Marie-Nicole Lemieux contralto
At age 24, contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux became the first Canadian to win First Prize as well as the Special Prize for Lieder at Belgium’s Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition. These prestigious awards opened the door to an immediate international career, and resulted in performances in recital, with orchestra, and at festivals around the world. Lemieux is featured on several recordings, including the JUNO Award winning Mozart Requiem with Les Violons du Roy (Dorion Recordings), and in the title role of Orlando in Vivaldi’s Orlando furioso with Ensemble Matheus with conductor Jean-Christophe Spinosi (NAÏVE). The latter was acclaimed as the “Best recording of the year” at the French Victoires de la musique in Paris. Recently, Lemieux appeared with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and has had a number of stage roles, including a performance as Geneviève in Pelléas et Mélisande at the Berlin Staatsoper. She is a regular soloist with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and conductor Kent Nagano.