Karine Deshayes
Karine Deshayes (French: [ka.ʁin de.ɛ]; born 25 January 1973)[1][2] is a French mezzo-soprano.[3]
Biography
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
- Singer of the Year (Artiste lyrique de l'année) in the Victoires de la musique classique (2011, 2016, 2020)[9][10][11]
- 2019: Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres[12]
Selected discography
Recital
- Fauré: Le jardin clos, La chanson d'Ève, Mélodies. with Hélène Lucas, Stéphane Degout. Zig-Zag Territoires, 2009
- Après un rêve. with Ensemble Contraste. Aparté, 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, Jérôme Correas. Arion, 2005
- Magnificat (Bach), Dixit Dominus (Handel). with Dessay, Jaroussky, Spence, Naouri. Emmanuelle Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée. Erato, 2007
- Karol Beffa: Into the Dark. with Ensemble Contraste, Johan Farjot, Arnaud Thorette, Karol Beffa, Emmanuel Ceysson. Aparté, 2015
- Stabat Mater (Pergolesi). with Sonya Yoncheva, Ensemble Amarillis. Sony, 2016
Collaboration
- Fauré: La bonne chanson Op.61 & Piano Quartet Op.15, with Ensemble Contraste, Geneviève Laurenceau. Zig-Zag Territoires, 2010
- Cantates romantiques françaises. with Opera Fuoco, David Stern. Palazzetto Bru Zane, 2013
- Henri Marteau: Complete Works for String Quartet I. with Isasi Quartet. cpo, 2018
References
- "Entretien avec Karine Deshayes". ODB-Opéra (in French). 2005-10-08. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
- ODB-Opéra (2005) "... j'ai vu que la création avait eu lieu un 25 janvier, et c'est ma date de naissance !"
- "Karine Deshayes". France Musique. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- "Singing for le Dîner" by Drew Grant, 23 January 2013, The New York Observer
- ODB-Opéra (2005)
- Machart, Renaud (2011-08-08). "Karine Deshayes, ou l'été d'une mezzo surdouée". Le Monde (in French).
- Herlin, Philippe (2002-02-25). "Concours Voix nouvelles 2002". ConcertoNet.com (in French).
- Kozinn, Allan (2006-10-05). "A Bartered Soul's Progress, Amid the Scenery and Finery". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
- "Review: Don't miss Karine Deshayes in 'Cinderella'". The Mercury News. 2014-11-10. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
- "Le spectacle à l'honneur des Victoires de la Musique Classique 2011". Le Point. 2011-02-18.
- "Retrouvez le palmarès des Victoires de la musique classique". Le Dauphiné libéré. AFP. 2016-02-25.
- ""Les Victoires de la musique classique 2020" : Le palmarès". PureMédias. 2020-02-22.
- "Nomination dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres - hiver 2019" (Press release) (in French). Ministère de la Culture. 2019-05-28.