Delphine Galou
Delphine Galou is a French contralto. Specializing in Baroque music, she began her career as a mezzo-soprano before moving down to the contralto range.
Early life and education
Galou was born in Paris in 1977.She studied philosophy at the Sorbonne while also studying piano and voice.
She was the "Discovery of the Year" of the French Association for the Promotion of Young Artists in 2004.
Career
Galou started her career in 2000 as a member of the ensemble of the "Jeunes Voix du Rhin". She has collaborated with orchestras such as the Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble, I Barocchisti, Accademia Bizantina, Collegium 1704, Venice Baroque Orchestra, Il Complesso Barocco, Les Siècles, Les Arts Florissants, Le Concert des Nations, Ensemble Matheus and Les Musiciens du Louvre Grenoble.As a concert soloist, Galou is, among others, a regular guest of the Beaune Baroque Festival, where she was acclaimed in Rinaldo and Alessandro by Händel, Semiramide by Nicola Porpora, and Juditha triumphans and Orlando furioso by Vivaldi.
Personal life
Galou married conductor Ottavio Dantone after collaborating on a number of projects with the orchestra Accademia Bizantina.Recordings
Galou has also taken part in the CD recording of Porpora's Vespro per la Festività dell'Assunta under the baton of Martin Gester, Vivaldi's Teuzzone under the baton of Jordi Savall and Vivaldi's Orlando furioso under the baton of Federico Maria Sardelli.- Agitata, Accademia Bizantina, 2017, Ottavio Dantone, Alpha.