Christian Ploix

(tenor)

Deeply devoted to baroque music, and more particularly to its oratorio repertory, Christian ploix has been performing in Notre Dame de Paris as well as in numerous Parisian churches, notably the Eglise Saint Roch and the Basilique Sainte Clotilde, where he sang Monteverdi's Vespers, Bach's cantatas and motets, Scarlatti's Stabat Mater, Handel's Messiah, Honegger's Le Roi David, Britten's Rejoice In The Lamb... On the opera stage Christian Ploix sang the title role in Britten's Albert Herring, Nemorino in Donizetti's L'Elisir d'amore, Monostatos in The Magic Flute. In recital he explored the music of Britten as well as Caccini's madrigals. Showing great interest in music on all its shapes and forms, and profiting from a widely diverse musical education, Christian is equally at ease performing contemporary music, jazz, French chansons and popular music. He performs medieval music with the ensemble Venance Fortunat and takes part in an abundance of vocal ensemble projects in France and abroad.