“A spitfire French soprano whose exemplary upper range and technical cleanliness, with all the spunk of contemporaneity, substantiates her as a true soprano of the modern world“

A Wonderful Performance of a Fantastic Modern Work
By John Vandevert, for Opera Wire

NEWS

“The Path Above the Dunes” is available on all platforms! CD of chamber music by Nicola LeFanu in which I had the privilege to record “The Same Day Dawns” (soprano and ensemble) and “The Moth-Ghost” (soprano and piano) with Gemini Chamber Ensemble.

Two special prizes at the ASAO Nuevas Voces competition in Sevilla !
I was delighted to receive the premio especial « Fundacion Victoria de los Angeles » and the premio especial « Teatro de la Maestranza » which will permit me to come back to Seville for a role, as well as a concert organised by the foundation. Very grateful for these last few days!

Autumn dates are in the calendar!

Articles on The Arts Desk about our Oxford Lieder recital with Joanna Kacperek and “Paris Chapters” with Robert Finegan at the Bloomsbury festival by David Nice

“French soprano and Irish saxophonist excel in new works and popular charmers” https://theartsdesk.com/classical-music/paris-chapters-barbier-serrano-finegan-ling-bloomsbury-festival-review-beguiling

“Young artists, word, and image enrich two remarkable events in the Holywell Music Room” https://theartsdesk.com/classical-music/rice-ridout-drake-human-document-oxford-international-song-festival-review

Watch the livestream of our first round of the Schubertwettbewerb in Dortmund on September 27th, 13:30 (CET). As a duo with pianist Lidia Fittipaldi

Retours en texte et images sur les concerts des 13 et 16 Septembre au Festival Ensemble(s):

Res Musica „Faire société avec le festival ensemble“
„La ligne mouvante et expressive, gagnant des aigus vertigineux, est entrecoupée de silences éloquents. Peu de moyens mis en œuvre mais une force expressive qui nous étreint.“

Anaclase „Julien Leroy dirige l‘ensemble Next“
“Appréciée mercredi soir dans le saisissant Djamila Boupacha de Luigi Nono [lire notre chronique du 13 septembre 2023], Clara Barbier Serrano s’engage vaillamment dans les jeux vocaux qui font la signature du compositeur, jeux dont le principe déborde largement sur les parties instrumentales, traversées de formules magiques, pour ainsi dire“

SUMMER ’23 !!!

Just back from London where we recorded wonderful Chamber Music by composer Nicola LeFanu with Ensemble Gemini.And last weekend, had a lovely concert with incredible cellist Pierre Fontenelle at the Musée de la ville in Brussels.

Next concerts are in Lourdes with Andrea Bocelli, Clermont-Ferrand with the Alma Mahler Kammerorchester.
See you also at the Festival de Lussan for some Schubert with Lidia Fittipaldi, and Festival de la Gente for even more Art Songs with Joanna Kacperek.

I also added more of my autumn concerts in the –> Calendar
I am musically well-surrounded!

At the Opéra de Montpellier jumping in for covering the role of Autonoe in Orfeo by Antonio Sartorio. Conducted by Philippe Jaroussky and directed by Benjamin Lazar. I will be covering Maya Kherani, and it is an absolute joy to meet the team of great musicians and singers. Infos on the production here https://www.opera-orchestre-montpellier.fr/evenements/orfeo/

NEXT CONCERTS !!! Join us
– on May 21st in Brig (SW) at the Rhonefestival for a Tarot Recital with Joanna

– on June 16th in Paris for the Gala concert of the Académie Jaroussky with Mathieu Herzog and his orchestra Appassionato (Seine Musicale)
Infos in the calendar

An extract from our Oxford Lieder “Nixie of the Mill-pond” recital with Joanna Kacperek – Alfonsina y el mar

AVRIL 23

Some videos of last November’s concerts are online :

From the Académie Jaroussky concert, Air de la Damoiselle Élue (Debussy) with Ninon Hannecart-Ségal

Song Recital with Tarot Cards at Life Victoria Festival in Barcelona with Joanna Kacperek : available on YouTube —> https://youtu.be/l6dHfO1_aSY