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Jacques Sarrat
Anne
Azéma
Mezzo-Soprano
French vocalist Anne Azéma has been acclaimed by critics on four continents for her original, passionate, and vivid approach to songs and texts of the Middle Ages, Renaissance and early Baroque. She has also been praised for her compelling performances of 19th century songs and 20th century theater music. Ms. Azéma tours throughout the United States and abroad with the renowned Boston Camerata, performs widely in concerts and recitals with other leading ensembles, and appears on more than 20 CDs.
"...the equal in her field of Callas or Fischer-Dieskau"~ De Volkskrant, Amsterdam
"This French born, now Boston based soprano is a fine artist; purely tuned, steady, vivid singing."~ The New Yorker
"...a sensuous presence; this is powerful music-making." ~ American Record Guide
"A most accomplished singer...She manages to express, both in song and in words, intense passion, delight, and longing in delicate detail. A breath of fresh air."~ Gramophone, London
"Vocally lustrous and expressive" ~ The New York Times (top)
International tours with the Boston Camerata, including frequent appearances across the United States and Europe as well as numerous performances in Asia and the Middle East.
Founding member of Camerata Mediterranea, touring with them in France, Italy, Spain, Morocco, the Netherlands, and the United States.
Soloist
and recitalist with acclaimed lutenist Joel Cohen, performing
throughout North America, Europe, Africa, and Japan. Concerts of French
Baroque repertoire with lutenist Fred Jacobs in Amsterdam and recitals
of 19th century French music in Louisiana with noted harpist Catherine
Anderson.
Major festival appearances including Grax, Aix-en-Provence, Lourdes, Versailles, Jerusalem, Spoleto USA, Singapore, Seville, Boston, Bergen, Dresden, Morelia (Mexico), Tanglewood, and Tokyo. (top)
Acclaimed solo recordings: The Unicorn on Erato, which received "Critic's Choice" in Gramophone and was nominated for the French Grand Prix des Discophiles; The Game of Love, a U.S. bestseller and winner of the coveted "10" rating from Répertoire magazine (Paris); and Provence Mystique, sacred songs from medieval France and Spain, which Télérama called "seductive... beautiful and generous."
Award-winning ensemble CDs, including Boston Camerata's Tristan et Iseult, winner of the Grand Prix du Disque, and Camerata Mediterranea's Cantigas, winner of the Edison Prize from the Netherlands. Numerous other recordings on Erato, Harmonia Mundi, Nonesuch, and Bridge. (top)
Master classes, workshops, and residencies at the Amsterdam Conservatory, the Strasbourg Conservatory, University of Georgia, University of Virginia, Boston College, Coaraze (France), Louisiana State University, Agnes Scott College, and other locations. (top)
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