Duo Gagey-Bleton
Eléonore and Guillaume met while in high school. They crossed paths again several years later, and their musical connection was evident. They then embarked on numerous concerts featuring programs of Italian, Neapolitan, and French music, and finally recorded their first album with a collection of Spanish melodies. From this album emerged a staged concert concept by Sol Espeche, exploring the idea of romance, oral tradition, and memory.
Eléonore Gagey
Mezzo-soprano Éléonore Gagey trained at the Haute École de Musique in Lausanne under Brigitte Balleys and Hiroko Kawamichi. She has performed roles such as Cherubin (Le nozze di Figaro, Mozart) at the Saint-Étienne Opera, Carmen (Carmen, Reine du cirque) at the Avignon Opera, Cillene and La Difficoltà in a work by Carlo Pallavicino in Potsdam and Beaune with Les Talens Lyriques (conducted by C. Rousset), Rosine (Il barbiere di Siviglia, Rossini) and Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni) at the Théâtre de Montereau, Carmen (Bizet) in South Korea, Clotilde (Norma, Bellini) at the Lausanne Opera, and as solo alto in Verdi’s Requiem in Lausanne. During the 23-24 season, she performed the role of Aristeo in L’Orfeo by Sartorio with the Artaserse ensemble under the direction of Philippe Jaroussky, touring with the Arcal company in France. Éléonore also has a strong affinity for chamber music and regularly performs in recitals with pianist Martin Jollet or guitarist Guillaume Bleton. She was the third-place winner in Opera at the International Competition of Marmande and is a recipient of the Royaumont Foundation scholarship.
Guillaume Bleton
Guitarist, composer, and arranger Guillaume Bleton began his musical journey with rock and jazz, but it was at the conservatory that he developed a passion for classical music, interpretation, and composition. He studied guitar, writing, analysis, orchestration, and music history at conservatories in Paris. He then obtained his diploma with honors from the Pôle Supérieur de Lille, followed by pedagogical training at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, where he earned his Certificate of Aptitude.
As a concert performer, he frequently collaborates in chamber music settings with flute (Duo Lazare, Duo Tallet-Bleton), voice (Duo Gagey-Bleton), violin (Duo Inao with Florian Perret), and cello (Duo Nouhaud-Bleton). He has recently performed alongside soprano Nadine Sierra, pianist Thomas Enhco, violinist Jordan Victoria, and accordionist Félicien Brut. As an arranger for numerous concert projects, he initially developed his composition skills through collaborations with dance. Associated with the Les Orpailleurs company since 2009, he has worked with them on multiple occasions as an instrumental and electro-acoustic composer, performer, and improviser. Returning to his early influences, he composes and performs with his progressive rock duo PRIISM. These diverse styles infuse his instrumental music inspired by Ligeti or Dutilleux, both in language and in the exploration of timbres and textures, as heard in Le Bateau ivre, premiered in July 2022 by the Cordissime quintet, or in Mémoires de Nuit, premiered in March 2024 by Duo Inao. In addition to his performing and composing career, Guillaume teaches guitar at the CRR de Créteil.
Duo Gagey-Bleton
Eléonore and Guillaume met while in high school. They crossed paths again several years later, and their musical connection was evident. They then embarked on numerous concerts featuring programs of Italian, Neapolitan, and French music, and finally recorded their first album with a collection of Spanish melodies. From this album emerged a staged concert concept by Sol Espeche, exploring the idea of romance, oral tradition, and memory.
Eléonore Gagey
Mezzo-soprano Éléonore Gagey trained at the Haute École de Musique in Lausanne under Brigitte Balleys and Hiroko Kawamichi. She has performed roles such as Cherubin (Le nozze di Figaro, Mozart) at the Saint-Étienne Opera, Carmen (Carmen, Reine du cirque) at the Avignon Opera, Cillene and La Difficoltà in a work by Carlo Pallavicino in Potsdam and Beaune with Les Talens Lyriques (conducted by C. Rousset), Rosine (Il barbiere di Siviglia, Rossini) and Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni) at the Théâtre de Montereau, Carmen (Bizet) in South Korea, Clotilde (Norma, Bellini) at the Lausanne Opera, and as solo alto in Verdi’s Requiem in Lausanne. During the 23-24 season, she performed the role of Aristeo in L’Orfeo by Sartorio with the Artaserse ensemble under the direction of Philippe Jaroussky, touring with the Arcal company in France. Éléonore also has a strong affinity for chamber music and regularly performs in recitals with pianist Martin Jollet or guitarist Guillaume Bleton. She was the third-place winner in Opera at the International Competition of Marmande and is a recipient of the Royaumont Foundation scholarship.
Guillaume Bleton
Guitarist, composer, and arranger Guillaume Bleton began his musical journey with rock and jazz, but it was at the conservatory that he developed a passion for classical music, interpretation, and composition. He studied guitar, writing, analysis, orchestration, and music history at conservatories in Paris. He then obtained his diploma with honors from the Pôle Supérieur de Lille, followed by pedagogical training at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, where he earned his Certificate of Aptitude.
As a concert performer, he frequently collaborates in chamber music settings with flute (Duo Lazare, Duo Tallet-Bleton), voice (Duo Gagey-Bleton), violin (Duo Inao with Florian Perret), and cello (Duo Nouhaud-Bleton). He has recently performed alongside soprano Nadine Sierra, pianist Thomas Enhco, violinist Jordan Victoria, and accordionist Félicien Brut. As an arranger for numerous concert projects, he initially developed his composition skills through collaborations with dance. Associated with the Les Orpailleurs company since 2009, he has worked with them on multiple occasions as an instrumental and electro-acoustic composer, performer, and improviser. Returning to his early influences, he composes and performs with his progressive rock duo PRIISM. These diverse styles infuse his instrumental music inspired by Ligeti or Dutilleux, both in language and in the exploration of timbres and textures, as heard in Le Bateau ivre, premiered in July 2022 by the Cordissime quintet, or in Mémoires de Nuit, premiered in March 2024 by Duo Inao. In addition to his performing and composing career, Guillaume teaches guitar at the CRR de Créteil.
