Marc Clémeur is a well known personality in the international music world. In 1984, after having worked as a producer with the BRT (Belgian Radio and Television), he became the general manager for the Flanders Philharmonic Orchestra (now Antwerp Symphony).
In 1989 he was appointed general director of Flanders Opera, which he ran for nearly 20 years and ushered towards international fame. In 2009 he became the general director of the Strasbourg Opéra national du Rhin, where he was able to attract international audiences and in whose Opera Studio he spotted many a young talented singer.

Génération Opéra is a Paris association that mainly consists of opera managers in France, and some from Belgium and Switzerland. The idea is to guide young opera singers towards a professional career.