Jean Denes | Concours de Genève

Jean Denes

Member of the Voice Jury 2024

Biography

Born in Paris, Jean Denes studied piano, viola and music history at the Conservatoire National de Région de Saint Maur-des-Fossés.

After graduating, he began his vocal studies in Paris and continued at the Guildhall School of Music in London. His engagements with various ensembles have taken him to the Berlin Philharmonic, the Opéra-Bastille, the Théâtre du Châtelet and the Aix-en-Provence Festival.

In 2010, he joined an artistic agency in Vienna, where he works with international opera artists and conductors.

From 2014 to 2019, Jean Denes worked at the Opernhaus Zürich as deputy artistic director in charge of casting and artistic planning.

Since 2020, Jean Denes has been Director of Opera at the Theater Basel.

He is a jury member at international singing competitions and is regularly invited by universities (notably the Guildhall School of Music in London and the Universities of Stuttgart, Freiburg and Basel) to coach young singers.

 

 

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