Franco-Swiss artist Chloé Lechat works at the intersection of writing, stage direction and artistic conception within cultural institutions. Her practice is grounded in the performing arts, with a particular focus on social dynamics and the contemporary questions carried by staged forms.
After training in piano at the Rouen Conservatory and pursuing vocal studies, she graduated from the Stage Management and Technical Theatre department of the École supérieure d’art dramatique of the Théâtre national de Strasbourg, under the direction of Stéphane Braunschweig.
Her work as an opera librettist gained recognition in 2019 when her libretto project Les Sentinelles received support from the Beaumarchais-SACD writing grant, La Chartreuse-CNES, and the French Ministry of Culture. Two years later, she was selected for the Cité Internationale des Arts Writing Commission.
As a stage director, she directed La Traviata at the Opéra de Limoges and later at Opéra Grand Avignon, where she also staged Les Folies amoureuses as part of her artistic residency. These productions extend her engagement with power structures and the social dynamics embedded in dramatic works.
During the 2023–2024 season, she collaborated with the Orchestre de chambre de Paris at the Cité de la Musique on a project highlighting composer Germaine Tailleferre. In autumn 2024, she directed her own opera libretto Les Sentinelles, composed by Clara Olivares, at the Opéra de Bordeaux, Opéra de Limoges and Opéra Comique in Paris. She will subsequently stage Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth) by Gustav Mahler at Opéra Grand Avignon, in co-production with Opéra national du Rhin – Strasbourg.
She has further developed her practice through the Opéra en création masterclass at the Académie of the Festival International d’Art Lyrique d’Aix-en-Provence, led by Pascal Dusapin; the ENOA Opera & Writing workshop at Dutch National Opera & Ballet in Amsterdam; and in 2025 through the Women Opera Makers workshop led by stage director Katie Mitchell.
Alongside her stage work, she is broadening her practice to include the creative use of digital tools and artificial intelligence, with a long-term vision for artistic and institutional development.