Véronique Gens

Classical

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Stabat Mater in F Minor, P. 77: I. Stabat Mater dolorosa (Soprano, Alto)Gérard Lesne, Il Seminario Musicale & Véronique Gens

Listen to Fêtes galantes, Set 1 (Paul Verlaine): I. En sourdine by Véronique Gens & Roger Vignoles, see lyrics, music video & more!

Fêtes galantes, Set 1 (Paul Verlaine): I. En sourdineVéronique Gens & Roger Vignoles

Listen to Dido & Aeneas, Act 3: "When I Am Laid in Earth" [Dido] by Les Arts Florissants, Véronique Gens & William Christie, see lyrics, music video & more!

Dido & Aeneas, Act 3: "When I Am Laid in Earth" [Dido]Les Arts Florissants, Véronique Gens & William Christie

Cantata VI - A mirarvi io son intento, HWV 178: "A mirarvi io son intento"Natalie Dessay, Véronique Gens, Laura Claycomb, Le Concert d'Astrée, Anna Maria Panzarella, Emmanuelle Haïm, Juanita Lascarro, Marijana Mijanovic, Sara Mingardo, Brian Asawa, Paul Agnew, Atushi Sakaï, Brian Feehan, Laura Mónica Pustilnik & Patricia Petibon

Listen to Le nozze di Figaro, Atto Secondo, Scena 1: No. 11. Cavatina la Contessa "Porgi, Amor" by Concerto Köln, René Jacobs & Véronique Gens, see lyrics, music video & more!

Le nozze di Figaro, Atto Secondo, Scena 1: No. 11. Cavatina la Contessa "Porgi, Amor"Concerto Köln, René Jacobs & Véronique Gens

Listen to Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act 1: Aria Fiordiligi "Come Scoglio" by Concerto Köln, René Jacobs & Véronique Gens, see lyrics, music video & more!

Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act 1: Aria Fiordiligi "Come Scoglio"Concerto Köln, René Jacobs & Véronique Gens

Listen to Le nozze di Figaro, Atto Terzo, Scena 8: No. 20. Recitativo e Aria la Contessa "E Susanna Non Vien!" by Concerto Köln, René Jacobs & Véronique Gens, see lyrics, music video & more!

Le nozze di Figaro, Atto Terzo, Scena 8: No. 20. Recitativo e Aria la Contessa "E Susanna Non Vien!"Concerto Köln, René Jacobs & Véronique Gens

Cantata 1a - Caro autor di mia doglia, HWV182a: "No, che d'altrui che di te"Natalie Dessay, Véronique Gens, Laura Claycomb, Le Concert d'Astrée, Anna Maria Panzarella, Emmanuelle Haïm, Juanita Lascarro, Marijana Mijanovic, Sara Mingardo, Brian Asawa, Atushi Sakaï, Brian Feehan, Laura Mónica Pustilnik, Patricia Petibon & Paul Agnew

Listen to Le nozze di Figaro, Atto Secondo, Scenes 10 & 11: Marcellina, Basilio, Bartolo, Il Conte, Susanna, la Contessa, Figaro "Voi Signor, Che Giusto Siete" by Angelika Kirchschlager, Antonio Abete, Concerto Köln, Kobie Van Rensburg, Marie McLaughlin, Patrizia Ciofi, René Jacobs, Simon Keenlyside & Véronique Gens, see lyrics, music video & more!

Le nozze di Figaro, Atto Secondo, Scenes 10 & 11: Marcellina, Basilio, Bartolo, Il Conte, Susanna, la Contessa, Figaro "Voi Signor, Che Giusto Siete"Angelika Kirchschlager, Antonio Abete, Concerto Köln, Kobie Van Rensburg, Marie McLaughlin, Patrizia Ciofi, René Jacobs, Simon Keenlyside & Véronique Gens

Cantata XV - Quel fior che all'alba ride, HWV192: "E unfior la vita ancora"Natalie Dessay, Véronique Gens, Laura Claycomb, Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm, Juanita Lascarro, Marijana Mijanovic, Sara Mingardo, Brian Asawa, Paul Agnew, Atushi Sakaï, Brian Feehan, Laura Mónica Pustilnik, Anna Maria Panzarella & Patricia Petibon

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Listen to Images. Hommage à Marcel Tournier by Emmanuel Ceysson, Véronique Gens & Quatuor Voce

ALBUMImages. Hommage à Marcel TournierEmmanuel Ceysson, Véronique Gens & Quatuor Voce

More albums from Véronique Gens

Listen to Lully: Alceste by Véronique Gens, Stéphane Fuget, Nathan Berg, Camille Poul, Léo Vermot-Desroches, Geoffroy Buffière, Claire Lefilliâtre, Juliette Mey, Cécile Achille, Chœur de l'Opéra Royal, Les Épopées, Cyril Auvity & Guilhem Worms

ALBUMLully: AlcesteVéronique Gens, Stéphane Fuget, Nathan Berg, Camille Poul, Léo Vermot-Desroches, Geoffroy Buffière, Claire Lefilliâtre, Juliette Mey, Cécile Achille, Chœur de l'Opéra Royal, Les Épopées, Cyril Auvity & Guilhem Worms

Listen to Philippe d'Orléans: Suite d'Armide ou Jérusalem délivrée by Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo García Alarcón, Marie Lys, Véronique Gens, Gwendoline Blondeel, Cyrille Dubois, Nicholas Scott, Fabien Hyon, Victor Sicard, David Witczak & Chœur de Chambre de Namur

ALBUMPhilippe d'Orléans: Suite d'Armide ou Jérusalem délivréeCappella Mediterranea, Leonardo García Alarcón, Marie Lys, Véronique Gens, Gwendoline Blondeel, Cyrille Dubois, Nicholas Scott, Fabien Hyon, Victor Sicard, David Witczak & Chœur de Chambre de Namur

Listen to Desmarets & Campra: Iphigénie en Tauride by Véronique Gens, Reinoud Van Mechelen, Thomas Dolié, David Witczak, Olivia Doray, Floriane Hasler, Tomislav Lavoie, Le Concert Spirituel & Hervé Niquet

ALBUMDesmarets & Campra: Iphigénie en TaurideVéronique Gens, Reinoud Van Mechelen, Thomas Dolié, David Witczak, Olivia Doray, Floriane Hasler, Tomislav Lavoie, Le Concert Spirituel & Hervé Niquet

Listen to Offenbach: La Vie parisienne (Original Version) by Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Chœur de l’Opéra national du Capitole de Toulouse, Romain Dumas, Anne-Catherine Gillet, Véronique Gens, Artavazd Sargsyan, Sandrine Buendia, Marc Mauillon, Jérôme Boutillier & Pierre Derhet

ALBUMOffenbach: La Vie parisienne (Original Version)Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Chœur de l’Opéra national du Capitole de Toulouse, Romain Dumas, Anne-Catherine Gillet, Véronique Gens, Artavazd Sargsyan, Sandrine Buendia, Marc Mauillon, Jérôme Boutillier & Pierre Derhet

Listen to Jules Massenet: Werther by Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, György Vashegyi, Tassis Christoyannis, Véronique Gens, Hélène Carpentier, Thomas Dolié, Matthieu Lécroart, Artavazd Sargsyan & Children's Choir of the Zoltán Kodály Hungarian Choir School

ALBUMJules Massenet: WertherHungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, György Vashegyi, Tassis Christoyannis, Véronique Gens, Hélène Carpentier, Thomas Dolié, Matthieu Lécroart, Artavazd Sargsyan & Children's Choir of the Zoltán Kodály Hungarian Choir School

Listen to Paysage by Véronique Gens, Munich Radio Orchestra & Hervé Niquet

ALBUMPaysageVéronique Gens, Munich Radio Orchestra & Hervé Niquet

Listen to Charpentier: Médée by Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet, Véronique Gens & Cyrille Dubois

ALBUMCharpentier: MédéeLe Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet, Véronique Gens & Cyrille Dubois

Listen to Leclair: Scylla et Glaucus, Op. 11 by Orfeo Orchestra, György Vashegyi, Judith Van Wanroij, Cyrille Dubois, Véronique Gens & Purcell Choir

ALBUMLeclair: Scylla et Glaucus, Op. 11Orfeo Orchestra, György Vashegyi, Judith Van Wanroij, Cyrille Dubois, Véronique Gens & Purcell Choir

Listen to César Franck: Hulda by Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Gergely Madaras, Jennifer Holloway & Véronique Gens

ALBUMCésar Franck: HuldaOrchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Gergely Madaras, Jennifer Holloway & Véronique Gens

Listen to Desmarest: Circé by Véronique Gens, Mathias Vidal, Caroline Mutel, Cécile Achille, Sébastien d'Hérin & Les Nouveaux Caractères

ALBUMDesmarest: CircéVéronique Gens, Mathias Vidal, Caroline Mutel, Cécile Achille, Sébastien d'Hérin & Les Nouveaux Caractères

Listen to Poulenc: La voix humaine by Véronique Gens, Orchestre National de Lille & Alexandre Bloch

ALBUMPoulenc: La voix humaineVéronique Gens, Orchestre National de Lille & Alexandre Bloch

Listen to Rivales by Véronique Gens, Sandrine Piau, Julien Chauvin & Le Concert de la Loge

ALBUMRivalesVéronique Gens, Sandrine Piau, Julien Chauvin & Le Concert de la Loge

Listen to Franck: Complete Songs and Duets by Tassis Christoyannis, Véronique Gens & Jeff Cohen

ALBUMFranck: Complete Songs and DuetsTassis Christoyannis, Véronique Gens & Jeff Cohen

Listen to Lully, Charpentier & Desmarets: Passion by Véronique Gens, Ensemble les Surprises & Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas

ALBUMLully, Charpentier & Desmarets: PassionVéronique Gens, Ensemble les Surprises & Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas

Listen to Lully: Armide 1778 by Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet, Véronique Gens & Reinoud Van Mechelen

ALBUMLully: Armide 1778Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet, Véronique Gens & Reinoud Van Mechelen

Listen to Nuits by Véronique Gens & I Giardini

ALBUMNuitsVéronique Gens & I Giardini

Listen to Offenbach: Maître Péronilla by Orchestre National de France, Choeur de Radio France, Markus Poschner & Véronique Gens

ALBUMOffenbach: Maître PéronillaOrchestre National de France, Choeur de Radio France, Markus Poschner & Véronique Gens

Listen to Les Indes Galantes by Chantal Santon-Jeffery, Katherine Watson, Véronique Gens, Reinoud Van Mechelen, Jean-Sébastien Bou, Thomas Dolié, Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra & György Vashegyi

ALBUMLes Indes GalantesChantal Santon-Jeffery, Katherine Watson, Véronique Gens, Reinoud Van Mechelen, Jean-Sébastien Bou, Thomas Dolié, Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra & György Vashegyi

Listen to Chausson: Poème de l'amour et de la mer & Symphonie, Op. 20 by Véronique Gens, Orchestre National de Lille & Alexandre Bloch

ALBUMChausson: Poème de l'amour et de la mer & Symphonie, Op. 20Véronique Gens, Orchestre National de Lille & Alexandre Bloch

Listen to Godard: Dante by Edgaras Montvidas, Véronique Gens & Bavarian Radio Chorus

ALBUMGodard: DanteEdgaras Montvidas, Véronique Gens & Bavarian Radio Chorus

Listen to Visions by Véronique Gens, Munich Radio Orchestra & Hervé Niquet

ALBUMVisionsVéronique Gens, Munich Radio Orchestra & Hervé Niquet

Listen to Saint-Saëns: Proserpine, R. 292 by Véronique Gens, Marie-Adeline Henry, Frédéric Antoun, Andrew Foster-Williams, Jean Teitgen, Munich Radio Orchestra & Ulf Schirmer

ALBUMSaint-Saëns: Proserpine, R. 292Véronique Gens, Marie-Adeline Henry, Frédéric Antoun, Andrew Foster-Williams, Jean Teitgen, Munich Radio Orchestra & Ulf Schirmer

Listen to Néère by Véronique Gens & Susan Manoff

ALBUMNéèreVéronique Gens & Susan Manoff

Listen to Rameau: Les fêtes de Polymnie by Véronique Gens, Emöke Baráth, Aurélia Legay, Mathias Vidal, Purcell Choir, Orfeo Zenekar & György Vashegyi

ALBUMRameau: Les fêtes de PolymnieVéronique Gens, Emöke Baráth, Aurélia Legay, Mathias Vidal, Purcell Choir, Orfeo Zenekar & György Vashegyi

Listen to Vicente Martín y Soler: Il burbero di buon cuore by Madrid Symphony Orchestra, Maria Cecilia Diaz, Christophe Rousset, Juan Francisco Gatell, Josep Miquel Ramon, Saimir Pirgu, Luca Pisaroni, Carlos Chausson, Véronique Gens, Elena de la Merced & Atsushi Sakaï

ALBUMVicente Martín y Soler: Il burbero di buon cuoreMadrid Symphony Orchestra, Maria Cecilia Diaz, Christophe Rousset, Juan Francisco Gatell, Josep Miquel Ramon, Saimir Pirgu, Luca Pisaroni, Carlos Chausson, Véronique Gens, Elena de la Merced & Atsushi Sakaï

Listen to Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie by Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Véronique Gens, Bernarda Fink, Les Musiciens du Louvre & Marc Minkowski

ALBUMRameau: Hippolyte et AricieJean-Paul Fouchécourt, Véronique Gens, Bernarda Fink, Les Musiciens du Louvre & Marc Minkowski

ALBUMLamentiChristopher Purves, Laurent Naouri, Emmanuelle Haïm, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Philippe Jaroussky, Le Concert d'Astrée, Joyce DiDonato, Véronique Gens, Natalie Dessay, Patrizia Ciofi, Rolando Villazón & Topi Lehtipuu

Listen to Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne, Chant de France, Triptyque by Orchestre National de Lille, Serge Baudo & Véronique Gens

ALBUMCanteloube: Chants d'Auvergne, Chant de France, TriptyqueOrchestre National de Lille, Serge Baudo & Véronique Gens

ALBUMMozart: Mass in C MinorDavid Comtet, Le Choeur d'Astrée, Le Concert d'Astrée, Louis Langrée, Natalie Dessay, Topi Lehtipuu, Véronique Gens & Yves Castagnet

ALBUMTragédiennesVéronique Gens

Listen to Kyrie e Gloria (Kyrie and Gloria) by João Domingos Bomtempo, Gulbenkian Choir, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Michel Corboz, Véronique Gens, Helena Rasker, John Bower, Luis Rodrigues & Michel Brodard

ALBUMKyrie e Gloria (Kyrie and Gloria)João Domingos Bomtempo, Gulbenkian Choir, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Michel Corboz, Véronique Gens, Helena Rasker, John Bower, Luis Rodrigues & Michel Brodard

Listen to Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne by Véronique Gens, Jean-Claude Casadesus & Orchestre National de Lille

ALBUMCanteloube: Chants d'AuvergneVéronique Gens, Jean-Claude Casadesus & Orchestre National de Lille

ALBUMScarlatti : La Santissima TrinitaEuropa Galante, Paul Agnew, Roberta Invernizzi, Véronique Gens & Vivica Genaux

Listen to Nuit d'étoiles - Mélodies françaises [Digital version] by Roger Vignoles & Véronique Gens

ALBUMNuit d'étoiles - Mélodies françaises [Digital version]Roger Vignoles & Véronique Gens

Listen to Brahms: Rinaldo, Ellens Gesang II, Begräbnisgesang & Gesang der Parzen by Michel Plasson, Véronique Gens & Steve Davislim

ALBUMBrahms: Rinaldo, Ellens Gesang II, Begräbnisgesang & Gesang der ParzenMichel Plasson, Véronique Gens & Steve Davislim

Listen to Mozart: Don Giovanni by Daniel Harding, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Véronique Gens, Carmela Remigio, Lisa Larsson & Mark Padmore

ALBUMMozart: Don GiovanniDaniel Harding, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Véronique Gens, Carmela Remigio, Lisa Larsson & Mark Padmore

ALBUMGeorge Frideric Handel - CantatasVéronique Gens

Listen to Offenbach: Orphée aux enfers by Choeur de L'Opéra National de Lyon, Laurent Naouri, Natalie Dessay, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestre De Chambre De Grenoble & Véronique Gens

ALBUMOffenbach: Orphée aux enfersChoeur de L'Opéra National de Lyon, Laurent Naouri, Natalie Dessay, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestre De Chambre De Grenoble & Véronique Gens

ALBUMMozart - Airs d'opéras et de concertIvor Bolton, Melvyn Tan, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Véronique Gens

Listen to Rameau: Les grands motets by Le Concert Spirituel & Jean-Philippe Rameau

ALBUMRameau: Les grands motetsLe Concert Spirituel & Jean-Philippe Rameau

ALBUMPergolesi: Stabat MaterGérard Lesne, Il Seminario Musicale & Véronique Gens

Listen to Jomelli - Le Lamentazioni Del Profeta Geremia Per Il Mercoledi Santo by Christophe Rousset, Gérard Lesne, Il Seminario Musicale & Véronique Gens

ALBUMJomelli - Le Lamentazioni Del Profeta Geremia Per Il Mercoledi SantoChristophe Rousset, Gérard Lesne, Il Seminario Musicale & Véronique Gens

ALBUMJomelli : Lamentazioni per il Mercoledi santoGérard Lesne, Il Seminario Musicale & Véronique Gens

ALBUMThree Italian CantatasVéronique Gens & Les Basses Réunies

Listen to Scarlatti: Motets - Infirmata vulnerata, De tenebroso lacu, Salve Regina & Totus amore languens by Gérard Lesne, Il Seminario Musicale & Véronique Gens

ALBUMScarlatti: Motets - Infirmata vulnerata, De tenebroso lacu, Salve Regina & Totus amore languensGérard Lesne, Il Seminario Musicale & Véronique Gens

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The clarity, taste, and tenderness of France's finest contemporary soprano.

About Véronique Gens

Hometown

Orléans, France

Born

1966

Genre

Classical

In the earlier part of her career, the French soprano Véronique Gens both benefited from and soon helped to spearhead the growing interest in the Baroque repertoire in her native country and elsewhere. She has since widened her repertoire to take in a variety of music, especially from the Classical and Romantic eras, developing a reputation both in the theater and on disc as one of the great tragediennes of our time. Gens hails from Orléans, where she was born in 1966. She studied at the Paris Conservatoire, where she won first prize. Her advocacy of Baroque music started with her 1986 debut with William Christie and his ensemble Les Arts Florissants, soon followed by regular dates with such specialist conductors as Marc Minkowski, René Jacobs, Christophe Rousset, and Jean-Claude Malgoire. Later, her specialization widened into accounts of music by a greater range of figures: notably Mozart, but also Gluck, Tchaikovsky, Offenbach, Berlioz, and even Verdi (Alice in Falstaff) and Wagner (Eva in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg). In parallel, her career as a leading recitalist has shown her focusing on her native genre of the mélodie (French art song) while performing song from various traditions at the world’s leading concert halls. Her developing artistry has been amply displayed in her substantial discography, which covers many rarities on the Palazzetto Bru Zane label and a series of recordings exemplifying opera’s tragic heroines.