Clémentine Margaine

Considered one of the leading mezzos of her generation, French mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine has gained international acclaim in recent seasons at theaters such as the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Opéra National de Paris, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Bayerische Staatsoper, Teatro Colón, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, San Carlo di Napoli, Opera Australia, Lyric Opera Chicago, Salzburg Festival and  the Canadian Opera Company.

In 2024/2025 she is back at the Met for Giulietta / Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Amneris / Aida in Vienna, Carmen in Munich, Charlotte / Werther in Liège, Gertrude / Hamlet in Torino and her long awaited debut at Covent Garden as Azucena / Trovatore.

In 2023/24,  she sang Carmen at the Met New York and at Liceu in Barcelona, Principessa di Bouillon / Adriana Lecouvreur at Opera Bastille, Paris Théâtre des Champs Elysées and Liceu,  Azucena / Trovatore in Parma, Amnéris / Trovatore and Carmen at Arena di Verona.

Recent performances include her celebrated debut at Arena di Verona as Carmen and as Amneris / Aida alongside Anna Netrebko ; Eboli / Don Carlo in Chicago and Munich ; Carmen at Maggio Fiorentino ; Massenet’s Hérodiade in Berlin ; Charlotte / Werther at the Vienna State Opera, La Sphynge / Oedipe by Enescu at the Paris Opera, Laura / Gioconda at the Chorégies d’Orange ; concerts at Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow, Verdi’s Requiem at The Shed in New York, Amneris / Aida in Barcelona and Toronto…

Other roles include Meyerbeer’s Le Prophète (at Deutsche Oper Berlin) Adalgisa / Norma (Madrid)  ; Léonore / Donizetti’s La Favorite, Marguerite / La Damnation de Faust and Dalila / Saint-Saëns’ Samson et Dalila, Gertrude / Hamlet (Radio France Festival).

Clémentine graduated from the Paris Conservatoire, then joined  the ensemble of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, where she sang her first performances of Carmen, a role for which she has now become internationally known for, and has since portrayed at the Met in New York City (telecast worldwide on Met Opera Live), Dallas, Paris, Vienna, Sydney, Munich, Rome, Naples, Washington, Barcelone and Toronto…

 

Representation : Concerts

Bizet : Carmen "Chanson Bohème"

Verdi : Trovatore

Bizet : Carmen "Habanera"

Verdi : Aida

Saint-Saëns : Samson et Dalila