Karine Deshayes (French: [ka.ʁin de.ɛ]; born 25 January 1973)[1][2] is a French mezzo-soprano. She is noted for her interpretations of bel canto roles (principally Rossini and Bellini). [3]

Karine Deshayes

Biography

edit

Deshayes was born in Rueil-Malmaison.[2] She studied musicology at the Sorbonne, then singing with Mireille Alcantara at the Conservatoire de Paris,[4] 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.[5] In 2001, she won several prizes in the "Voix d'Or" competition,[4] and first prize in the "Voix Nouvelles" competition in 2002.[6]

In October 2006 she made her New York Metropolitan Opera debut with Siébel in Gounod's Faust.[7]

In February 2011, she debuted in the role of Urbain in Les Huguenots at the Teatro Real in Madrid.[5]

In 2014 she made her San Francisco Opera debut in La Cenerentola.[8]

Awards and honours

edit

Selected discography

edit

Recital

edit

Full work recording

edit

Collaboration

edit

References

edit
  • "Entretien avec Karine Deshayes". ODB-Opéra (in French). 2005-10-08. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  1. ^ ODB-Opéra (2005) "... j'ai vu que la création avait eu lieu un 25 janvier, et c'est ma date de naissance !"
  2. ^ a b "Karine Deshayes". France Musique. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  3. ^ "Singing for le Dîner" by Drew Grant, 23 January 2013, The New York Observer
  4. ^ a b ODB-Opéra (2005)
  5. ^ a b Machart, Renaud (2011-08-08). "Karine Deshayes, ou l'été d'une mezzo surdouée". Le Monde (in French).
  6. ^ Herlin, Philippe (2002-02-25). "Concours Voix nouvelles 2002". ConcertoNet.com (in French).
  7. ^ Kozinn, Allan (2006-10-05). "A Bartered Soul's Progress, Amid the Scenery and Finery". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  8. ^ "Review: Don't miss Karine Deshayes in 'Cinderella'". The Mercury News. 2014-11-10. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  9. ^ "Le spectacle à l'honneur des Victoires de la Musique Classique 2011". Le Point. 2011-02-18.
  10. ^ "Retrouvez le palmarès des Victoires de la musique classique". Le Dauphiné libéré. AFP. 2016-02-25.
  11. ^ ""Les Victoires de la musique classique 2020" : Le palmarès". PureMédias. 2020-02-22.
  12. ^ "Nomination dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres - hiver 2019" (Press release) (in French). Ministère de la Culture. 2019-05-28.
edit