Karine Deshayes (; born 25 January 1973) is a French mezzo-soprano.

Biography

Deshayes was born in

Rueil-Malmaison Rueil-Malmaison () is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department, Île-de-France region. It is located from the centre of Paris. In 2017, it had a population of 78,152. It is one of the wealthiest suburbs of P ...

. She studied musicology at the

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, then singing with Mireille Alcantara at the

Conservatoire de Paris The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...

,ODB-Opéra (2005) in which she later also specialized in baroque music under

Emmanuelle Haïm Emmanuelle Haïm (; born 11 May 1962) is a French harpsichordist and conductor with a particular interest in early music and Baroque music. Early life, student and assistant years Haïm was born and grew up in Paris, and was raised Catholic al ...

. She also attended masterclasses of her mentor Régine Crespin. In 1998 she joined the troupe of

Opéra National de Lyon The Opéra National de Lyon, marketed as Opéra de Lyon during the last decade, is an opera company in Lyon, based and performing mostly at the Opéra Nouvel, an 1831 theater that was modernized and architecturally transformed in 1993. The inaugu ...

. In 2001, she won several prizes in the "Voix d'Or" competition, and first prize in the "Voix Nouvelles" competition in 2002. In October 2006 she made her New York

Metropolitan Opera The Metropolitan Opera (commonly known as the Met) is an American opera company based in New York City, resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, currently situated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The company is oper ...

debut with Siébel in Gounod's ''

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''. In February 2011, she debuted in the role of Urbain in ''

Les Huguenots () is an opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer and is one of the most popular and spectacular examples of grand opera. In five acts, to a libretto by Eugène Scribe and Émile Deschamps, it premiered in Paris on 29 February 1836. Composition history ...

'' at the

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in Madrid. In 2014 she made her

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debut in ''

La Cenerentola ' ('' Cinderella, or Goodness Triumphant'') is an operatic ''dramma giocoso'' in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto was written by Jacopo Ferretti, based on the libretti written by Charles-Guillaume Étienne for the opera ''Cendrillon'' ...

''.

Awards and honours

* Singer of the Year (''Artiste lyrique de l'année'') in the

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(2011, 2016, 2020) * 2019: Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

Selected discography

Recital

* Fauré: ''

Le jardin clos ''Le jardin clos'', Op. 106, is a song cycle by Gabriel Fauré, of eight mélodies for voice and piano. It is based on eight poems from the collection ''Entrevisions'' by Charles van Lerberghe.Orledge (1979), pp. 312–313 Fauré composed the c ...

'', ''

La chanson d'Ève ''La chanson d'Ève'', Op. 95, is a song cycle by Gabriel Fauré, of ten mélodies for voice and piano. Composed during 1906–10, it is based on the collection of poetry of the same name by Charles van Lerberghe.Orledge (1979), p. 309 It is F ...

'', ''Mélodies''. with Hélène Lucas, Stéphane Degout.

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, 2009 * ''Après un rêve''. with Ensemble Contraste.

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, 2015 * ''Rossini''. with Les Forces Majeures, Raphael Merlin. Aparté, 2016

Full work recording

* Rameau: ''Le Berger Fidèle'', ''Thétis'' & ''Pièces en concerts''. with Alain Buet, Benjamin Lazar, Les Musiciens de Monsieur Croche. Alpha, 2004 * Porpora: ''Leçons de ténèbres''. with

Les Paladins ''Les Paladins'' is an opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau first performed on 12 February 1760 at the Paris Opera. The author of the libretto is not known for sure but was probably one of the Duplat de Monticourt brothers. Rameau called ''Les Paladins'' ...

Jérôme Correas Jérôme Correas (born 3 August 1966) is a French Conducting, conductor, harpsichordist and Bass (voice type), bass baritone. Life Born in Les Lilas, at the age of five Correas began studying the piano. In 1982, he met the great harpsichordist ...

. Arion, 2005 * ''

Magnificat (Bach) Johann Sebastian Bach's Magnificat, BWV 243, is a musical setting of the biblical canticle Magnificat. It is scored for five vocal parts (two sopranos, alto, tenor and bass), and a Baroque orchestra including trumpets and timpani. It is the ...

'', ''

Dixit Dominus (Handel) ''Dixit Dominus'' is a psalm setting by George Frideric Handel (catalogued as HWV 232). It uses the Latin text of Psalm 110 (Vulgate 109), which begins with the words ''Dixit Dominus'' ("The Lord Said"). The work was completed in April 1707 wh ...

''. with Dessay, Jaroussky, Spence, Naouri.

Le Concert d'Astrée Le Concert d'Astrée is an instrumental and vocal ensemble dedicated to the performance of Baroque music. It was founded In 2000 by Emmanuelle Haïm, and has been in residence at the Opéra de Lille since 2004 and has established an international ...

. Erato, 2007 *

Karol Beffa Karol Beffa, born on October 27, 1973 in Paris, is a French and Swiss composer and pianist. Biography Karol Beffa had a general education along with music studies, at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, consisting of history, English, phi ...

: ''Into the Dark''. with Ensemble Contraste, Johan Farjot, Arnaud Thorette, Karol Beffa,

Emmanuel Ceysson Emmanuel Ceysson is a French harpist and academic. He is principal harpist in the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Formerly, he was principal harpist in the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Opéra National de Paris (2005–2015). I ...

. Aparté, 2015 * '' Stabat Mater (Pergolesi)''. with

Sonya Yoncheva Sonya Yoncheva ( bg, Соня Йончева; born 25 December 1981) is a Bulgarian operatic soprano. Early life Yoncheva was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. From the age of 6, she was "working", according to her own words from an interview for ''Metr ...

, Ensemble Amarillis.

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, 2016

Collaboration

* Fauré: ''

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Op.61 & Piano Quartet Op.15'', with Ensemble Contraste,

Geneviève Laurenceau Geneviève Laurenceau (born 2 November 1977) is a French classical violinist. She was a supersoloist with the Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse from 2007 to 2017. Life Born in Strasbourg, Laurenceau began playing the violin at the ...

. Zig-Zag Territoires, 2010 * ''Cantates romantiques françaises''. with Opera Fuoco,

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. Palazzetto Bru Zane, 2013 *

Henri Marteau Henri Marteau (31 March 1874 – 3 October 1934) was a French violinist and composer, who obtained Swedish citizenship in 1915. Life and career Marteau was born in Reims. He was of German and French ancestry. His father, a Frenchman, was a well k ...

: ''Complete Works for String Quartet I''. with Isasi Quartet. cpo, 2018

References

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* 1973 births Living people Singers from Paris French operatic mezzo-sopranos Conservatoire de Paris alumni University of Paris alumni Officiers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 21st-century French women opera singers {{France-opera-singer-stub People from Hauts-de-Seine