Philippe Cantor is a contemporary French

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Biography

First of all, Cantor turned his attention towards the interpretation of ancient music by the ensembles

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, and Ensemble Organum. His soloist career began with the ensemble Les Arts Florissants of William Christie, of which he was one of the pillars during the 1980s, along with Agnès Mellon,

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, Jill Feldman, Monique Zanetti,

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, and

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. He also sang the baroque repertoire under the direction of

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and Gilbert Bezzina with whom he made several recordings. In 1992, he won the Concours de Rennes for his interpretation of Golaud's role ('' Pelléas et Mélisande'' - Debussy) and approached the roles of the 19th and 20th century repertoire, until the creation of contemporary works by

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, Pierre Jansen, Jacques Veyrier,

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(who composed several cycles of melodies for him);

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conducted by Jean-Marc Cochereau (Orchestre Région-centre), Robert Martignoni (Orchestre de Bretagne), Philippe Bender (Orchestre Régional Provence-Côte d'Azur), Jean-Louis Forestier (Ensemble Musique vivante),

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(

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( Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne), and

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. Today, he divides his activities between Baroque music (with the conducted by Gilbert Bezzina; the ensemble Fuoce E Cenere - Jay Bernfeld; La Compagnie Fêtes Galantes -

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); oratorios; recitals (with pianists Sophie Rives, Mara Dobresco, Jean-François Ballevre, Didier Puntos, Laurent Wagschal;

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(with the vocal ensemble "Les Solistes de Lyon" led by Bernard Tetu, accompanied by

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, Noël Lee,

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) and the stage where he was particularly noticed in the roles of Pimpinone (Telemann), Don Alfonso (Mozart: ''

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''), Leporello (Mozart: ''

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''), Mamma Agata (Donizetti), Golaud (Debussy): ''

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''), The Celebrant (Bernstein: Mass), Macbeth (Philippe Forget: Macbeth) to the musical ''Sweeney Todd'' (Sondheim). In 2013, he took part as a singer-actor in the performances of

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's ''La dame de la mer'' by the Teatro Malandro, directed by Omar Porras. His latest recordings are devoted to French melody with pianist Sophie Rives, published by "Anima Records": Claude Debussy (in 2010), Francis Poulenc (in 2012), and Maurice Ravel.

Discography (selection)

With Les Arts Florissants

* 1980:

Marc-Antoine Charpentier Marc-Antoine Charpentier (; 1643 – 24 February 1704) was a French Baroque composer during the reign of Louis XIV. One of his most famous works is the main theme from the prelude of his ''Te Deum'', ''Marche en rondeau''. This theme is still u ...

's '' Caecilia, Virgo et Martyr'' H.413 (bass) * 1980: Marc-Antoine Charpentier's '' Filius Prodigus'' H.399 (bass) * 1981: Marc-Antoine Charpentier's '' Pastorale sur la Naissance de N.S. Jésus-Christ'' H.483 * 1981:

Claudio Monteverdi Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (baptized 15 May 1567 – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, choirmaster and string player. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera, he is conside ...

's '' Altri Canti'' (baritone) * 1982: Marc-Antoine Charpentier's '' In nativitatem D.N.J.C. canticum'' H.414 (baritone) * 1982: Marc-Antoine Charpentier's ''Les Arts florissants'' H.487 * 1982:

Luigi Rossi Luigi Rossi (c. 1597 – 20 February 1653) was an Italian Baroque composer. Born in Torremaggiore, a small town near Foggia, in the ancient kingdom of Naples, at an early age he went to Naples where he studied music with the Franco-Flemish c ...

's '' Oratorios (Il pecator pentito, O Cecità del misero mortale)'' (baritone) * 1982: Marc-Antoine Charpentier's '' Antienne "O" de l'Avent'' H.37 - 43 * 1983: Claudio Monteverdi's ''

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'' (baritone) * 1983: Marc-Antoine Charpentier's '' In nativitatem Domini canticum'' H.416 (bass) * 1983: Marc-Antoine Charpentier's '' Pastorale sur la Naissance de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ'' H.482 (bass) * 1984: Marc-Antoine Charpentier's ''

Médée ''Médée'' is a dramatic tragedy in five acts written in alexandrine verse by Pierre Corneille in 1635. Summary The heroine of the play is the sorceress Médée. After Médée gives Jason twin boys, Jason leaves her for Creusa. Médée e ...

'' H.491 (baritone) * 1984:

Michel Lambert Michel Lambert (1610 – 29 June 1696) was a French singing master, theorbist and composer. Career Lambert was born at Champigny-sur-Veude, France. He received his musical education as an altar boy at the Chapel of Gaston d'Orléans, a brother of ...

's ''Airs de cour (1689)'' (baritone) * 1986: Marc-Antoine Charpentier's '' Le Reniement de Saint Pierre'' H.424 (baritone) * 1986: Marc-Antoine Charpentier's '' Méditations pour le Carême'' H.380 - 389 (bass) * 1986: Henry Purcell's ''

Dido and Eneas ''Dido and Aeneas'' (Z. 626) is an opera in a prologue and three acts, written by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell with a libretto by Nahum Tate. The dates of the composition and first performance of the opera are uncertain. It was c ...

'' (Eneas) * 1989: Luigi Rossi's '' Oratorio per la Settimana Santa'' (bass)

With the Ensemble Clément-Janequin

* 1982: Paschal de L'Estocart's ''Octonaires De La Vanité Du Monde'' * 1982: ''Les cris de Paris: songs by Janequin &

Sermisy Claudin de Sermisy (c. 1490 – 13 October 1562) was a French composer of the Renaissance music, Renaissance.Isabelle Cazeaux, "Claudin d Sermisy", "The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians", ed. Stanley Sadie. 20 vol. (London, Macmillan ...

'' * 1987: Schütz: ''

Die sieben Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuz ''Die sieben Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuz'' (The seven words of Jesus Christ on the Cross), SWV 478, is a German-language musical setting of the seven sayings of Jesus on the cross by Heinrich Schütz. It was written in Weissenfels around 1645 ...

'' * 1989:

Pierre de La Rue Pierre de la Rue ( – 20 November 1518) was a Franco-Flemish composer and singer of the Renaissance. His name also appears as Piersson or variants of Pierchon and his toponymic, when present, as various forms of de Platea, de Robore, or de Vic ...

's ''Messe L'homme armé - Requiem''

With the Ensemble Organum

* ''Chants de l'Église de Rome - Période byzantine''

With La Grande Écurie et La Chambre du Roy

* 1987:

: "Vêpres Solennelles" H.540, H.190, H.50, H.149, H.52, H.150, H.51, H.161, H.191, H.65, H.77, John Elwes, Ian Honeyman, tenors, Agnès Mellon, Brigitte Bellamy, sopranos,

, Jean Nirouet, countertenors, Philippe Cantor, Jacques Bona, baritones, Choeur régional- Nord Pas de Calais, La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy,

Odile Bailleux Odile Bailleux (born 30 December 1939) is a French harpsichordist and organist. Career Born in Trappes, Odile Bailleux studied music at the and the École César Franck in the organ class with Jean Fellot and Édouard Souberbielle. After she p ...

, organ, conducted by

(2 CD CBS Sony 1987) * 1991 : Marc-Antoine Charpentier, ''Messe à 4 chœurs'' H.4, Ensemble Vocal Jean Bridier, Ensemble Vocal Françoise Herr, Chœur Gabrieli, Chœur régional Nord-Pas-de-Calais, La Grande Écurie et La Chambre du Roy, conducted by Jean Claude Malgoire. CD Erato.

With the Musiciens du Louvre

* 1988:

Lully Jean-Baptiste Lully ( , , ; born Giovanni Battista Lulli, ; – 22 March 1687) was an Italian-born French composer, guitarist, violinist, and dancer who is considered a master of the French Baroque music style. Best known for his operas, h ...

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world ...

's ''Les Comédies-Ballets'' (bass)

With the Ensemble baroque de Nice (Gilbert Bezzina)

* 1993: Antonio Vivaldi's '' Dorilla in Tempe'' * 1995: Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's ''

La serva padrona ''La serva padrona'', or ''The Maid Turned Mistress'', is a 1733 intermezzo by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710–1736) to a libretto by Gennaro Federico, after the play by Jacopo Angello Nelli. It is some 40 minutes long, in two parts without ...

'' * 2000: Antonio Vivaldi's ''La Silvia'' * 2003: Antonio Vivaldi's ''Rosmira fedele''.

With the Ensemble XVIII 21 (Jean-Christophe Frisch)

* 1997: Jean-Philippe Rameau's ''

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'' * 1998: Amiot's ''Messe des Jésuites de Pékin''.Amiot: Messe des jésuites de Pékin Le Baroque Nomade, Jean-Christophe Frisch
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With Laurent Wagschal (piano)

* 2008: ''Mélodies inédites'' - J Cras

With Sophie Rives (piano)

* 2010: ''Mélodies'' -

Claude Debussy (Achille) Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionism in music, Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most infl ...

* 2012: ''Mélodies'' -

Francis Poulenc Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc (; 7 January 189930 January 1963) was a French composer and pianist. His compositions include songs, solo piano works, chamber music, choral pieces, operas, ballets, and orchestral concert music. Among the best-kn ...

* 2014: ''Mélodies'' -

Maurice Ravel Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composers rejected the term. In ...

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