Emmanuelle Haïm
Although she never studied conducting formally, conductor and harpsichordist Emmanuelle Haïm has risen to become one of the world's top conductors of Baroque opera and choral music. She is the director of her own Baroque ensemble, Le Concert d'Astrée.
Haïm was born in Paris on May 11, 1962. In her deep ancestry was a family of Breton organ makers, and her stepfather passed time as friends with both András Schiff and Zoltán Kocsis. Haïm was inspired to take up the piano, and she and her siblings performed chamber music at these high-level gatherings. She soon decided on a musical career. Haïm attended the Conservatoire de Paris (the CNSMDP) for 13 years, starting on piano but switching to harpsichord in her mid-twenties because she wanted to participate in a performance of Bach's St. Matthew Passion and couldn't think of another way to become involved. Among her teachers at the Paris Conservatoire were Kenneth Gilbert and Christophe Rousset (with whom she appeared as harpsichordist on a 1996 recording of Handel's Riccardo Primo), and she was soon pulling down top prizes. Her harpsichord skills were spotted by conductor William Christie, and for a decade, Haïm performed with his ensemble, Les Arts Florissants. Working with Christie, she absorbed the principles of conducting. She also performed Baroque and Classical repertory with big-name conductors such as Simon Rattle, who would later encourage her in her own conducting efforts. She was also a noted accompanist who worked with Cecilia Bartoli, among others.
Haïm's conducting debut was as unplanned as her turn toward the harpsichord; a group of instrumentalist friends wanted to practice working with singers, and Haïm agreed to helm an impromptu ensemble. She began to find opportunities as a Baroque opera conductor, and in 2000, she formed an ensemble of her own, Le Concert d'Astrée. That put Haïm and her enthusiasm squarely in the spotlight ("like a ballerina on speed" was the Independent's description of Haïm in rehearsal), and engagements and support began to flow her way. Quite early on, Haïm made her recording debut with Le Concert d'Astrée, in a 2002 recording of Handel's Arcadian Duets on the Erato/Virgin label, featuring a high-powered group of singers, including Natalie Dessay. That year, Haïm conducted Monteverdi's Orfeo at the Barbican in London in a series of six sold-out performances featuring star tenor Ian Bostridge. She made numerous guest-conducting appearances but has mostly declined chances to move into mainstream repertory. Haïm conducted Orfeo in 20 performances across France in the 2005-2006 season. She was the first woman conductor at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, leading Handel's Giulio Cesare in 2007. As her reputation grew, many groups invited her to guest conduct concerts and recordings, as Concerto Köln did in 2010 for the album Caldara in Vienna. Haïm continues to conduct Le Concert d'Astrée and maintains a busy schedule of guest appearances, including some with full symphony orchestras. By 2022, Haïm had appeared on more than 85 albums, including that year's Une nouvelle fête Baroque!
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20 álbum(es) • Ordenado por Mejores ventas
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Campra, Rameau, Mondonville
Clásica - Editado por Warner Classics el 25 ago. 2023
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Handel : Italian Cantatas
Cantatas (profanas) - Editado por Erato el 23 nov. 2018
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Georg Friedrich Händel : Messiah
Música vocal sacra - Editado por Erato - Warner Classics el 24 oct. 2014
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Une nouvelle fête baroque ! 20 ans
Clásica - Editado por Warner Classics el 22 abr. 2022
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Händel : Italian Cantatas
Sabine Devieilhe, Lea Desandre, Emmanuelle Haïm
Clásica - Editado por Warner Classics el 23 nov. 2018
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Claudio Monteverdi : L'Orfeo
Clásica - Editado por Warner Classics el 1 mar. 2004
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Haendel : Arias for Cleopatra from 'Giulio Cesare'
Natalie Dessay, Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm
Fragmentos de ópera - Editado por Warner Classics el 10 ene. 2011
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Une fête baroque
Clásica - Editado por Warner Classics el 13 feb. 2012
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Henry Purcell : Dido and Aeneas (Didon et Enée)
Susan Graham, Ian Bostridge, Emmanuelle Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée
Ópera - Editado por Warner Classics el 10 feb. 2004
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Haendel : La Resurrezione
Oratorios sacros - Editado por Warner Classics el 11 sept. 2009
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Magnificat - Dixit Dominus
Emmanuelle Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée
Clásica - Editado por Warner Classics el 29 oct. 2007
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Lamenti
Emmanuelle Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée
Clásica - Editado por Warner Classics el 10 ene. 2008
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Cantates
Natalie Dessay, Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm
Clásica - Editado por Warner Classics el 20 oct. 2008
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Handel: Messiah
Clásica - Editado por Erato - Warner Classics el 24 oct. 2014
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Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Susan Graham, Ian Bostridge, Emmanuelle Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée
Clásica - Editado por Warner Classics el 10 feb. 2004
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Georg Friedrich Handel : Aci, Galatea e Polifemo
Clásica - Editado por Warner Classics el 22 abr. 2003
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Rameau: In convertendo Dominus: VII. Chœur. "Euntes ibant et flebant"
Clásica - Editado por Warner Classics el 4 ago. 2023
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CANTATES & DUOS ITALIENS
Les Paladins, Jérôme Correas, Sandrine Piau, Emmanuelle Haïm, Marion Middenway
Clásica - Editado por ARION el 15 abr. 2001
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Une nouvelle fête baroque: Handel: Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, HWV 46a: "È un ostinato errore" (Live)
Clásica - Editado por Warner Classics el 11 mar. 2022
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Une nouvelle fête baroque - Rameau: Les Boréades, Suite: Rondeau vif (Live)
Clásica - Editado por Warner Classics el 1 abr. 2022
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