Bernard Deletré is a French operatic

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Life

After studying flute and singing in the North of France, followed by a first prize in singing at the

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, Deletré performed with the Groupe Vocal de France before embarking on a career as a soloist. He also performs

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, with the Atelier Lyrique du Rhin or the Péniche Opéra. He has sung Monteverdi, Purcell, Cesti, Cavalli, Lully, Charpentier, Rameau, Handel or Mozart, and also Verdi, Bellini, Massenet, Offenbach, Janáček. Deletré has performed in the United States and Canada (

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, Berkeley Festival,

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Washington DC, Florence Gould Hall of New-York, Festival de Musique ancienne de Montréal), and also collaborates with the Dutch national company Reisopera and the

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. Deletré worked extensively in the 1980s and 1990s with the ensemble of

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Les Arts Florissants, led by William Christie. He has participated in more than forty radio and CD recordings for

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France, Adda, Opus 111,

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labels ... He sings in both in the field of

and in the traditional opera repertoire: Giorgio in Bellini's ''

I puritani ' (''The Puritans'') is an 1835 opera by Vincenzo Bellini. It was originally written in two acts and changed to three acts before the premiere on the advice of Gioachino Rossini, with whom the young composer had become friends. The music was set ...

'' in Nantes, Schlemil in Offenbach's ''

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'' (Oeser version) in Geneva directed by

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, Dikoï in Janáček's ''

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'' in Geneva, Bartolo in Mozart's ''

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'' in Tourcoing and Orléans, the priest in Janáček's ''

The Cunning Little Vixen ''The Cunning Little Vixen'' (original title ''Příhody lišky Bystroušky'' or ''Tales of Vixen Sharp-Ears'' in English), is a three-act Czech-language opera by Leoš Janáček completed in 1923 to a libretto the composer himself adapted from a ...

'' in Geneva, Arkel in ''

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'' on tour in the Netherlands. In 2005, he wrote, directed, conducted and performed the show ''La Fontaine Incognito'' to music by Isabelle Aboulker for the Grand Théâtre de Limoges. He was heard in Massenet's ''

Hérodiade ''Hérodiade'' is an opera in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Paul Milliet and Henri Grémont, based on the novella ''Hérodias'' (1877) by Gustave Flaubert. It was first performed at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels ...

'' (Phanuel) and Bizet's ''

Les pêcheurs de perles ' (, ''The Pearl Fishers'') is an opera in three acts by the French composer Georges Bizet, to a libretto by Eugène Cormon and Michel Carré. It was premiered on 30 September 1863 at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris, and was given 18 performan ...

'' (Nourabad) at the Dorset Opera Festival, Massenet's ''

Manon ''Manon'' () is an ''opéra comique'' in five acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, based on the 1731 novel '' L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut'' by the Abbé Prévost. It was f ...

'' (comte des Grieux) on tour in the Netherlands, Cherubini's ''

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'' (Creon) on tour in the Netherlands, Massenet's ''

Don Quichotte ''Don Quichotte'' (''Don Quixote'') is an opera in five acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Caïn. It was first performed on 19 February 1910 at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Massenet's ''comédie héroïque'', like many dramatiz ...

'' (title role) and Gounod's ''

Roméo et Juliette ''Roméo et Juliette'' (, ''Romeo and Juliet'') is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on ''Romeo and Juliet'' by William Shakespeare. It was first performed at the Théâtre Ly ...

'' (Frère Laurent) in Limoges, Stravinsky's ''

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'' with the Orchestre national de Lille, a revival of ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' in Geneva, ''La Veuve et le Grillon'', a work by Daniel Soulier,Daniel Soulier
on Babelio ''

The Love for Three Oranges ', Op. 33, is a 1921 satirical French-language opera by Sergei Prokofiev. He wrote his own libretto, basing it on the Italian play '' L'amore delle tre melarance'', or ''The Love for Three Oranges'' ( ''Lyubov k tryom apyelsinam'') by Carlo Goz ...

'' in Dijon and Limoges, Mozart's ''

'' in Tourcoing and the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Busoni's ''

Turandot ''Turandot'' ( ; see #Origin and pronunciation of the name, below) is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. Puccini left the opera unfinished at the time of his death in 1924; it ...

'' Dijon, revival of Lully's '' Atys'' in Paris, Caen, Bordeaux, Versailles and New-York, Janáček's ''

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'' in Rennes and Limoges. Among other projects, Deletré continues his collaboration with the American company

: in the staging (and interpretation of the character of Baskir) for Félicien David's opera ''

Lalla-Roukh ''Lalla-Roukh'' is an ''opéra comique'' in two acts composed by Félicien David. The libretto by Michel Carré and Hippolyte Lucas was based on Thomas Moore's 1817 narrative poem '' Lalla Rookh''. It was first performed on 12 May 1862 by the ...

'' in Washington and New York in January 2013, in the role of Don Alfonso in ''

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'' in October 2013 (reprise at the Château de Versailles on 30 January, 2 and 3 February 2014).

Selected discography

Operas

* 2013: ''Lalla Roukh'' by Félicien David (Baskir)- Dir. Ryan Brown – Naxos * 2007: ''

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'' by

Jean-Féry Rebel Jean-Féry Rebel (18 April 1666 – 2 January 1747) was an innovative French Baroque composer and violinist. Biography Rebel, a child violin prodigy, was the most famous offspring of Jean Rebel, a tenor in Louis XIV's private chapel. He late ...

(Urilas) - Dir. Reyne - AC Production * 2005: ''Isis'' by Lully (Jupiter) - Dir. Reyne - AC Production * 2004: ''Orfeo'' by Monteverdi (Plutone) - Dir. Malgoire - Dynamic * 2003: ''Agrippina'' by Haendel (Pallante) - Dir. Malgoire - Dynamic * 1997: ''La Dame blanche'' by Boëldieu (Mac Irton) - Dir. Minkowski - EMI * 1996: ''Calisto'' by Cavalli (Giove) - Dir. J.Glover - (live) BBC World * 1995: ''

'' by Marc-Antoine Charpentier (Créon) - Dir. Christie - Erato * 1993: ''Armide'' by Lully (Hidraot, Ubalde) - Dir. Herreweghe - Harm.M. * 1992: ''Idoménée'' by

André Campra André Campra (; baptized 4 December 1660 – 29 June 1744) was a French composer and conductor of the Baroque era. The leading French opera composer in the period between Jean-Baptiste Lully and Jean-Philippe Rameau, Campra wrote several '' trag ...

(title role) Dir. Christie - Har.M. * 1992: ''Le Baigneur'' by Denis Levaillant (title role) - Thésis * 1991: ''Les Indes galantes'' by Rameau (Huascar, Alvar) - Dir. Christie Har.M. * 1991: ''Orfeo'' by Rossi (Augure, Pluton) - Dir. Christie - Har.M * 1990: ''Alcyone'' by Marin Marais (solos divers) - Dir. Minkowski - Erato * 1990: ''Iphigénie en Aulide'' by Glück (Patrocle) - Dir. Gardiner - Erato * 1989: ''Le Malade imaginaire'' Molière/Charpentier - Dir. Minkowski - Erato * 1989: ''Platée'' by

Jean-Philippe Rameau Jean-Philippe Rameau (; ; – ) was a French composer and music theory, music theorist. Regarded as one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the 18th century, he replaced Jean-Baptiste Lully as the dominant composer of ...

(Momus, Cithéron) - Dir. Minkowski - Erato * 1989: ''

The Fairy-Queen ''The Fairy-Queen'' (1692; Purcell catalogue number Z.629) is a semi-opera by Henry Purcell; a "Restoration spectacular". The libretto is an anonymous adaptation of William Shakespeare's comedy ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. First performed in ...

'' by Henry Purcell (Drunken poet, Corydon, Hymen) - Dir. Christie Har.M. * 1988: '' David et Jonathas'' by

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(Vx de Samuel, Achis) - Dir. Christie - Har.M. * 1988: ''Giasone'' by Cavalli (Oreste) - Dir. R. Jacobs - Har.M. * 1987: ''Comédie-ballets'' by Lully (various) Minkowski - Erato * 1987: '' Atys'' by

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(Le Temps, Phobétor, Sangar) - Dir. Christie - Harmonia Mundi

Oratorios - various

* 1990 : * 2005: ''

L'Homme et son désir ''L'Homme et son désir'', Op. 48, is a ballet composed by Darius Milhaud from 1917–18, based on a scenario of Paul Claudel. It was written in Brazil, where Milhaud had accompanied Claudel as a secretary when the latter was appointed ambassado ...

'' by

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- Orch. Nal de Lille - Dir.

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- Naxos * 1996: ''La Fontaine-un portrait musical'' - Dir. Hugo Reyne - EMI * 1996:

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s by

(solo bass) - Dir. Niquet * 1995: ''Messe du couronnement'' by

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(solo bass) - Dir. Patrick Marco - Verany * 1995: ''Thétis'' secular cantata by

(solo bass) - Dir. Coin * 1995: Motets by Pierre Robert (solo bass) - Dir. Schneebeli * 1993: ''Salve Regina'' by Haydn (solo bass) - Dir. Gester - Opus 111 * 1992: Motets by

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(solo bass) - Dir. Gester - Opus 111 * 1991: Motets by Michel-Richard de Lalande (solo bass) - Dir. Colléaux - Erato * 1990:

, ''Les Quatre Saisons'' H.335 - 338, ''Psaumes de David'' H.174, H.231, H.179, Le Parlement de Musique, clavecin, orgue et direction Martin Gester. CD Opus 111. * 1990: "Motets" de Marc-Antoine Charpentier (solo bass) - Dir.

Olivier Schneebeli Olivier Schneebeli is a French conductor and choirmaster, as well as music teacher, known for his work on Baroque music. He was named to the Legion of Honour in 2021. Olivier Schneebeli won a Diapason d'Or with Ensemble Vocal. Schneebeli led the ...

- Adda * 1989: ''Messe'' by de la Rue (ens.Cl.Janequin) - Har.M. * 1989: ''

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'' H.146 by Marc-Antoine Charpentier (solo bass) - Dir. Christie - Har.M. * 1989 : Psaumes by

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(solo bass) - Dir. Mercier - Adda * 1983 : ''Antifonia'' by Scelsi (Groupe Vocal de France) - Dir. Tranchant

Videos, radio and television

* DVDs: ** ''Agrippine'' by Haendel - Dir. Malgoire - 2004 ** ''Orfeo'' by Monteverdi - Dir Malgoire – 2006 ** ''Turandot'' by Busoni – Dir Kawka – 2011 ** ''Atys'' by Lully – Dir. Christie - 2011 * Radio : ** ''L'homme qui avait...'' by Edith Lejet (

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) ** ''Scherzo'' by Bruno Gillet (Radio France) ** ''Barca di Venetia'' by Banchieri (Radio France/Péniche-opéra) ** ''O comme eau'' by Claude Prey (Radio France/Péniche-opéra) ** ''L'Arrache-Cœur'' by Elisabeth Sikora (Radio France) ** ''Les Chambres de Cristal'' by Reibel (Radio France/Péniche- * Television: ** ''Le Malade Imaginaire'' Molière/Charpentier - La sept - ** ''Fairy Queen'' by Purcell - La Sept - ** ''Giasone'' by Cavalli - Télévision autrichienne - ** ''Atys'' de Lully - La Sept -

Stagings

* 1986 – ''Le Cirque volant'' by Jean Absil - Région Nord/Pas-de-Calais * 1997 - ''Le joueur de flûte'' by - translation of the booklet, adaptation, staging - Région Nord/Pas-de-Calais * 1998 - ''Le Paradis des chats'' by Vladimir Kojoukharov - adaptation, staging - Région Nord/Pas-de-Calais * 2002 - ''La Querelle des muses'' by Alexandros Markeas - Script, libretto, staging - Région Nord/Pas-de-Calais * 2005 - ''Atchafalaya'' by Isabelle Aboulker - staging - Région Nord/Pas-de-Calais, Montréal (Canada) * 2005 - ''La Fontaine et le Corbeau'' by Isabelle Aboulker - Adaptation, staging - Région Nord/Pas-de-Calais, Dijon * 2005 - ''La Fontaine incognito'' to a music by Isabelle Aboulker - Script, libretto, staging – Opéra-Théâtre de Limoges * 2007 - ''Les enfants du Levant'' by Isabelle Aboulker - Adaptation, staging - Région Nord/Pas-de-Calais * 2011 – Appointed director of the Atelier lyrique du conservatoire d'Hellemmes-Lille * 2012 - ''Autour de Beaumarchais'' to musics by Mozart and Rossini and texts by Beaumarchais - script, staging – Atelier lyrique d'Hellemmes * 2013 - ''Lalla-Roukh'' by Félicien David - Adaptation, staging - With the American company "Opera Lafayette" - Washington, New-York * 2013 - ''Lalla-Roukh'' by Félicien David - Adaptation, staging - Atelier lyrique d'Hellemmes * 2014 - ''Le Médecin malgré lui'' by Molière/Gounod - Adaptation, staging - Atelier lyrique d'Hellemmes * 2015 - ''L'Etoile'' by Emmanuel Chabrier - Adaptation, staging - Atelier lyrique d'Hellemmes * 2016 - ''La Fille de Madame Angot'' by Charles Lecocq - Adaptation, staging - Atelier lyrique d'Hellemmes * 2016 - ''Une éducation manquée'' by Emmanuel Chabrier - Adaptation, staging - With the American company "Opera Lafayette" - Washington, New-York * 2017 - ''La Flûte enchantée'' by Mozart - Adaptation, staging - Atelier lyrique d'Hellemmes. * 2018 (project) - ''Véronique'' by André Messager - Adaptation, staging - Atelier lyrique d'Hellemmes.

References

External links

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Biography on Bach Cantatas Website

Bernard Deletré
on Opéra national de Bordeaux
Discography
on

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