Lucile Richardot

Alto and mezzo-soprano Lucile Richardot has been an important presence on the Baroque operatic scene in the 2010s and 2020s. She has also, since 2012, led her own ensemble, Tictatus. Richardot grew up in eastern France, where she sang for six years in the Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Lorraine d'Epinal, a children's choir. Instead of continuing with music, however, she studied journalism and worked in that field until she was 27. Returning to vocal studies, Richardot attended the Conservatoire du Vème arrondissement de Paris, the Maîtrise de Notre-Dame de Paris, and finally,...