Marc Clémeur, un nouveau Président pour Génération Opéra

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. To reach this goal, three main activities are organised:
– ‘Voix nouvelles’, a competition that started in 1988 and boasts eminent prize winners such as Nathalie Dessay , Karine Deshayes and Stéphane Degout. The next edition is planned for 2027.
– ‘Promotion Génération Opéra’, where young singers who pass an audition are helped to further their careers.
-a sizeable co-production, touring a range of French opera houses.
The current production is Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Company’, a travelling co-production (spanning 13 theatres over a period of 2 years).
In the future, Jérôme Gay (former president of Génération Opéra) will act as its adminstrator.