's concert aria Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio! with "ripe timber, firework ornamentation and poised stage presence" and what her next step will be as a new young artist on the European operatic scene.
CBC's 30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians under 30
August 04, 2015
Hot because: She's a coloratura soprano with a voice that can do just about anything above the staff. A semifinalist at the 2015 Montreal International Musical Competition, de Sévigné is spending the summer at the Salzburg Festival's Young Artist Project, and in the fall she joins the Opera Studio Program at Zurich Opera, where they will no doubt be smitten.
What it's Like To Be an Opera Singer? In conversation with Claire de Sévigné
February 02, 2014
On February 7th, twenty-six-year-old Claire de Sevigne will perform Mozart’s “Cosi fan tutte”, as part of the Canadian Opera Company's Ensemble Studio: Canada’s premier training program for young opera professionals.