| Biography | The French soprano and mezzo-soprano, Chloè Briot, graduated from from the National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, where she studied with Mireille Alcantra and Michelle Voisinet. She has become a Laureate of the 2014 HSBC Festival d'Aix-en-Provence Academy and was awarded the Prix du Jeune Espoir at the Concours International de Chant Lyrique de lUFAM.
Chloé Briot has quickly come to the attention of the international press in performances as both Yniold / Pelléas et Mélisande and the title role of Ravels LEnfant et les Sortilèges with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and Philharmonia Orchestra (London). She has been described as Gifted with certain magnetism (ConcertoNet), and as a great luxury (The Times), "natural standout" (The Guardian) and "delightful" (Chicago Tribune). Recent successes include performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Esa-Pekka Salonen as Yniold in Pelléas et Mélisande and the title role in LEnfant et les Sortilège which she then covered at the 2015 Glyndebourne Opera Festival and also sang in Paris conducted by Mikko Franck. She also achieved critical acclaim for Yniold in Emmanuelle Bastets new production of Pelléas et Mélisande at Angers Nantes Opéra. Summer 2016 saw her return to the Festival dAix en Provence to sing Yniold in their new production of Pelléas et Mélisande, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen and directed by Katie Mitchell. |