Discover the laureates of the 13th Le Jardin des Voix academy

Les Arts Florissants and its co-music directors, William Christie and Paul Agnew, are pleased to announce the winners of the 13th edition of Le Jardin des Voix, Les Arts Florissants’ international academy for young Baroque singers. 

In the summer of 2027, these six exceptional talents, recruited from around the world, will take part in a new production of Cimarosa’s opera Il matrimonio segreto with Les Arts Florissants, conducted alternately by William Christie and Paul Agnew.

The laureates 

• Marianna Herzig, soprano (Austria) 
• Madeleine Prunel, soprano (France) 
• Carmen Lazaro Alemany, mezzo-soprano (Spain) 
• Philippe Durrant, tenor (UK-China) 
• Thomas Clough, baritone (UK) 
• Max Latarjet, basse (France)

About the 13 edition of Le Jardin des Voix

140 candidates 
6 laureates of 4 different nationalities

Following a series of auditions in several international cities (Paris, London, New York), the six laureates were selected by William Christie and Paul Agnew to participate in a new production of Les Arts Florissants: Domenico Cimarosa’s opera Il matrimonio segreto. This is the first time that Les Arts Florissants will tackle this drama giocoso, brimming with vitality, written at the dawn of Italian bel canto.

Save the dates

August 2027: residency of Le Jardin des Voix academy in Thiré (Vendée, France) 

Late august 2027: premiere of the new production Il matrimonio segreto as the opening show of Festival Dans les Jardins de William Christie (Vendée, France) 

Season 2027-28: international tour of Il matrimonio segreto