Sébastien Guèze

Sébastien Guèze (born 28 July 1979) is a classical French tenor. He sings the French and Italian romantic repertory including Donizetti, Verdi, Puccini, Gounod, Bizet and Massenet.

Sébastien Guèze
Sébastien Guèze
Born (1979-07-28) 28 July 1979
Lyon, France
NationalityFrench
CitizenshipFrance
OccupationTenor
Years active2006–present
Awardssee Awards
Websitewww.sebastiengueze.com

Biography

Born in Lyon, France, he grew up in the Ardèche mountains in south of France, he studied singing at the conservatory of Nîmes, doing a Master in Business at the University of Montpellier, then he came to the National Conservatory of Music of Paris that he finished First Prize with Jury congratulations.

In 2006, he won the Audience Prize and the Second Prize at international contest of Plácido Domingo, Operalia.

He started titles roles with Rodolfo in La bohème in 2008 at the National Opera of Athens staged by Graham Vick, then receiving widespread recognition as one of the most promising tenors of his generation. French Tenor Sebastien Gueze has come to international attention for his performances in theaters including the Semperoper Dresden, Theatre Royale de le Monnaie Brussels, La Fenice Venezia, Roma Santa Cecilia, Paris Opera Comique, Paris Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Opera de Marseille, Opera de Bordeaux, Teatro São Pedro São Paulo, Opera de Nuevo León Mexico, The Warsaw Opera, the Florida Grand Opera in Miami and many others.

Awards

Prizes

Nominations
  • 2006 : L'ADAMI (National Administration for artists and musicians), named Lyric Artist Revelation
  • 2009 : Victoires de la musique classique, catégory ''Lyric Artist Revelation of the year.

Career

Venues
  • La Fenice Venezia, Semperoper Dresden, La Monnaie De Munt Brussels, Roma Santa Cecilia, Paris Opera Comique, Théâtre des Champs Elysées Paris, Miami Florida Grand Opera, Long Center Austin Opera, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia Valencia, Opera de Marseille, Opera de Bordeaux, Teatro São Pedro São Paulo, Opera de Nuevo León Mexico, Hong Kong, Opera Omaha, Theatr Wielki Warsaw
  • Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Oji Hall Tokio, Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, Salle Pleyel Paris, Grand Hall Philharmonia Saint Petersburg
  • Festival des Chorégies d'Orange, Festival de Spoleto (Italie), Festival de Schwetzingen, Festival de Nuremberg, Festival de Radio France, Festival "Un violon sur le sable", Festival International des Arts d’Harare (Zimbabwe), Festival des Alizés Maroc

Main roles
  • La bohème – Rodolfo (15 productions: La Fenice Venezia, La Monnaie Brussels, Köln, Athens, Austin Texas, Helsinki Finland, Liège Belgium, Dessau, Vichy, Saint-Etienne, Vilnius, Leeds, Manchester, Wiesbaden, Bordeaux)
  • Les Contes d'Hoffmann – Hoffmann (5 productions: Essen Aalto theater, Dresden Semperoper, Freiburg, Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Bonn Oper)
  • Faust – Faust (5 productions: Omaha, Wroclaw, Pampelune Spain, Reims, Toulon France)
  • Roméo et Juliette – Romeo (4 productions: Miami, Hong Kong, Amsterdam, Monterrey Mexico)
  • Werther – Werther (4 productions: La Fenice Venice Italia, Operas of Metz, Massy, Reims France)
  • La traviata – Alfredo (4 productions: Dresden Semperoper, La Monnaie De Munt Bruxelles, Theatr Wielki Warsaw, Louisville USA)
  • Madama Butterfly – Pinkerton (3 productions: Avignon, Festival de Chartres, Festival Musiques au Coeur Antibes)
  • Rigoletto – Il duca (2 productions: Mantova Italy, Guadalajara Mexico)
  • Manon – Chevalier des Grieux (2 productions: Marseille, France; Vilnius Lithuanian National Opera)
  • L'elisir d'amore – Nemorino (São Paulo, Brazil)
  • Les pêcheurs de perles – Nadir (Strasbourg Mulhouse Opera du Rhin)
  • Pelléas et Mélisande – Pelléas (Opéra de Nice, France)

Chronology

Discography and video

Discography
  • Lodoïska (Opéra: Cherubini), Naïve Ambroisie (2013)
  • Andromaque (Opéra: Grétry), Glossa (2010)
  • Songs, Naïve (2011)

Video, DVD
  • La Bohème: Live in cinemas CGR from Opera National de Bordeaux 2014, Bordeaux, France
  • La Traviata: Arte Web Live - Théâtre Royal de La Monnaie De Munt, Dec 2012, Bruxelles, Belgium
  • La Bohème: Live in cinemas from Teatro La Fenice February 2011, Venezia, Italy
  • Le Roi d’Ys: Lalo, DVD Dynamic (2009), enregistré à l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie à Lièges, Belgium
  • La Boite à Musique by Jean-François Zygel, DVD Naïve Records (2007) (vol.1)
  • Il Trovatore, Live au Théâtre Antique d'Orange with Roberto Alagna, Les Chorégies d'Orange, July 2006
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