»A resonant, warm voice of rare purity of emission, always in service to the text and its music.« 

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The Franco-British countertenor William Shelton, a renowned interpreter of Bach, will perform in 2023-2024 in France and Europe under the baton of Raphaël Pichon (Pygmalion), Philippe Herreweghe (Collegium Vocale Gent), Reinoud Van Mechelen (A Nocte Temporis), Olivier Spilmont (Alia Mens), Stephan Macleod (Gli Angeli), Alexis Kossenko (Les Ambassadeurs), Johanna Soller (Münchener Bach-Orchester),and Elina Albach (Continuum).

Interprète reconnu de la musique de Bach, le contre-ténor franco-britannique William Shelton s’y produit en 2023-2024 en France et en Europe sous la direction de Raphaël Pichon (Pygmalion), Philippe Herreweghe (Collegium Vocal Gent), Reinoud Van Mechelen (A Nocte Temporis), Olivier Spilmont (Alia Mens), Stephan Macleod (Gli Angeli), Alexis Kossenko (Les Ambassadeurs), Johanna Soller (Münchener Bach-Orchester), ou encore Elina Albach (Continuum).

William Shelton ist ein anerkannter Countertenor aus Frankreich und Großbritannien, der sich auf die Interpretation von Bach-Musik spezialisiert hat. In der Saison 2023-2024 tritt er in Frankreich und Europa mit verschiedenen renommierten Ensembles unter der Leitung von Dirigenten wie Raphaël Pichon, Philippe Herreweghe, Reinoud Van Mechelen, Olivier Spilmont, Stephan Macleod, Alexis Kossenko, Johanna Soller und Elina Albach auf. Er nimmt an verschiedenen Programmen teil, zusammen mit Künstlern wie Jordi Savall, Thomas Hengelbrock, Frank Markowitsch, Vincent Dumestre, Bernhard Reichel und Lionel Meunier.

February 10, 2024
19:00
Institut français Bremen
A lunch at the Vatican 1567 - the culinary adventures of Bartolomeo Scappi

Artistic director : Bernhard Reichel

 

Music by Clement Janequin and Orlando di Lasso

Catering with historical recipes by Bartolomeo Scappi

 

William Shelton | alto

Loïc Paulin | tenor

Jan van Elsacker | tenor

Sebastian Myrus | bass

 

Bernhard Reichel | lute

 

Birgitt Claus (eßkultur Berlin) | Catering

 

Musica getutscht

February 11, 2024
13:00
Institut français Bremen
A lunch at the Vatican 1567 - the culinary adventures of Bartolomeo Scappi

Artistic director : Bernhard Reichel

 

Music by Clement Janequin and Orlando di Lasso

Catering with historical recipes by Bartolomeo Scappi

 

William Shelton | alto

Loïc Paulin | tenor

Jan van Elsacker | tenor

Sebastian Myrus | bass

 

Bernhard Reichel | lute

 

Birgitt Claus (eßkultur Berlin) | Catering

 

Musica getutscht

February 18, 2024
17:15
Munich - St Stephan
Cantate um 1715

Conductor : Johanna Soller

Capella Sollertia

 

Johann Sebastian Bach
"leichtgesinnte flattergeister" BWV 181
Johann Ludwig Bach
"darum säet euch gerechtigkeit"

Carine Tinney, soprano
​William Shelton, countertenor
Michael Mogl, tenor
​Sebastian Myrus, bass
​Johanna Soller, organ

February 25, 2024
17:00
Sint-Jan-de-Doperkerk - Leuven (Belgium)
Bach St John Passion

Conductor : Reinoud Van Mechelen

A nocte temporis & Chœur de Chambre de Namur

 

Reinoud Van Mechelen - Evangelist

Ilse Eerens - Soprano

William Shelton - Countertenor

Guy Cutting - Tenor

Tomas Kral - Barytone

Lisandro Abadie - Bass

 

February 28, 2024
20:00
Namur Concert Hall
Bach St John Passion

Conductor : Reinoud Van Mechelen

A nocte temporis & Chœur de Chambre de Namur

 

Reinoud Van Mechelen - Evangelist

Ilse Eerens - Soprano

William Shelton - Countertenor

Guy Cutting - Tenor

Tomas Kral - Barytone

Lisandro Abadie - Bass

 

February 29, 2024
18:00
O-L-Vrouw Hemelvaartkerk - Boutersem (Belgium)
Bach St John Passion

Conductor : Reinoud Van Mechelen

A nocte temporis & Chœur de Chambre de Namur

 

Reinoud Van Mechelen - Evangelist

Gwendoline Blondeel - Soprano

William Shelton - Countertenor

Guy Cutting - Tenor

Tomas Kral - Barytone

Lisandro Abadie - Bass

March 1, 2024
20:00
De Bijloke - Gent (Belgique)
Bach St John Passion

Conductor : Reinoud Van Mechelen

A nocte temporis & Chœur de Chambre de Namur

 

Reinoud Van Mechelen - Evangelist

Gwendoline Blondeel - Soprano

William Shelton - Countertenor

Guy Cutting - Tenor

Tomas Kral - Barytone

Lisandro Abadie - Bass

 

March 17, 2024
17:00
Victoria Hall - Geneva
NEO Hors Série

Conductor : Stephan MacLeod

Gli angeli Geneva

 

Machaut, Stravinsky & Gesualdo

 

 

March 23, 2024
19:30
Katowice - NOSPR
Bach St Matthew Passion

Conductor : Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

 

Julian Prégardien Evangelist-tenor
Florian Boesch Jesus-bass
Dorothee Mields & Grace Davidson soprano
Hugh Cutting & William Shelton countertenor
Hugo Hymas & Benedict Hymas tenor
Constantin Krimmel & Dingle Yandell bass

 

 

March 25, 2024
20:00
Milano - Teatro alla Scala
Bach St Matthew Passion

Conductor : Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

 

Julian Prégardien Evangelist-tenor
Florian Boesch Jesus-bass
Dorothee Mields & Grace Davidson soprano
Hugh Cutting & William Shelton countertenor
Hugo Hymas & Benedict Hymas tenor
Constantin Krimmel & Dingle Yandell bass

 

 

March 26, 2024
20:00
Antwerpen De Singel
Bach St Matthew Passion

Conductor : Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

 

Julian Prégardien Evangelist-tenor
Florian Boesch Jesus-bass
Dorothee Mields & Grace Davidson soprano
Hugh Cutting & William Shelton countertenor
Hugo Hymas & Benedict Hymas tenor
Constantin Krimmel & Dingle Yandell bass

 

 

March 27, 2024
19:30
Bozar Brussels
Bach St Matthew Passion

Conductor : Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

 

Julian Prégardien Evangelist-tenor
Florian Boesch Jesus-bass
Dorothee Mields & Grace Davidson soprano
Hugh Cutting & William Shelton countertenor
Hugo Hymas & Benedict Hymas tenor
Constantin Krimmel & Dingle Yandell bass

 

 

March 28, 2024
19:00
Hamburg - Elbphilharmonie
Bach St Matthew Passion

Conductor : Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

 

Julian Prégardien Evangelist-tenor
Florian Boesch Jesus-bass
Dorothee Mields & Grace Davidson soprano
Hugh Cutting & William Shelton countertenor
Hugo Hymas & Benedict Hymas tenor
Constantin Krimmel & Dingle Yandell bass

 

 

March 29, 2024
19:00
Munich - Isarphilharmonie
Bach St Matthew Passion

Conductor : Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

 

Julian Prégardien Evangelist-tenor
Florian Boesch Jesus-bass
Dorothee Mields & Grace Davidson soprano
Hugh Cutting & William Shelton countertenor
Hugo Hymas & Benedict Hymas tenor
Constantin Krimmel & Dingle Yandell bass

 

 

March 30, 2024
19:00
Innsbruck - Congress
Bach St Matthew Passion

Conductor : Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

 

Julian Prégardien Evangelist-tenor
Florian Boesch Jesus-bass
Dorothee Mields & Grace Davidson soprano
Hugh Cutting & William Shelton countertenor
Hugo Hymas & Benedict Hymas tenor
Constantin Krimmel & Dingle Yandell bass

 

 

April 4, 2024
20:30
Aix-en-Provence | Grand Théâtre de Provence
Bach B minor mass

Conductor : Raphaël Pichon

Pygmalion

 

Ying Fang, soprano
Beth Taylor, mezzo-soprano
William Shelton, alto
Emiliano Gonzalez-Toro, tenor
Christian Immler, bass

 

Festival de Pâques

 

April 5, 2024
21:00
Versailles - Chapelle Royale
Bach B minor mass

Conductor : Raphaël Pichon

Pygmalion

 

Ying Fang, soprano
Beth Taylor, mezzo-soprano
William Shelton, alto
Emiliano Gonzalez-Toro, tenor
Christian Immler, bass

 

 

April 6, 2024
19:00
Versailles - Chapelle Royale
Bach B minor mass

Conductor : Raphaël Pichon

Pygmalion

 

Ying Fang, soprano
Beth Taylor, mezzo-soprano
William Shelton, alto
Emiliano Gonzalez-Toro, tenor
Christian Immler, bass

 

 

April 21, 2024
17:15
Munich - St Stephan
Cantate um 1715

Conductor : Johanna Soller

Capella Sollertia

Johann Sebastian Bach 
"Du hirte israels, höre" BWV 104
​Johann Ludwig Bach 
​"Und ich will ihnen einen einigen hirten"

Anna-Lena Elbert, soprano
William Shelton, alto 
Michael Mogl, tenor
Sebastian Myrus, bass
Johanna Soller, organ

April 28, 2024
02:00
Besançon - Théâtre
Arias by Vivaldi

Conductor : Arthur Schoonderwoerd

Ensemble Cristofori

 

 

May 15, 2024
02:00
Freiburg - Konzerthaus
Donnerode

Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier

Freiburger Barockorchester

 

Cantatas by Bach & Telemann

May 16, 2024
02:00
Berlin - Philharmonie
Donnerode

Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier

Freiburger Barockorchester

 

Cantatas by Bach & Telemann

May 17, 2024
02:00
Stuttgart - Liederhalle
Donnerode

Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier

Freiburger Barockorchester

 

Cantatas by Bach & Telemann

May 18, 2024
02:00
Brussels - Bozar
Donnerode

Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier

Freiburger Barockorchester

 

Cantatas by Bach & Telemann

May 25, 2024
20:00
Bremen - Sendesaal
Rappresentatione di Anima e di Corpo - Cavalieri

Conductor : Berhard Reichel

Musica getutscht

Role : Piacere/Vita Mondana/Anima beate
 
Hana Blazikova (Anima)
Jan van Elsacker (Intelletto)
Dominik Wörner (Consiglio/Mondo) 
Erika Tandiono (Angelo custode)
Raffaele Giordani (Tempo & Corpo)
May 26, 2024
17:00
Oldenburg - St Lamberti Kirche
Rappresentatione di Anima e di Corpo - Cavalieri

Conductor : Berhard Reichel

Musica getutscht

Role : Piacere/Vita Mondana/Anima beate
 
Hana Blazikova (Anima)
Jan van Elsacker (Intelletto)
Dominik Wörner (Consiglio/Mondo) 
Erika Tandiono (Angelo custode)
Raffaele Giordani (Tempo & Corpo)
June 16, 2024
20:00
Munich - Herkulessaal
Bach B minor mass

Conductor : Johanna Soller

Münchener Bach-Chor

 

Fanie Antonelou, Soprano
William Shelton, Countertenor
Julian Pregardien Tenor
Sebastian Myrus, Bass