Françoise Pollet (born 10 September 1949 in Boulogne Billancourt) is a French soprano.[1][2] She made her debut in 1983 at the Lübeck Opera as Marschallin in the Rosenkavalier of Richard Strauss.[3]

Selected recordings

  • Saint-Saëns, Requiem, Psaume XVIII, Françoise Pollet, soprano, Orchestre National d'Ile de France, Choeur Vittoria d'Ile de France, conducted by Jacques Mercier. CD ADDA 1989
  • Berlioz, Les Troyens, Françoise Pollet, Didon, The Montréal Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Charles Dutoit. 4 CD Decca 1994
  • Messiaen, Poèmes pour Mi, Françoise Pollet, soprano, The Cleveland Orchestra, conducted by Pierre Boulez. CD DG 1997


References

  1. ↑ International Who's Who in Music and Musician's Directory David M. Cummings - 2000 Page 513 POLLET Françoise, b. 10 Sept 1949, Boulogne Billancourt, near Pans, France. Singer (Soprano), Education: Studied at Versailles Conservatory and in Munich."
  2. ↑ The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera John Warrack, Ewan West - 1996 - Page 405 "Pollet, Francoise (b Boulogne Billancourt, 10 Sept. 1949)."
  3. ↑ Aspects de la mélodie française: Concours international de musique Gérard Streletski, Françoise Andrieux - 2008 Page 9 "Françoise Pollet, soprano - France Lauréate du concours international de chant de Genève, elle débute sa carrière en 1983 au sein de la troupe de l'opéra de Lübeck dans le rôle de la Maréchale (Rosenkavalier de Richard Strauss)."


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