ANNE TSITRONE   Lyric Soprano

Lyric soprano, Anne Tsitrone studied singing at the conservatories of Sète, Montpellier, and Trinity College of Music in London, where she graduated with honors in 2006. During 2007-08 she was a semi-finalist at the Concours International de Chant  in Clermont-Ferrand, a semi-finalist in the International Competition in Marmande in both opera and French song and a finalist in the National Contest of Beziers. She was a laureate  of the International Opera Marseille.  She was also "guest singer" at the Opera Studio Nederland in Amsterdam in 2008.


In concert, Anne has recently sung Messiaen at the Festival of the Abbey of Valmagne, the  second soprano in the Mozart Mass in C Minor with the Symphony Orchestra of  Rhone-Alps . She appeared recently in the Tragedy of Salome with Orchestra National de Montpellier.

On stage, her recent  parts include the title role in the opera Cendrillon by Pauline Viardot at the Opera Festival at the Village, Antonia in The Tales  of Hoffmann at Pézenas Enchantée,  a spinner in the contemporary opera Bistanclac!  for the National Theatre of Sète. In the near future she will sing  Berta in Barber of Seville with the Orchestra M'Sinfonia.

Nicholas and Daphne heard her sing following a master-class in the Pézanas Enchantée  programme and were struck by the maturity of her singing and the fluidity of her tone, without mannerism or affectation. Anne lives in Montpellier and we were delighted to be able to.  bring young local talent to sing for us in Fontès, surely a Star of Tomorrow, for you, Today

Anne-Lise Dodelier   piano

At the age of twelve, Anne-Lise was asked to  play with the Orchestra Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur  with maestro Philippe Bender, who is perhaps, most renowned for his conducting of the first performance, in France, of the Paul McCartney Oratorio.  After studying at the Conservatoire National de Lyon (where she won a gold medal in piano accompaniment and harmony), she entered the Conservatoire of Geneva, where she studied vocal accompaniment with Ursula Rüttiman and graduated in 2006 in accompaniment and improvisation.

On several occasions she has worked with the Opéra National de Lyon, including as head of production for the opera  "The Little Chimney Sweep" by Benjamin Britten. She has also worked with the Director of the Lyon Opéra  and Opéra de Montpellier . She has twice toured with the Orchestra de la Suisse Romande (célesta) under the baton of Marek Janewski.   Since September 2007, she has worked extensively with classes at the Conservatoire de Montpellier  and the Conservatoire de Béziers.

 
This year Anne-Lise has been invited to participate in the Festival of Young Talents in Paris playing with singer Anaïk Morel; in the Festival at Agen; in recital at the Festival of Castelnau-le-Lez and in the Festival of Voices in Maguelonne