Damien Guillon

Countertenor Damien Guillon has mastered most genres of music for the countertenor voice, including song, orchestral odes, cantatas, and opera. One of the few French singers to perform English repertory, he has sung in larger productions and also leads his own ensemble, Le Banquet Céleste. Guillon made his recording debut with a recording of odes and songs by Purcell with countertenor Carlos Mena. In 2011, he issued an album of Dowland lute songs that earned the Alfred Deller Prize. Guillon and Le Banquet Céleste made several recordings for the Glossa label, releasing a recording of Girolamo Frescobaldi's Affetti Amorosi in 2018. Then the group moved to Alpha, releasing half a dozen albums there by the early 2020s; these included Purcell: Royal Odes (2022).