IMG Artists is delighted to welcome soprano Claire de Sévigné to its roster for general management. She will be represented by Vice President and Artist Manager Isabella Gage from the company’s London office. She is represented in North America by Dean Artists.
Named one of CBC’s “Top Young Canadian Classical Musicians”, soprano Claire de Sévigné was recently nominated for a Classical Album of the Year JUNO award for her Naxos album of Vivaldi Cantatas with Kevin Mallon and the Aradia Ensemble. Recent successes have come with the Canadian Opera Company, Savonlinna Opera Festival, Opernhaus Zürich and Théâtre des Champs-Élysées as Blonde in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, in which she was hailed for her “sparkling top notes and vocal brilliance, lightness and finesse.”
Recent and forthcoming highlights include singing Cunegonde in Candide for the Grand Théâtre de Genève, La Fée in Massenet’s Cendrillon for the Lucerne Festival and as Adele in Die Fledermaus for Anger Nantes Opéra and Opéra d’Avignon.
Claire said, “I am so thrilled to be working with the talented Isabella Gage and feel honored to be joining this incredible roster of artists. I look forward to the many musical collaborations that the future has in store for us!”
Isabella said, ‘I couldn’t be more delighted to be working with the exceptionally talented Claire de Sévigné. We are privileged to have her with us, and I very much look forward to our collaboration.”
Born in Montreal, Claire de Sévigné holds a Master’s degree in Opera from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance from McGill University. She continued her studies at Zürich IOS Studio, Salzburg YSP and the Canadian Opera Company’s Ensemble. Amongst her honours are top placement and grants from the Operalia Competition, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Standard Life Competition, the Montreal International Competition, Vancouver Opera Guild, the Christina and Louis Quilico Competition, the Marcello Giordani Foundation International Vocal Competition and the Annual COC Ensemble Studio Competition.
She is proud to be supported by the Jacqueline Desmarais Foundation, SSHRC Bombardier Master’s Research Grant, the Canadian Opera Volunteer Committee and the Leanara Foundation in Zürich.
