Caroline Mutel is a lyric artist and stage director. These two facets of her artistic personality make her creations original, lively productions whose signature is instantly recognisable.
She began her training as a lyric singer with the Radio-France Maîtrise. She then joined the troupe of the Opéra national de Lyon, where she made her stage debut as a soprano soloist.
Appreciated for the range of her voice and her commitment to the stage, she is a regular guest at the opera houses of Metz, Tours, Rennes, Bordeaux, Avignon and Nice, as well as at the Cité de la musique and the Opéra royal de Versailles. She also takes part in numerous festivals in France and abroad.
She performs both Mozart’s heroines (Susanna, Ilia, Servilia, Donna Anna, Elettra) and the great operatic repertoire: Micaëla in Bizet’s Carmen, Musetta in Puccini’s La Bohème, Alice Ford in Falstaff and the Grande Sacerdotessa in Verdi’s Aida, Poulenc’s La Voix humaine, and the first Flower Girl in Wagner’s Parsifal.
She sings under conductors such as L. Langrée, E. Krivine and Y. Sado. Her passion for early music and Baroque aesthetics has developed alongside such figures as J.-C. Malgoire, H. Niquet, O. Dantone and M. Minkowski.
Working alongside personalities such as Jean-Claude Malgoire (La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy), Hervé Niquet, Ottavio Dantone and Marc Minkowski made her passionate about early music and baroque aesthetics.
At the same time, Caroline Mutel has devoted herself to directing. She trained very early as an actress under the tutelage of A. Vitez and worked with directors such as A. Garichot, M. Laroche, L. Pelly and G. Barberio Corsetti.
She creates multidisciplinary shows that build bridges between music and the performing arts: Du coq à l’âne (shadows from Rameau to Ligeti), Bach=14 (circus), Monsieur Croche – Impressions d’outre-tombe (digital arts), Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater (dance) co-directed with David Bobée, and operas: Orfeo by Monteverdi, Monsieur Choufleuri and Pomme d’api by Offenbach, The Fairy Queen and Dido and Æneas by Purcell, Le Devin du village by Rousseau.
The themes of his shows are topical and engaging, and appeal to audiences of all backgrounds and generations. Critically acclaimed, her productions have been staged at operas in Besançon, Reims, Clermont-Ferrand, Massy, Avignon and the Opéra royal de Versailles, as well as at the Théâtre des Points Communs – Scène nationale de Pontoise.
Caroline is also a professor at ENSATT (École nationale supérieure des arts et techniques du théâtre). Through her multi-disciplinary approach, she cultivates humanist values and a desire to bring people together. She wants to take care of people, and it’s in line with this commitment that she also practises and trains in the Alexander Technique*.
*Diploma certified by the APTA, which is affiliated to the STAT (Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique), the parent association based in London.
