Delphine Galou (born 1977) is a French contralto. She was the "Discovery of the Year" of the French Association for the Promotion of Young Artists in 2004.[1] Galou's outstanding vocal technique combined with noble bearing allow her performances of the most virtuoso roles of the baroque repertoire.

Early life and education

Galou was born in Paris in 1977, and studied philosophy at the Sorbonne while also studying piano and voice.

Career

Galou started her career in 2000 as a member of the ensemble of the "Jeunes Voix du Rhin",[2] and performed at the Opéra national du Rhin in roles such as Hänsel in Hänsel und Gretel, Lucretia in The Rape of Lucretia, and Mercedes in Carmen, and she was subsequently a guest in Rennes, Dijon, Caen, Angers-Nantes, Toulon, Nancy, Luxemburg, Freiburg, Basel, St Gallen, at the Händel Festival in Karlsruhe, and at the Schwetzingen Festival.

Galou has established herself internationally as a George Frideric Händel specialist, with parts such as Giulio Cesare, Rinaldo, Alessandro, Andronico (Tamerlano), Zenobia (Radamisto), and Bradamante (Alcina). In 2011–2012, she made her sensational debut at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in the title role of Orlando furioso by Antonio Vivaldi. She also debuted at the Royal Opera House of London (Niobe by Steffani), and performed the title role in The Rape of Lucretia at the Angers-Nantes Opera. Her 2011–2012 season was highlighted by Handel's Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno at the Berlin State Opera under the baton of Marc Minkowski, Alcina (Bradamante) at the Lausanne Opera under the baton of Ottavio Dantone, and Rinaldo (title role) in Reggio Emilia and Ferrara. Upcoming plans include Il ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria (Penelope) by Monteverdi at the Theater an der Wien under the baton of Christophe Rousset, and Tamerlano (Andronico) at the Théâtre royal de la Monnaie in Brussels.

Galou has collaborated with orchestras such as the Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble (Thomas Hengelbrock), I Barocchisti (Diego Fasolis), Accademia Bizantina (Ottavio Dantone), Collegium 1704 (Václav Luks), Venice Baroque Orchestra (Andrea Marcon), Il Complesso Barocco (Alan Curtis), Les Siècles (François-Xavier Roth), Les Arts Florissants (Jonathan Cohen), Le Concert des Nations (Jordi Savall), Ensemble Matheus (Jean-Christophe Spinosi) and Les Musiciens du Louvre Grenoble (Marc Minkowski).

Regular guest soloist positions

As a concert soloist, Galou is, among others, a regular guest of the Beaune Baroque Festival, where she was acclaimed in Rinaldo and Alessandro by Händel, Semiramide by Nicola Porpora, and Juditha triumphans and Orlando furioso by Vivaldi.[3]

Recordings

Galou has also taken part in the CD recording of Porpora's Vespro per la Festività dell'Assunta under the baton of Martin Gester (live recording - Ambronay Editions. Released in 2011), Vivaldi's Teuzzone under the baton of Jordi Savall (2012 - Naïve Records) and Vivaldi's Orlando furioso under the baton of Federico Maria Sardelli (2012 - Naïve Records). A YouTube video featuring Galou's performance of "Erbarme dich, mein Gott" from Bach's Matthäuspassion had, as of April 2021, received more than 6 million views.[4]

Solo recitals

Roles

This is a partial list of roles based on information from the artist's website.

DateComposerWorkRoleHouseConductorDirectorRemarks
Mar 2006RavelL'enfant et les sortilègesMultiple RolesTheatre Graslin Nantes and the Grand Theatre Angers
Apr 2007VivaldiGiustinoEufemiaSchwetzingen Festival, Germany
Apr 2008HändelGiulio CesareJulius CaesarThéâtre de Caen, France
Jan 2008HaydnIl mondo della lunaErnestoGrand Théâtre de Luxembourg
Jun 2008Benjamin BrittenA Midsummer Night's DreamHermiaOpéra National de Lorraine, Nancy[5]
Apr 2008Agostino SteffaniNiobe, regina di TebeNereaSchwetzingen Festival,GermanyThomas Hengelbrock[6]
Feb 2009HändelRadamistoZenobiaBaden State Theatre, KarlsruhePeter Van Heyghen
Jun 2009VivaldiOrlando FuriosoOrlandoTheater BaselAndrea Marcon[7]
Jan 2011Benjamin BrittenThe Rape of LucretiaLucretiaNantes / Theatre Graslin and the Angers / Grand Theatre
Jul 2011VivaldiJuditha triumphans(Soloist)Beaune Baroque FestivalFederico Maria SardelliConcert Performance.
Apr 2012HändelRinaldoRinaldoTeatro Municipale Valli, ItalyOttavio Dantone[8]
Sep 2012MonteverdiIl ritorno d'Ulisse in patriaPenelopeTheater an der WienChristophe Rousset
Oct 2012VivaldiTito ManlioKraków Opera HouseOttavio DantoneConcert performance [9]
April 2012HändelJuditha TriumphansHolofernesMisteria paschalia festival, KrakówOttavio Dantone[10]
Jan 2012HändelIl trionfo del Tempo e del DisingannoDisingannoStaatsoper im Schiller Theater, BerlinMarc Minkowski[11]
Jun 2013VivaldiJuditha triumphans(Soloist)St. Reinoldi, DortmundChristophe RoussetConcert Performance[12]
May 2013VivaldiFarnaceBereniceTeatro del Maggio Musicale, Florence
Sep 2013GluckOrfeo ed EuridiceOrfeoOpéra national de MontpellierBalázs Kocsár[13]
Oct 2013HändelAci, Galatea e PolifemoGalateaWiener Konzerthaus in ViennaEmmanuelle Haim[14]
Jun 2014HändelIl trionfo del tempo e del disingannoDisingannoThe Berlin StaatsoperSébastien RoulandJürgen Flimm
Jan 2015HändelTamerlanoAndronicoThéâtre Royal de La Monnaie à BruxellesChristophe RoussetPierre Audi[15]
May 2015VivaldiLa verità in cimentoDamiraOpernhaus ZürichOttavio Dantone[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Delphine Galou". Delphinegalou.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Opera Rara". Operarara.pl. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Beaune Baroque Festival" (PDF). Festivalbeaune.pagesperso-orange.fr. 2014. p. 19. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Bach: Erbarme dich, mein Gott (Matthäuspassion) - Galou (Roth)". YouTube. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. ↑ Thomé, Michel (25 June 2008). "Fin de saison féerique à Nancy avec le songe d'une nuit d'été « La Scène « ResMusica". Resmusica.com. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Thomas Hengelbrock - Niobe". Archived from the original on 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
  7. ↑ "arttv.ch - das kulturfernsehen im netz". Arttv.ch. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "Reggio Emilia, Teatro Valli:"Rinaldo"". Gbopera.it. May 1, 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "Opera Rara". Operarara.pl. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "Misteria Paschalia". Misteriapaschalia.com. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  11. ↑ "You are being redirected..." Operanews.com. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  12. ↑ "Les Talens Lyriques - "Judith triomphante"". YouTube. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  13. ↑ "Orfeo ed Euridice | Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier". Opera-orchestre-montpellier.fr. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  14. ↑ "Aci, Galatea e Polifemo". Operinwien.at. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  15. ↑ "La Monnaie ¦ de Munt ¦ Opera ¦ Tamerlano". Archived from the original on 2015-06-13. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
  16. ↑ "La verità in cimento - Performance - Operahouse Zurich". Archived from the original on 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2015-06-24.

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