Jean Sébastien BEAUVAIS, Counter –Tenor

He joined the Conservatorium of Amsterdam in September 2004 to study in the Classical singing class of Valerie Guillorit and in the Basis Opera Class. He works with Margrette Hönig, lyric and technical session, in International Masterclasses. 

Highlights of recent solo work include St John Passion with the Sweelinck Baroque Orchestra conducted by Joss Vermunt. He was Oberon in the “Mid Summer Night’s dream” opera of Britten with the De Nieuwe Opera Academie, produced in the Netherlands and conducted by Lucas Vis.

He worked in soloist with famous French ensembles : Poême Harmonique, A sei Vocci, Sagitarius, William Bird Consorts, and in choir with Le Concert Spirituel for the opera Medea of Charpentier and Les folies Françoise for recording of “Les nuits de Sceaux”…

His repertoire of Baroque compositions includes J.S. Bach’s Magnificat,St John Passion, B-Minor Mass, and other cantatas composed by Telemann,Schütz, Zelenka, and of course, Handel. Operatic work has included roles in operas by Händel, in Giulio Cesare Ottone in Monteverdi L'incorinatione di Poppea and Farnace in Mithruidate of Mozart.

Found of conducting, he performed with his own ensemble, Uranie Chamber Music, in the Vredenburg zaal in Utrecht and at the Concert Gebouw in Amsterdam with a French early music program. He also did  the “Hail Bright Cecilia” of Purcell at the Chapelle Royal of Versailles in closing of the Autumn musical festival in 2004. 

He worked with famous French chamber music ensembles such as:
the Poême Harmonique, A Sei Voci, Sagitarius, William Bird Consorts, and with Le Concert Spirituel for the DVD recording of the French opera Medea of Charpentier. He is now member of the Netherlands Bach Society and performs with them in the Netherlands and abroad.

Highlights of recent solo work include Fernando in “Don Chisciotte in Sierra Nevada” from Conti, produced by Opera aan het IJ and the Utrechts Barok Consort conducted by Jos van Veldhoven. He was Oberon in the “Mid Summer Night’s dream” opera of Britten with De Nieuwe Opera Academie, produced in Netherlands and conducted by Lucas Vis.

He recorded with the Netherlands Bach Society, Bach and Schütz’s motets for Channel Classic’s record. He was also alto solo in the St John Passion with the Sweelinck Baroque Orchestra conducted by Jos Vermunt.

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