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In US debut, singer Druet seeks to transcend language

A rising star in her native France, the mezzo-soprano Isabelle Druet is making her US orchestral debut with a work that she acknowledges may seem unusual. Druet, whose voice has been given high praise by prominent conductor Leonard Slatkin, will sing works by impressionist composer Maurice Ravel starting Thursday night with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Druet called the work “a bit peculiar,” but said that she first was drawn to