Reinoud Van-Mechelen

Reinoud van Mechelen is a tenor. Born in 1987, Reinoud van Mechelen began singing in the Clari Cantuli children’s choir in his hometown of Leuven. He took his first singing lessons in 2005 with Anne Mertens and Nicolas Achten, and a year later entered the Royal Conservatory of Brussels in the class of Lena Lootens. After obtaining his bachelor’s degree in music, he continued his studies with Dina Grossberger. He completed his training with internships and masterclasses with Greta De Reyghere, Isabelle Desrochers, Frédérick Haas, Claire Lefilliâtre, Alain Buet, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, François-Nicolas Geslot and Howard Crook. He participated in the European Baroque Academy of Ambronay in 2007, where he played Plutus in Le Carnaval et la Folie de Destouches, under the direction of Hervé Niquet. He soon became a soloist, collaborating with ensembles such as Il Gardellino (arias of the Passion according to Saint John), l'Arpeggiata, La Capilla Flamenca, Ludus Modalis, B'Rock, Ex Tempore, Ricercar Consort and the European Union Baroque Orchestra. In addition, Reinoud van Mechelen is one of the pillars of the Belgian ensemble Scherzi Musicali (direction Nicolas Achten) with whom he recorded several CDs unanimously acclaimed by the critics. In 2011/12, he performed in particular with Ausonia in Castor&Pollux (Castor) on tour in France and Germany and with Le Poème harmonique (Egisto de Cavalli) at the Opéra de Rouen. In 2011, Reinoud van Mechelen was one of the six soloists of the Jardin des Voix conducted by William Christie and Paul Agnew. As such, he participates in many concerts and performs on tour the role of Zéphir in Atys with the Arts Florissants. Since then, he has regularly performed with Les Arts Florissants as a soloist under the direction of William Christie, Paul Agnew and Jonathan Cohen.