Jeanine De Bique

has been described as »one of the most exciting sopranos to catch onstage these days. Animated, joyful, and technically flawless, the Trinidadian vocalist with the light, starry voice that soars before landing on audiences’ ears like a musical meteor shower« (»Operawire«) and a »sheer endless wealth of colour and nuances[…] a radiant, free-floating timbre« (»Opernwelt«).

Highlights in 2023/24 include her return to Opéra de Paris for the debut in the title role of Massenet’s »Cendrillon«, her house debut as Donna Anna (»Don Giovanni«) at the Staatsoper Berlin and Micaëla (»Carmen«) at the Gran Teatre de Liceu Barcelona. In concert, she will present a new program featuring Baroque arias and Caribbean folk songs with the Holland Baroque on tour throughout the Netherlands, give solo recitals in the US and perform with The English Concert, Philadelphia Orchestra, Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Netherlands Philharmonic, B’Rock, Kammerorchester Basel and Gürzenich Orchester.
The past few seasons saw several important role and house debuts at Opernhaus Zurich, L’Opéra national de Paris, with the Budapest Festival Orchestra, at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, with Konzerthausorchester Berlin, at Theater an der Wien, at Houston Grand Opera, the Salzburger Festspiele and the BBC PROMS.
Equally sought after in concert, Ms De Bique gave her solo recital debut at New York’s Carnegie Hall, appeared at Lincoln Centre at the Mostly Mozart Festival and at the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal’s summer festival and performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Manfred Honeck, London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle, the Swedish Chamber Orchestra and Martin Fröst and, the Vienna Philharmonic and Herbert Blomstedt, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, as well as the Rotterdam Philharmonic and the Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, both conducted by Wayne Marshall.

»Mirrors«, Ms De Bique’s first solo-CD with Concerto Köln was released by Berlin Classics in 2021 to outstanding reviews. The album received the 2022 »OPUS Klassik Award« for best solo recording Vocal, a »Diapason d’Or découverte«, the »Edison Klassiek« award as well as the »Editor’s Choice« award in »Gramophone«, »Fono Forum« and »Opera« Magazines. The programme was presented throughout Europe and the US, including Carnegie Hall in New York.
Ms De Bique is featured on Joachim Horsley’s album and video release »Caribbean Nocturnes« with the single »Le M’ouri«, which fuses classical sound and Latin Caribbean Afro rhythm. She also made a guest appearance in season 2 of the Netflix series »The OA«. Ms De Bique holds a Master degree from the Manhattan School of Music. Notable awards include the »Arleen Auger Prize« at the »International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch« and Third Prize in the »Gian Battista Viotti International Music Competition«. She is a recipient of the »Youth Ambassador for Peace«, awarded by the National Commission of UNESCO, Trinidad and Tobago.