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Williams Center for the Arts
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As master of a rare and finely-wrought vocal technique, French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky possesses an uncommonly beautiful sound. His recordings and concerts are eagerly awaited by admirers the world over, including Cecilia Bartoli, who has said, “There is a beauty in his phrasing and a delicacy, if not fragility, in his soul that touches the listener profoundly.” With pianist Jérôme Ducros, Jaroussky lends his gifted voice to the 19th- and 20th-century art songs of Fauré, Debussy, Hahn, and Chabrier, who set fin de siècle poet and countryman Paul Verlaine’s exquisite verse to music.