- Anne Azéma
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Anne Azéma, French born
soprano who has been an important or leading singer ofearly music since 1993. She has co-directed programs for theBoston Camerata and is also noted as a music scholar. [ [http://www.goldbergweb.com/en/interpreters/vocals/7849.php Golderg Early music portal] ] She is perhaps best known for performing music from the Middle Ages,lute songs from the Renaissance period,Baroque sacred music, and contemporary music theater. She is also a music educator and a researcher. She has performed inJapan ,Germany , the US, Australia and elsewhere. [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=41:11092~T1 All Music] ]Anne Azéma's special field is secular/vernacular song of
France andProvence in the Middle Ages. She shared a "Grand Prix du Disque" for her role as Iseult in the Boston Camerata's recording of "Tristan and Iseult". Four solo recital albums, "The Unicorn", "The Game of Love", "Provence Mystique" and "Etoile du Nord" also document her original work in this area. ). Ms. Azéma is a founding member of theCamerata Mediterranea , touring with them internationally and appearing on all of their CDs (Edison Prize) She has also been prominent in many of the Boston Camerata's American music projects, taking the role of MotherAnn Lee of the Shakers in the dance-and-music theater work "Borrowed Light" (premiered in 2004) by Finnish choreographer Tero Saarinen and Camerata director Joel Cohen. Ms. Azéma's current discography numbers over thirty five recordings as a soloist, recitalist or director on the Warner — Erato, Harmonia Mundi, Virgin, Nonesuch, Bridge, Calliope, Atma and K 617 labels.Anne Azéma is the founder and director of the European-based Ensemble Aziman. [ [http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2007/03/20/a_raucous_night_for_knights/ Boston Globe] ] [ [http://www.mutius-musicconcept.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=73&Itemid=42&lang=EN Music Concept] ] In 2007 Ms. Azéma, leading Aziman, directed the music for a staged work "Le Tournoi de Chauvency", [ [http://www.classiquenews.com/lire/lire_actualite_musicale_detail.aspx?id=833 Classique News] ] performed in major theaters of eastern France and Luxembourg.2008-2009 will mark her first season as the Artistic Director of The Boston Camerata.
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External links
* [http://www.anneazema.com/bio.html Anne Azéma bio at her website]
* [http://www.anneazema.com/discography.html Anne Azéma's discography, including four solo recital albums of medieval French song]
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