Véronique Gens

Veronique Gens is generally considered among the most prominent sopranos on the opera and recital stages in the 21st century. She became associated with Baroque repertory early in her career but soon branched out into the operas of Mozart and later into works by Berlioz, Fauré, and Poulenc. Gens issued the ambitious program Nuits on Alpha in 2020. Gens was born in Orléans, France, on April 19, 1966, into a family with mainly medical backgrounds (her father was a prominent doctor). She began singing in a choir as a child but, choosing to study English, planned to become an int...