Karine Deshayes

Karine Deshayes (French pronunciation: [ka.ʁin de.ɛ]; born 25 January 1972)[1] is a French mezzo-soprano.[2]

Karine Deshayes

Biography

Deshayes was born in Paris. She studied musicology at the Sorbonne, then singing with Mireille Alcantara at the Conservatoire de Paris,[3] in which she later also specialized in baroque music under Emmanuelle Haïm. She also attended masterclasses of her mentor Régine Crespin. In 1998 she joined the troupe of Opéra National de Lyon.[4] In 2001, she won several prizes in the "Voix d'Or" competition,[3] and first prize in the "Voix Nouvelles" competition in 2002.[5]

In October 2006 she debuted at the New York Metropolitan Opera as Siébel in Gounod's Faust.[6]

Awards and honours

Selected discography

Recital

  • Après un rêve, with Ensemble Contraste, 2015, Aparté
  • Rossini, with Les Forces Majeures, Raphael Merlin, 2016, Aparté

Full work recording

Collaboration

References

  1. ODB-Opéra (2005) "... j'ai vu que la création avait eu lieu un 25 janvier, et c'est ma date de naissance !"
  2. "Singing for le Dîner" by Drew Grant, 23 January 2013, The New York Observer
  3. ODB-Opéra (2005)
  4. Machart, Renaud (2011-08-08). "Karine Deshayes, ou l'été d'une mezzo surdouée". Le Monde (in French).
  5. Herlin, Philippe (2002-02-25). "Concours Voix nouvelles 2002". ConcertoNet.com (in French).
  6. Kozinn, Allan (2006-10-05). "A Bartered Soul's Progress, Amid the Scenery and Finery". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  7. "Le spectacle à l'honneur des Victoires de la Musique Classique 2011". Le Point. 2011-02-18.
  8. "Retrouvez le palmarès des Victoires de la musique classique". Le Dauphiné libéré. AFP. 2016-02-25.
  9. ""Les Victoires de la musique classique 2020" : Le palmarès". PureMédias. 2020-02-22.
  10. "Nomination dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres - hiver 2019" (Press release) (in French). Ministère de la Culture. 2019-05-28.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.