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Rooted in a strong passion for early music, French soprano Jehanne Amzal has become a sought-after presence on leading European stages.
Recent highlights include the roles of Cléone and L’Amour in Médée by Charpentier at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, the Gran Teatre del Liceu, and the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle and staged by Peter Sellars. She also covered the same roles at the Opéra de Paris in a production led by William Christie and directed by David McVicar. She performed the Norvégienne in Philidor’s Ernelinde at the Oslo Opera House with Orkester Nord under Martin Wåhlberg.
Jehanne has appeared at major European venues including the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Opéra de Lyon, Opéra de Lille, Musiikkitalo Helsinki, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Müpa Budapest, the Opéra Royal de Versailles, and the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris. A passionate interpreter of early music, she collaborates with renowned ensembles such as the Freiburger Barockorchester, Les Arts Florissants, Le Concert Spirituel, Les Surprises, A Nocte Temporis, Les Ambassadeurs, Le Concert de la Loge, and Les Paladins.
"The soprano Jehanne Amzal stands out for her straight, pure projection, her crystalline intonation shining in the high notes. Her Latin pronunciation is impeccable, with elegant phrasing that blends into her velvety timbre."
She is a laureate of the Concours International de Chant Léopold Bellan and a semi-finalist of the Concours Corneille. She has received support from the Fondation Royaumont and was generously supported by the Franco-Swiss Rippas Foundation. Jehanne studied early music performance at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, after earning a Bachelor’s degree from the Royal Northern College of Music, followed by studies at Université Paris 8 and the Conservatoire de Paris (CRR).
Future engagements will lead her to perform with A Nocte Temporis under Reinoud Van Mechelen at the Potsdam Baroque Festival, and at the Opéra Royal de Versailles with La Chapelle Harmonique directed by Valentin Tournet, as well as with Orkester Nord and Martin Wåhlberg.
Jehanne’s discography reflects her deep affinity for French Baroque music. Her recordings include Médée (Charpentier, Alpha) and Iphigénie en Tauride (Desmarest & Campra, Alpha), both with Le Concert Spirituel; Achante & Céphise(Rameau, Erato) with Les Ambassadeurs; Iphigénie en Aulide (Gluck, Alpha) with Le Concert de la Loge; Te Deumand a rediscovered motet by Desmarets (Alpha); and Nuit à Venise (17th-century Italian polyphony, Alpha) with Les Surprises. She also recorded Scylla & Glaucus (Leclair, Glossa) with the Orfeo Orchestra.