 Blessed with a rich, graceful voice and a truly dramatic temperament, this French soprano commands attention with a stage presence as intense in recital as it is on the grand stage. Trained at the Paris Conservatory, she has made eclecticism her signature—a repertoire that seamlessly spans Baroque, Classical, and contemporary works, encompassing opera, recital, and chamber music.
A multifaceted schedule
Recently, she sang the First Lady in The Magic Flute, directed by Cédric Klapisch at the Opéra de Saint-Étienne, and lent her voice to Marko Nikodijevic's new work, "I Didn't Know Where to Put All My Tears," with Ensemble Le Balcon, directed by Silvia Costa (Opera houses of Nancy and Rennes). She also returned to performing for young audiences in La Courte Paille at the Opéra de Clermont-Ferrand.
In concert, she performed at the Beaune Festival in Dardanus (Iphise), at La Folle Journée in Nantes alongside Jean-Paul Pruna, and then at the Ambronay and Saint-Michel-en-Thiérache festivals with L’Assemblée, conducted by Marie Van Rhijn. She also created the baroque version of the recital Muses Inversées alongside harpsichordist Maude Gratton—at the Rennes Opera, the Classique au Large festival, and the Château de Bournazel.
2026-2027 Season Update
° Title role in Gasparini’s Atalia at the Oude Muziek Festival in Utrecht on September 6, 2026, alongside the Hemiolia ensemble, conducted by E. Resche-Caserta.
° The roles of Amor and Nérine in Charpentier's Medée, as part of a tour from September 22 to October 2, 2026, including performances at the Paris Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, the Montpellier, Toulouse, and Compiègne opera houses, as well as the Namur Festival, alongside Les Épopées, conducted by Stéphane Fuget.
° The more the artist will sing in "Death on the Tiber" as part of a recital dedicated to Handel, Bononcini, and Monteclair, with Hemiolia, conducted by Emmanuel Resche-Caserta, on December 4 in Soissons and December 5 in Tourcoing, 2026.
° Despina in Mozart's Così fan tutte in a new production directed by Phia Ménard at the Rennes, Nantes, and Angers opera houses (numerous performances between February 6 and March 25, 2027).
An extensive repertoire born from the artist's explorations
In addition to the aforementioned roles, Camille Poul moves with fluidity from the heroic fervor of Armida (Rinaldo) to the finesse of Susanna (Nozze di Figaro) Pamina (Magic flute) and the raw modernity of Poulenc's La Voix Humaine. The artist has built a gallery of roles that testifies to her rare versatility: Zerlina (The magic flute), Drusilla, Amore and Valetto (L'Incoronation of Poppea), Alphise (Les Boréades), Adelanta (Serse), Maddalena (La Resurrezione), the title-role of Ravel's L'Enfant et les Sortilèges, Carolina (Il matrimonio segreto), Amour (Orphée et Eurydice), and Yniold (Pelléas and Mélisande).
Her talent for contemporary music was revealed at the Paris Opera during the world premiere of Marc-André Dalbavie's "Le Soulier de Satin"(as Doña Sept-Épées). Since then, she has sung in Thierry Escaich's "Point d'Orgue" (as Shirine) and Alexandre Desplat's "En Silence" (as Tomiko).
Presence in France and Europe
In addition to her appearances at the Paris Opera, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, the Opéra Comique, the Royal Opera of Versailles, the Philharmonie de Paris, and the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, she has also performed at numerous other French opera houses, from Lille to Aix-en-Provence. Camille Poul has performed at La Monnaie in Brussels, the Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, the Cologne Opera, the Konzerthaus and Musikverein in Vienna, the Liederhalle in Stuttgart, Vredenburg in Utrecht, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and Bruges, the Rainier III Auditorium in Monaco, the Philharmonie de Liège, the Villa Medici, and—outside Europe—at the Hokutopia International Festival in Tokyo.
Discography
The artist has recorded the title role of Atalia (Gasparini) with the ensemble Hemiolia, as well as Céphise (Lully's Alceste) and Drusilla (L'Incoronazione di Poppea) with Les Épopées. She also lends her voice to the title role of L'enfant et les Sortilèges for SWR Stuttgart, to First Lady in de Mysteris of Isis (a Mozartian pastiche version) with Le Concert Spirituel, to Urgande in Lully’s Amadis, to Don Quichotte chez la Duchesse by Boismortier , to the La seconda Grazia in Belli’s Orfeo with Le Poème Harmonique, as well as to arias by Michel de La Barre. Her DVDs include Amore and Damigella in L’Incoronazione di Poppea (Virgin Classics) and Amour and Palès in Lully’s Cadmus et Hermione (Alpha).
Moreover the recital named Les Vénitiennes and the concert Ulysse et les Sirènes with the ensemble L’Assemblée at La folle journée (Nantes) were boradcast for France Télévision and France Musique. In addition the closing concert of La Folle Journée de Nantes, was recorded and broadcast by ARTE.
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