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Gérard Lesne

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2009 - Salve Regina - Stabat Mater

2003 - Cantatas & Masses

1999 - Caldara: Cantatas / Stradella: Motets

1999 - Dans un bois solitaire : Cantates françaises

1997 - Stabat Mater

1996 - Lamentazioni per il Mercoledì Santo

1994 - Motets: Confitebor / Arripe alpestri ad vallem

1994 - Motets

1993 - Leçons de Ténèbres: Office du Vendredi Saint

1992 - Salve Regina : Œuvres sacrées pour soliste et double orche

1990 - Magnificat / Cantate BWV 80

1988 - Musique Sacrée pour Contralto, Cordes et Basse Continue

1986 - Cantates der harmonische Gottesdienst / Fantaisies pour clav

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Montmorency, France

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Classical

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1979 to Present...

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Gérard Lesne born 15 July 1956) is a French countertenor. He also the founder and artistic director of the baroque music ensemble, Il Seminario Musicale. Gérard Lesne was born in Montmorency, France. His initial vocation was rock singer, but in 1979 the tenor Zeger Vandersteene introduced him to René Clemencic, a pioneer of work in the medieval repertoire, and at age 23, Lesne began touring with the Clemencic Consort. Lesne has made more than 70 recordings and has appeared as a soloist at numerous opera houses and music festivals including the Opéra de Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, La Fenice, Opéra National de Lyon, Théâtre du Châtelet, Teatro San Carlo, Aix-en-Provence Festival, Utrecht Early Music Festival, and Boston Early Music Festival. Since 1993, Gérard Lesne has taught annual courses in vocal interpretation at Royaumont Abbey in France. In 2004, Gerard Lesne was made Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French government, and received the Académie Charles Cros in honorem prize for his career. His voice is described as full-bodied.