She is the recipient of the First Prize, the Audience Prize, the Orchestra and Technicians’ Prize of the Concours International de Chant de Mâcon, the First Prize and Special Prize of the Jury of Léopold Bellan International Competition, of a Golden Medal from Manhattan International Music Competition, and is a winner of Armel Opera Competition, as well as a finalist of Concorso Liricio Internazionale Ottavio Ziino and Concours International George Enescu. This season, Jeanne will be making her debut at the Opéra National de Paris for a Beethoven concert (Amphithéâtre Bastille), at the Chorégies d’Orange for the 10th anniversary of Musiques en fête, at the Festival de Pâques d’Aix-en-Provence where she will give a recital with Renaud Capuçon and Tanguy de Williencourt, and at the Festival de Fénétrange under the baton of Mathieu Herzog with the Ensemble Appassionato. Upcoming roles include Sophie (Werther) at the Opéra de Nice, Pamina (Die Zauberflöte) at the Grand Théâtre, Scène Nationale de Mâcon under the baton of Eric Geneste directed by Sébastien Lemoine, Dorinda (The Tempest) and The Second Woman (Dido and Aeneas) conducted by Leonardo García Alarcón with the Cappella Mediterranea, staged by Pascal Neyron at the Rencontres Musicales d’Evian – La Grange au Lac. Her next recording projects are the song cycles of Karol Beffa’s next album under French label Klarthe as well as the role of Tessa (Die Afrikareise) with the Sofia Philharmonic and conductor Dario Salvi for Naxos Records.
Most recent operatic engagements include Der Hüter des Tempels (Die Frau ohne Schatten) under the baton of Valery Gergiev during the Verbier Festival, Le Feu/ Rossignol (cover) in Richard Jones’s production of L’Enfant et les sortilèges at the Opéra National de Paris and Amore (Orfeo ed Euridice) at Opera North in Sweden and Budapest Palace of Arts. As a chamber musician, Jeanne has performed in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space, Danny Kaye Playhouse, Bargemusic, Dimenna Center, the Bohemian Hall in New-York, Grand Théâtre de Provence, Salle Cortot…
Jeanne Gérard has earned a Master’s of classical voice from Manhattan School of Music, where she studied under the tutelage of Patricia Misslin. She took part in the masterclasses of Thomas Hampson, Thomas Quasthoff, Barbara Frittoli, Mariella Devia, Graham Johnson, Dalton Baldwin, Martin Katz, Jake Heggie, Giulio Zappa… Jeanne has been a member of the Martina Arroyo Foundation, Songfest and the Atelier Lyrique of the Verbier Festival. Jeanne studied humanities at Henri IV (classe préparatoire littéraire) and holds a bachelor degree in philosophy from la Sorbonne. A versatile artist, she studied acting with Jean-Laurent Cochet, Scott Williams and Matt Newton, and played the roles of Mrs Wire in The Lady of Larkspur Lotion (T. Williams), Girl in Mr Paradise (T. Williams) and Yelena in Uncle Vanya (A. Chekhov) at the Producers’ Club in New-York. She trained in dance at the Centre de Danse du Marais and at the Broadway Dance Center. She has performed in famous jazz clubs in Paris and New York such as Le Petit Journal Montparnasse, The Manderley Bar, The Bitter End and The Lounge.
Jeanne’s performances have been broadcasted on Medici TV, Arte Concert, France Musique and France 3.
