Jeanine De Bique has been described as “one of the most exciting sopranos to catch onstage these days. Animated, joyful, and technically flawless (Operawire), a “sheer endless wealth of colour and nuance [and] a radiant, free-floating timbre” (Opernwelt). Blessed with a musical versatility that lets her shine equally bright in baroque, classical and contemporary roles, Jeanine De Bique brings a unique authenticity to the stage and has firmly secured her international position as one of the most exceptional sopranos of her generation.

Miss De Bique’s debut solo album and tour-de-force exploration of Baroque’s greatest heroines, Mirrors, was released by Berlin Classics in 2021 with her ‘dazzling virtuosity’ (Gramophone) rewarded with the 2022 Opus Klassik Award for Best Vocal Solo Recording, a Diapason d’Or découverte, and Edison Klassiek Award, and the Editor’s Choice plaudits in Gramophone, Fono Forum, and Opera Magazine.  

Opera highlights of Jeanine De Bique’s 2024/2025 season include Télaïre in Rameau’s Castor et Pollux for Opéra National de Paris in a new Peter Sellars production conducted by Teodor Currentzis, La Ninfa and Eyuridice in Le lacrime di Eros, a Baroque pastiche featuring works by Caccini, Peri and Monteverdi, arranged and conducted by Raphaël Pichon and directed by Romeo Castellucci for De Nationale Opera & Ballet Amsterdam, and Ilia in Stefan Herheim’s production of Idomeneo for Theater an der Wien conducted by David Bates. Marking her anticipated role debut as Violetta in Verdi’s La traviata, Miss De Bique returns to both Gran Théâtre de Genève conducted by Paolo Carignani, and Staatsoper Unter den Linden under the baton of Jérémie Rhorer.  

On the concert stage, Miss De Bique begins the 2024/2025 season in recital at the Kölner Philharmonie with pianist Aaron Wajnberg, a baroque duet program with Maarten Engletjes and Prjct Amsterdam at Concertgebouw Amsterdam and performs Mahler’s Symphony No.4 with Staatskapelle Berlin conducted by Simone Young.  In the USA she appears in recital at the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society with pianist Warren Jones and performs Handel’s Messiah with the Handel and Haydn Society conducted by Jonathan Cohen and the same work combined with Faure’s Requiem with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Manfred Honeck. Her critically acclaimed debut album Mirrors with Concerto Köln continues in tour in Brussels at Bozar, Konzerthaus Berlin and Philharmonie Essen.

In previous opera seasons, Miss De Bique has been met with unanimous acclaim for her baroque interpretations of Alcina in Robert Carsen’s production for Opéra National de Paris conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock, Rodelinda in Jean Bellorini’s new production for Opéra de Lille conducted by Emmanuelle Haïm which was released on DVD for Erato and winner of the Opus Klassik Award 2020, La Folie in Rameau’s Platée conducted by William Christie for both Theater an der Wien and Gran Teatre del Liceu and the title role in L’incoronazione di Poppea for Gran Théâtre de Genève conducted and directed by Ivan Fischer.  

Mozart’s leading characters have also significantly contributed to Miss De Bique’s successes: as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni for Staatsoper Unter den Linden conducted by Marc Minkowski and Opéra National du Rhin, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro for San Francisco Opera and Opéra National de Paris conducted by Louis Langrée, and Annio in La Clemenza di Tito in Peter Sellars’ iconic production for the Salzburger Festspiele and De Nationale Opera & Ballet Amsterdam under the baton of  Teodor Currentzis. Most recently she returned to the Salzburger Festspiele for Purcell’s Indian Queen under the baton of Teodor Currrentzis and to the BBC PROMS for Schumann’s Paradies und die Peri with the London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle. At Houston Grand Opera, she debuted the role of Maria in excerpts from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music and recorded a live solo performance of Baroque arias and Mozart’s Exultate Jubilate with Houston Grand Opera Orchestra for Marquis TV, conducted by Patrick Summers.

In recent seasons, Miss De Bique’s musical versatility has led to remarkable debuts as Cendrillon for Opéra National de Paris, Micaëla in Carmen for Gran Teatre del Liceu, Anaï in Tobias Kratzer’s production of Rossini’s Moïse et Pharaon for Festival d’Aix en Provence, Agathe in Der Freischütz at Konzerthaus Berlin conducted by Christoph Eschenbach, Helena in Ted Huffman’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Deutsche Oper Berlin conducted by Donald Runnicles and the world premiere of Micha Hamel’s Causo a Cuba for De Nationale Opera & Ballet and Isabel in Sir George Benjamin’s Lessons in Love and Violence, an Evgeny Titov production for Opernhaus Zürich conducted by Ilan Volkov.

The driving force behind a trailblazing new program and personal vision, Carnival Baroque, a fusion of Baroque arias and Caribbean folk songs, Miss De Bique has toured across The Netherlands with Holland Baroque.  On the concert stage, her varied repertoire includes works by Mahler, Brahms, Beethoven, Mozart, Schumann and Avro Pärt and lead to performances at the BBC Proms with London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle, the Wiener Philharmoniker under Herbert Blomstedt, Los Angeles Philharmonic with Gustavo Dudamel, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra with Manfred Honeck, Konzerthaus Berlin with Ivan Fischer, Chicago Symphony Orchestra with Marin Alsop, New York Philharmonic under the late Lorin Maazel among many others.  A sought-after recitalist, Miss De Bique has appeared extensively both in Europe and North America, including in New York at both Carnegie Hall and at Lincoln Centre as part of latter’s Mostly Mozart Festival.

Reflecting her versatility and artistic curiosity, Miss De Bique is featured on Joachim Horsley’s album and video release ‘Caribbean Nocturnes’ with the single 'Le M'Mouri', which fuses classical sound and Latin Caribbean Afro rhythm. She also made a guest appearance in season 2 of the Netflix series 'The OA'.

In Barbados 2008 and 2010, proceeds from her recitals benefitted neurodivergent kids and a fund for promising young organists established by the Anglican Church. With the support of the National Cultural Foundation Barbados and the Rotary Club South, she collaborated in 2015 with the World Doctors’ Orchestra to perform Mahler 4 at Frank Colleymore Hall. The concerts gave visibility to the talent of members of the National Youth Orchestra who performed with the orchestra. Proceeds from that event were used to purchase special auditory equipment for the children's ward of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. With the support of the Ravinia Festival, she worked with 4 different schools in Chicago with kids ranging between the ages of 5-17 years and introduced them to the world of classical music and opera, the rhythms and folk songs of the Caribbean, and their own heritage of African-American spirituals.

Miss De Bique is conscious of the ways in which she contributes to bringing the still underrepresented Caribbean to the forefront in the field of opera. Being a native of the Caribbean community, Trinidad and Tobago, is something of which she is immensely and justifiably proud.

Miss De Bique holds a Master degree from Manhattan School of Music and is a recipient of the Youth Ambassador for Peace, awarded by the National Commission of UNESCO, Trinidad and Tobago.