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date = "2015-12-30T16:25:00-05:00"
discipline = "Mezzo-soprano"
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publishDate = "2015-12-30T16:25:00-05:00"
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slug = "geraldine-chauvet"
title = "Géraldine Chauvet"
website = "http://www.geraldinechauvet.com/"
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Géraldine Chauvet was born in Bayeux in the Calvados region of France and studied musicology at the University of Tours and vocal studies with the Jeunes Voix du Rhin which is the young artists’ development program at the National Opera du Rhin in Strasbourg.

Ms Chauvet continued her studies with Udo Reinemann and then with Grace Bumbry making her debut in 2008 as Adalgisa in Bellini’s *Norma* at the Comunale Theater of Bologna and in Germany at the Wildbad Opera Festival in Pacini’s adaptation of *Don Giovanni* singing the role of Donna Anna. In 2009 she sang the role of Carmen for the first time at the Comunale Pavarotti in Modena and at the Alighieri Theater in Ravenna and she was Charlotte in Massenet’s *Werther* opposite Giuseppe Filianoti in the same season in the tenor’s home town of Reggio Calabria under the baton of Alain Guingal.

In July 2009, Ms Chauvet was Donna Elvira this time in Mozart’s *Don Giovanni* a the Avenches Festival in the staging of Giancarlo del Monaco and debuted in the Zeffirelli production of *Carmen* at Verona under the baton of Placido Domingo, who later invited her to appear with him in Tokyo under the auspices of the Arena di Verona singing the last act of Carmen televised by NHK.

Subsequent appearances have been in Naples in 2010 at the San Carlo as Carmen, Dalila opposite Jose Cura for the Seoul Opera Festival in 2011, Carmen at the Festival de Sanxay (Vienne, France), and Mere Marie in Poulenc’s *Dialogues des Carmelites* in Massy, Juliette in Berlioz *Romeo et Juliette* in Amsterdam a US debut with Opera Orchestra of New York as Adriano in Wagner’s *Rienzi* conducted by Eve Queler. In the spring of 2012 she was well reviewed for her Fenena in Verdi’s *Nabucco* with the Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center. Ms Chauvet opened the Verona Arena’s season in a Zeffirelli production of *Don Giovanni* and was Adalgisa in *Norma* at the Greek Theater in Taormina before she joined the roster of the Metropolitan Opera for a highly successful debut as Sesto in Mozart’s *Clemenza di Tito* in December 2012.

In 2013 include Mère Marie in *Dialogues of the Carmelites* at the Grand Theatre de Bordeaux, Kostelnichka in *Jenufa* in Avignon and Rosina in *Barbiere di Siviglia* in Beijing. She sang the Verdi *Requiem* with the Washington Choral Society at Kennedy Center and was Adriano at the Theatre du Capitole at Toulouse.

Recent performances included Sara in Donizetti’s *Roberto Devereux* opposite Mariella Devia at Carnegie Hall with Opera Orchestra of New York, a debut at the Salzburg Festival in Dalbavie’s *Charlotte Salomon*, *Carmen* opening the season at New Orleans, *Reine Gertrude* in A.Thomas's Hamlet opposite Patricia Ciofi, Jean-Francois Lapointe , Nicolas Teste in Avignon.

Engagements for the 2015/2016 season include performing as the title role in *Carmen* at the Washington National Opera, Laura in *Gioconda* al Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile.

