Gibault, Claire (1945–)
Gibault, Claire (1945–)
French orchestra conductor. Born 1945 in Le Mans, France; studied at the conservatory in Le Mans and in Paris.
Served as director of the Orchestre de Chambéry (1976–83) and staff conductor and assistant to John Eliot Gardiner when he was music director of the Opéra National de Lyon (1983–89); also served as director of the Atelier Lyrique et Maltrise at the Opéra de Lyon until July 1998; served as music director of Musica per Roma (2000–02); was the 1st woman to conduct at La Scala (1995), where she presented the modern opera "La Station Thermale"; has also conducted at Royal Opera in Covent Garden, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Edinburgh Festival, Opéra Comique, Nice, Torino and Bologna, among others.
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