Delphine Galou (born 1977) is a French contralto. Specializing in Baroque music, she began her career as a mezzo-soprano before moving down to the contralto range.
Early life and education
Galou was born in Paris in 1977.
She studied philosophy at the Sorbonne while also studying piano and voice.
She was the "Discovery of the Year" of the French Association for the Promotion of Young Artists in 2004.
Career
Galou started her career in 2000 as a member of the ensemble of the "Jeunes Voix du Rhin". She has collaborated with orchestras such as the Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble (Thomas Hengelbrock), I Barocchisti (Diego Fasolis), Accademia Bizantina (Ottavio Dantone), Collegium 1704 (Václav Luks), Venice Baroque Orchestra (Andrea Marcon), Il Complesso Barocco (Alan Curtis), Les Siècles (François-Xavier Roth), Les Arts Florissants (Jonathan Cohen), Le Concert des Nations (Jordi Savall), Ensemble Matheus (Jean-Christophe Spinosi) and Les Musiciens du Louvre Grenoble (Marc Minkowski).
As a concert soloist, Galou is, among others, a regular guest of the Beaune Baroque Festival, where she was acclaimed in Rinaldo and Alessandro by Händel, Semiramide by Nicola Porpora, and Juditha triumphans and Orlando furioso by Vivaldi.
Personal life Galou married conductor Ottavio Dantone after collaborating on a number of projects with the orchestra Accademia Bizantina.
Recordings Galou has also taken part in the CD recording of Porpora's Vespro per la Festività dell'Assunta under the baton of Martin Gester (live recording - Ambronay Editions. Released in 2011), Vivaldi's Teuzzone under the baton of Jordi Savall (2012 - Naïve Records) and Vivaldi's Orlando furioso under the baton of Federico Maria Sardelli (2012 - Naïve Records).
Agitata, Accademia Bizantina, 2017, Ottavio Dantone, Alpha. (Solo recital)https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/delphine-galou-agitata
Roles This is a partial list of roles based on information from the artist's website. DateComposerWorkRoleHouseConductorDirectorRemarksMar 2006RavelL'enfant et les sortilègesMultiple RolesTheatre Graslin Nantes and the Grand Theatre AngersApr 2007VivaldiGiustinoEufemia Schwetzingen Festival, GermanyApr 2008HändelGiulio CesareJulius CaesarThéâtre de Caen, FranceJan 2008HaydnIl mondo della lunaErnestoGrand Théâtre de LuxembourgJun 2008Benjamin BrittenA Midsummer Night's DreamHermiaOpéra National de Lorraine, NancyApr 2008Agostino SteffaniNiobe, regina di TebeNereaSchwetzingen Festival, GermanyThomas HengelbrockFeb 2009HändelRadamistoZenobiaBaden State Theatre, KarlsruhePeter Van HeyghenJun 2009VivaldiOrlando FuriosoOrlandoTheater BaselAndrea MarconJan 2011Benjamin BrittenThe Rape of LucretiaLucretiaNantes / Theatre Graslin and the Angers / Grand TheatreJul 2011VivaldiJuditha triumphans(Soloist)Beaune Baroque FestivalFederico Maria SardelliConcert Performance.Apr 2012HändelRinaldoRinaldoTeatro Municipale Valli, ItalyOttavio DantoneSep 2012MonteverdiIl ritorno d'Ulisse in patriaPenelopeTheater an der WienChristophe RoussetOct 2012VivaldiTito ManlioKraków Opera HouseOttavio DantoneConcert performance April 2012HändelJuditha TriumphansHolofernesMisteria paschalia festival, KrakówOttavio DantoneJan 2012HändelIl trionfo del Tempo e del DisingannoDisingannoStaatsoper im Schiller Theater, BerlinMarc MinkowskiJun 2013VivaldiJuditha triumphans(Soloist)St. Reinoldi, DortmundChristophe RoussetConcert PerformanceMay 2013VivaldiFarnaceBereniceTeatro del Maggio Musicale, FlorenceSep 2013GluckOrfeo ed EuridiceOrfeoOpéra national de MontpellierBalázs KocsárOct 2013HändelAci, Galatea e PolifemoGalateaWiener Konzerthaus in ViennaEmmanuelle HaimJun 2014HändelIl trionfo del tempo e del disingannoDisingannoThe Berlin StaatsoperSébastien RoulandJürgen FlimmJan 2015HändelTamerlanoAndronicoThéâtre Royal de La Monnaie à BruxellesChristophe RoussetPierre AudiMay 2015VivaldiLa verità in cimentoDamiraOpernhaus ZürichOttavio Dantone
References
Further reading Gramilano interview, 2019
External links
A gorgeously sung and strangely staged 'Il Trionfo' at the Berlin Staatsoper