Camille Poul

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Camille Poul
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Poul at La Folle Journée 2017, in Nantes
Background information
Born1982 (age 3839)
OriginFrance
Genres Opera
Occupation(s) Soprano
Website www.camillepoul.com

Camille Poul (born 1982) is a French operatic soprano.

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Education

Poul is a graduate of the Conservatoire de Région of Paris for the Baroque repertoire and of the Conservatoire de Région of Caen. [1] She continued her studies at the Conservatoire de Paris for the lyrical repertoire.

Career

Poul is a trained flutist. Very early, Poul sang as a soloist in the Seine Maritime master's program in Rouen. [2]

In 2013, she doubled the title role of Hippolyte et Aricie at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera. [2] She began her career as a soloist with the ensemble "Les Musiciens du Paradis", [3] conducted by Alain Buet. [4]

Camille Poul performs in duet with Jean-Paul Pruna [5] and Célimène Daudet as pianist, or with Maude Gratton and François Guerrier as harpsichordist and fortepianist. [6]

She performs under the direction of conductors such as Emmanuelle Haïm, William Christie, René Jacobs, Jean-Christophe Spinosi, Stéphane Denève, Giuseppe Grazzioli, Gerard Korsten, David Reiland, Damien Guillon, Vincent Dumestre, Jean-Claude Malgoire and David Stern.

Discography

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References

  1. "Poul Camille, soprano". classique Provence (in French). 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Camille POUL - Soprano". concertsparisiens.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  3. Les Musiciens du Paradis
  4. "Camille Poul". www.jeunes-talents.org. 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  5. Jean-Paul Prunat
  6. "Camille Poul". www.arionbaroque.com (in French). 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.