Bertrand Bontoux
Bertrand Bontoux (born 1967) is a French operatic bass.
Training and prizes
After twelve years of piano studies, he turned to a singing career, first under the direction of Claude Calès
Roles and premieres
Bontoux made his debut at the
On stage, he played Arkel in Debussy's
At the Opéra de Massy , he played Frère Laurent in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette, in a staging by Albert-André Lheureux , then Monterone in Verdi's Rigoletto.
In 2002, he also sang the role of Antinoo in Monteverdi's Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria under the direction of W. Christie. Staged in 2000, as part of the Aix-en-Provence Festival, by Adrian Noble, this opera was the subject of a major tour from February to June 2002 (Paris, Lausanne, New York, London, and Vienna).
He is also a soloist of the Accentus chamber choir (under the direction of Laurence Equilbey),and has given numerous recitals . He has premiered pieces by Denis Dufour and Florence Baschet. With Jean-Loup Pagésy[6] and Claude Massoz,[7] he is part of the "Trio des Trois Basses".
With the organist Bertrand Ferrier, he performs duets, organ-voice or piano-voice, sometimes classical, sometimes comic. In June 2006, they gave a series of recitals at the Theatre of the Tambour royal in Paris.
His recordings include Charpentier's Te Deum, under the direction of William Christie and, under the direction of Olivier Opdebeeck,[8] Legrenzi's Vespers, as well as Alexandre Guilmant's mass, with the Cori Spezzati Ensemble.[9]
References
- ^ Claude Calès on BnF
- ^ Peter Gottlieb on BnF
- ^ "Maîtres du chant français" on Forum Opera
- ^ Yves Parmentier on Choralia.fr
- ^ Jean-Sébastien Bereau on BnF
- ^ Jean-Loup Pagésy on Opera Musica
- ^ "Claude Massoz artiste lyrique, coach vocal: Chef de choeur et coach vocal". cmassozartistelyrique.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
- ^ Olivier Opdebeeck biography on Info Concert
- ^ "Cori Spezzati". cori.spezzati.free.fr. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
External links
- Bertrand Bontoux on UGAMPA
- Bertrand Bontoux on Opera Online
- Discography on Discogs
- Bertrand Bontoux at IMDb
- Bertrand Bontoux on YouTube