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Solen Mainguené

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The International lyrico-spinto soprano Solen Mainguené is from Orange, south of France. She is praised equally for her singing and acting skills, and delights the audiences with a magnetic stage presence, sensitive and modern  interpretation and a colorful and powerful voice.

​Solen started her undergraduate training in cello and voice at the age of 15 at the "Conservatoire de Rennes" in France. She then undertook a Bachelor at the "Peabody Conservatory" of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, U.S.A, shortly followed by a Master from the Opernklasse at the "Universität Mozarteum" in Salzburg, Austria.

​In 2012, the soprano became a member of the Opera Studio of the Hamburg State Opera and in 2014 a resident artist. Whilst in Hamburg, Solen performed over 20 roles, amongst others: MUSETTA in "La Bohème", FIRST LADY  in "Die Zauberflöte" or again MICAELA in "Carmen". She also covered numerous leading sopranos including Anita Hartig, Ailyn Perez or Nino Machaidze  in roles such as MARGUERITE "Faust", LUISA "Luisa Miller", DONNA ELVIRA " Don Giovanni".

​Since 2021 Solen is part of the ensemble of the Leipzig Opera House where she is interpreting roles such as DESDEMONA in Otello, MARSHALLIN in a new Production of Rosenkavalier, MIMÍ in La Bohème, FIORDILIGI in Cosí, LISA in Pique Dame and MICAELA in Carmen. 

Additionally to her Leipzig Engagement, Solen is active on the guesting scene internationally. Her collaboration include: Teatro Real Madrid, Malmö Opera, Danish National Opera, Opéra de Dijon…etc

In previous years she has appeared all over Europe in the lyric repertoire. She was VIOLETTA in " La Traviata" at Halle Opera and Aachen Opera,  and MANON in "Manon" at Theater Freiburg. She has performed the role of NEDDA  in Pagliacci in seven different productions such as the Opéra de Vichy, Opéra de Clermont-Ferrand, Festival de St Céré, Opéra Grand Avignon, Staatstheater Braunschweig, Opéra de Reims, Danish National Opera ... 

Other roles that she often performs are: ANTONIA  in les Contes d'Hoffmann (Theater Freiburg, Badische Staatstheater Karlsruhe and Gelsenkirchen Opera), MUSETTA in La Bohème ( Hamburg State Opera, Hannover State Opera, Lübeck Opera) as well as ROSALINDE in Die Fledermaus (Theater Freiburg, Theater Baden, Theater Heilbronn).

Amongst her most successful renditions were her interpretations of  GOVERNESS in Turn of the Screw at Theater Freiburg, nominated in 2019 by “Die Deutsche Buehne” and “Opernwelt” Magazine as Production of the year 2019,  CATHERINE in Whuthering Heights at the Staatstheater Braunschweig role for which she got nominated for  “young singer of the year” by the “Opernwelt” Magazine in 2015 and TATJANA in Eugene Onegin for which she received extensive praised by the international press in 2018.

Other notable roles of her repertoire include: LAURETTA in Gianni Schicchi,  MICAELA in Carmen, MIMI in La Bohème, COMTESSA in Le nozze di Figaro, MARGUERITE in Faust.

In Summer 2020 she made her Chorégies d'Orange Début in a televised concert along side Cecilia Bartoli, Roberto Alagna, Aleksandra Kurzac, Artur Rucinsky and Javier Camarena.

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Ms Mainguené was the 1st Price winner and ADAMI price for best Italian repertoire interpretation winner of the "2019 Clermont-Ferrant International Competition" (President Inva Mula), a finalist of the Portofino International Voice competition 2020 (President Dominique Meyer) , and of the "Avignon Grand Opera International Competition" 2015. (President Raymond Duffaut). She was additionally a semi finalist of the Belvedere competition, the Virginia Zeani Competition and the Montserrat Caballé Competition. 

​The soprano benefited from the mentoring of the renowned Australian conductor Simone Young with whom she collaborated vastly at the Hamburg State Opera, as well as the French conductor Michel Plasson with whom she works in particular on French Repertoire.

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Solen has a particular talent and love for acting. Additionally to being at ease  in 5 different languages (French, English, German and Italian) she is a trained actress, and has collaborated extensively on fusional projects as singer, actress and narrator. Like for example as narrator for Jeanne d’arc au Bûcher in collaboration with French Actress Fanny Ardent at the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg in 2015, and as cover for actress Marion   Cotillard at the Teatro Real in Madrid in 2022. Other fusional projects include a Traviata with the collective Hauen&Stechen, and Drei Groschen Oper with the Thalia Theater Hamburg.

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