Gabrielle Philiponet

Born in Albi, France, Gabrielle Philiponet was a flutist and cellist before studying the voice with Daniel Ottevaere. As a member of the Opera Studio of the Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth in Brussels, she was a prize winner at the prestigious Reine Elisabeth Competition. Often acclaimed as one of the finest French lyric sopranos of the moment, her wide-ranging repertoire spans from Mozart to contemporary music. Closely associated with the French repertoire, Gabrielle debuted at the Opéra de Paris with Frasquita (Bizet, Carmen), a role she also interpreted for the Bayerische Staatsoper and Aix-en-Provence Festival. She appeared as Micaëla in Metz, Massy and Lille, and was Leïla (Bizet, Les Pêcheurs de Perles) at the Opéra de Lille and Opéra de Nice. She made her debut as Marguerite (Go