» It is also an opportunity to discover Nadège Meden, a great lyricist full of potential – and aplomb, in an Abigaille with a striking high register. »

 

CLÉMENT DEMEURE – FORUM OPÉRA

Gifted with a full-bodied and agile voice, Nadège excels particularly in the heroine roles of Verdi and the XIX Century French repertoire, who have inspired these rich scores with their passionate impetus, the lyric nature of their sentiments, and their strong character. Her taste for the stage makes her an excellent communicator and actress of the works she interprets, with a rich timbre and a full voice. The soprano has already lent her warm, full-bodied tone to Freia and Woglinde . She has also taken on the roles of Tosca, Dido and Carmen, and was Venus (Orpheus in the Underworld), Vitellia and Elettra (Mozart). She has also sung Strauss (4 Lieder). She can also be heard in sacred music. She has sung the Requiems by Faure and Verdi. She takes part in numerous festivals, including the Musica Sacra festival in Bogotà, Colombia, where she has performed in a recital of sacred music with the FOSBO quartet and in Gorecki’s Symphony No. 3 with the Colombian National Symphony Orchestra. Nadège has twice been a finalist in the Academy of Verdian Voices at the Opera of Parma. She was singled out and selected as one of the Opera for Peace talents.

Nadège has been lucky enough to work with many musicians, including Michel Plasson, Françoise Pollet, Carlo Gaïfa, Cheryl Studer, Grace Bumbry, Isabelle Kabatu, Jennifer Larmore, Anna Pirozzi and Marianna Pizzolato. She has worked with many directors, including Lotte De Beer, Anna Maria Bruzzese, Dmitri Tcherniakov, Lars Franke, Christiane Jatahy and Marie-Hélène Vigier. A lover of languages and poetry, Nadège is particularly fond of Lied and mélodie, which she works on in duo with Soraya Verdier and Phil Richardson, with whom she performs in recital.