Dominique Visse

Dominique Visse started his singing career in the choir of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. In 1978 he formed the Clément Janequin ensmble and with them made ground-breaking recordings of French polyphony and chansons of the sixteenth century. A year later, he became a founding member of Les Arts Florissants.
Ever since the early eighties, Dominique Visse has been one of the best known soloists in the world of Baroque opera – he has worked here with René Jacobs, Jean-Claude Malgoire, Philippe Herreweghe, Ton Koopman, William Christie, Alan Curtis, Nicholas McGegan, Christophe Rousset, Ivor Bolton and Robert King, and has performed in a great number of opera houses, including Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Lausanne, Montpellier, Houston, Barcelona and Munich.
Besides his activities as music director of the “Clément Jannequin” ensemble, Dominique Visse also sings contemporary music. He gives solo recitals, with a repertoire ranging from Dowland to Schubert, Offenbach and Satie, and to Berio. He has made more than 50 CDs, many of them for the “Harmonia Mundi” label.
Dominique Visse has been associated with “Capella de la Torre” for several years.