Véronique Gens
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New. Lully: Proserpine
Marie Lys (Proserpine), Ambroisine Bré (Arethusa), Jean-Sébastien Bou (Crinise), Véronique Gens (Ceres), Nick Pritchard (Mercury), Laurence Kilsby (Alphée); Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
Marie Lys makes much of the few opportunities she is given...this penultimate instalment in Christophe Rousset's magnificent survey of Lully's operas should not be missed. —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Editor's Choice
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Record Review, 27th June 2026, Record of the Week
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We very quickly learn just how characterful Desandre can be with her amused, laughing reactions to women in battle in ‘Non posso far’, and the dark glitter of her voice in the melancholic ‘Lasciatemi... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Record Review, Records of the Year 2021
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Opus Klassik, 2022, Female Singer of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Finalist - Voice & Ensemble
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Gens, as one might expect, is exceptional in this repertoire. Most of the songs are about erotic anticipation and tristesse, and her dark, slightly smoky tone adds to the sensuality of it all.... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th November 2015
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2016, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Winner - Solo Vocal
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Special offer. Poulenc: La Voix Humaine
RecommendedVéronique Gens (soprano), Orchestre National de Lille, Alexandre Bloch
More than ably supported by the Orchestre National de Lille under Alexandre Bloch, Gens spans the gamut of emotions, puzzled, hopeful, coquettish, desperately pleading, def iant and, ultimately,... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th January 2023
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2023
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Shortlisted - Opera
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Massenet: Songs with Orchestra
RecommendedCyrille Dubois, Véronique Gens, Étienne Dupuis, Nicole Car, Jodie Devos, Chantal Santon Jeffery
Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Hervé Niquet
Véronique Gens of course is an artist to treasure and as always she responds alertly to the demands of text and melodic line. Of the others, I was especially taken by the tenor Cyrille Dubois...Call... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2022, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Female Singer of the Year (Gens/Devos)
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Male Singer of the Year (Dupuis)
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Shortlisted - Voice & Orchestra
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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492
RecommendedSimon Keenlyside (Count), Véronique Gens (Countess), Patrizia Ciofi (Susanna), Lorenzo Regazzo (Figaro), Angelika Kirchschlager (Cherubino), Marie McLaughlin (Marcellina)
Collegium Vocale Gent, Concerto Köln, René Jacobs
René Jacobs always brings new ideas to the operas he conducts, and even to a work as familiar as Figaro he adds something of his own. First of all he offers an orchestral balance quite unlike... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2004, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2004, Recording of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2004, Winner - Opera
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Grammy Awards, 47th Awards (2004), Best Opera Recording
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Building A Library, April 2022, Recommended Recording
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Rivales
RecommendedSandrine Piau (soprano), Véronique Gens (soprano), Le Concert de la Loge, Julien Chauvin
I don’t know about any rivalry here, but Gens and Piau, both of whom have complete mastery over this repertoire, function extremely well individually (as one might expect) and in duo. They are... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2022
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Opera, June 2022, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Winners, Winner - Voice & Ensemble
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Les Divas d'Offenbach
RecommendedVéronique Gens (soprano), Chœur et Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, Hervé Niquet
It is music ideally suited to Véronique Gens with her sumptuous voice and relishing of linguistic nuance... Captured in warm, glowing sound, with the superb Choeur et Orchestre des Pays de la... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th October 2025
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Nominated - Vocal Music
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2025, Vocal Choice
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Special offer. André Messager: Passionnément
Véronique Gens (Ketty Stevenson), Étienne Dupuis (Robert Perceval), Nicole Car (Julia), Eric Huchet (William Stevenson), Chantal Santon Jeffrey (Helene Le Barrois), Armando Noguera (Harris), Munchner Rundfunkorchester, Stefan Blunier
Messager’s score is a minor masterpiece. His gifts as an orchestrator are evident from the start...Stefan Blunier conducting the Munich Radio Orchestra has clearly lost his heart to Messager’s... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice 2021
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2021
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Opera, November 2021, Disc of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Opera
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Special offer. Lully: Atys
Mathias Vidal (Atys), Véronique Gens (Cybèle), Sandrine Piau (Sangaride), Tassis Christoyannis (Célénus) et al, Les Ambassadeurs ~ La Grande Écurie, Alexis Kossenko
Solo singers are handpicked for their likely vocal similarities to performers at the 1676 premiere. Véronique Gens (who was a deity on Christie's recording) is outstanding as Cybéle...If you... —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2026, Opera Choice
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