 | | Born in Montreal, Dominique Labelle first came to international prominence as Donna Anna in Peter Sellars' production of Don Giovanni, which she performed in New York, Paris, and Vienna.
Whether in opera or in concert, the luminous beauty of her voice, her charismatic stage presence, and her impeccable musicianship are unmistakable. She is sought after by such conductors as Pierre Boulez, Bernard Haitink, Christopher Hogwood, Kurt Masur, Nicholas McGegan, John Nelson, Sir Roger Norrington, Seiji Ozawa, Leonard Slatkin, Michael Tilson Thomas, Franz Welser-Möst and David Zinman, and has sung with most of the major U. S. orchestras including Atlanta, Boston, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Houston, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York, Philadelphia, and San Francisco, among many others.
Concert highlights for Ms. Labelle include Mahler's Symphony No. 2, Poulenc's Stabat Mater, Ravel's L'Enfant et les Sortileges, and Beethoven's Missa Solemnis and Symphony No. 9, both with the late Robert Shaw. She particularly enjoyed performances of the Symphony No. 9 with Kurt Masur and the New York Philharmonic on tour in Asia.
She is much in demand for performances of the works of Bach, Handel, and Mozart, with modern- and period-instrument orchestras alike.
A committed recitalist, Ms. Labelle has touched audiences with her profound and sensitive interpretations of music and text. Her appearances have included solo recitals at New York's Weill Hall, Lincoln Center, the 92nd St. Y, The Vocal Arts Society in Washington, D.C., and appearances in Boston, Montreal, Moscow, Quebec and London, among others.
Her many recordings, with repertoire from the 17th to the 21st centuries, appear on Virgin Veritas, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, RCA Victor Red Seal, Koss, Denon, New World, and Musica Omnia labels. Her recording of Handel's Arminio won the 2002 Handel Prize. |
