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Philippe Jaroussky

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Biography

A virtuoso vocalist, French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky (born in Maisons-Laffitte on February 13, 1978) is also co-founder of the Artaserse ensemble, which has made Vivaldi and Handel its preferred repertoire. After Vivaldi Heroes (2006), he pays tribute to castratos through one of their most illustrious figures, with the disc Carestini, The Story of a Castrato (2007). Adulated for the purity of his voice's timbre, but far from resting on his laurels, the singer surprises with Opium: Mélodies Françaises (2009) and a program devoted to French melody. In 2012, the countertenor returned to castrato voices with Leonardo Vinci's opera Artaserse. At the same time, the compilation La Voix des Rêves is the classical music success of the end of the year. 2013 sees the release of the long-awaited Farinelli recital, featuring arias composed by Nicola Porpora. The following year, Pietà brought together sacred works by Vivaldi, including the Stabat Mater and Salve Regina. This sales success is followed by a tribute to Paul Verlaine featuring Nathalie Stutzmann and the Quatuor Ébène: Green - Mélodies Françaises sur des Poèmes de Verlaine (2015). Philippe Jaroussky goes on to record sacred cantatas by Bach and Telemann, then, with Hungarian soprano Emöke Baráth, performs arias from three operas by Monteverdi, Sartorio and Rossi in La Storia di Orfeo (2017). With each new album, the countertenor continues to broaden his musical horizons, with his ensemble in Ombra Mai Fiu (2019) or La Vanità del Mondo (2020), with Thibaut Garcia in À Sa Guitare (2021) or with Le Concert de la Loge conducted by Julien Chauvin in Forgotten Arias (2023). In 2023, he takes part in the soundtrack to the film Il Boemo dedicated to composer Josef Mysliveček, then performs a repertoire in which he is not expected on Schubert: Lieder (2024), with pianist Jérôme Ducros. In 2025, a new recital of Italian cantatas enriches his discography with the Artaserse ensemble: Gelosia! Italian Cantatas.
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Albums


Top Tracks

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    Popularity
  2.   La Bonne Chanson, Op. 61~3. La lune blanche luit dans les bois
  3.   Sonata prima (instr.)
  4.   Niobe, regina di Tebe, Act 2: "Odi come diverso" (Manto)
  5.   Adriano in Siria: Tutti nemici, e rei
  6.   Niobe, regina di Tebe, Act 2: "Chi sei, dove mi guidi? " (Niobe, Poliferno)
  7.   Ariettes oubliées, L. 60~2. Il pleure dans mon coeur
  8.   Orfeo : Lasciate Averno featuring L'Arpeggiata
  9.   Fago: Il faraone sommerso: "Forz'è pur nel proprio sangue" (Messo)
  10.   Colombine
  11.   Sur une tombe (Trois poèmes, No.1 - 1892) featuring Philippe Jaroussky
  12.   À Chloris
  13.   Partenope, HWV 27, Act 3: "Spera e godi, oh mio tesoro" (Partenope)
  14.   Un grand sommeil noir
  15.   4 Mélodies, Op. 51~3. Spleen
  16.   Partenope, HWV 27, Act 3: "Chi m'apre i lumi?" (Partenope, Emilio, Armindo)
  17.   Rigatti: Motetti a voce sola: Regina coeli laetare
  18.   5 Mélodies dites 'Venise', Op. 58~3. Green
  19.   Fisch-Ton-Kan, D. 23: "Qui je suis, qui je suis" (Fisch-Ton-Kan) [Transc. Ducros for Counter-Tenor, Chorus, String Quartet and Piano]
  20.   Corda lingua in amore (Metri sacri, resi armonici in motetti a voce sola con violini, opera ottava)
  21.   Partenope, HWV 27, Act 3: "Non è incauto il mio consiglio" (Armindo, Emilio, Arsace, Partenope)
  22.   2 Mélodies, Op. 83~1. Prison
  23.   Niobe, regina di Tebe, Act 2: Ritornello
  24.   Niobe, regina di Tebe, Act 2: "Non mi far pianger sempre" (Clearte)
  25.   Partenope, HWV 27, Act 2: "Furibondo spira il vento" (Arsace)
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