Karine Deshayes (; born 25 January 1973)ODB-Opéra (2005) "... j'ai vu que la création avait eu lieu un 25 janvier, et c'est ma date de naissance !" is a French mezzo-soprano. She is noted for her interpretations of bel canto roles (principally Rossini and Bellini). "Singing for le Dîner" by Drew Grant, 23 January 2013, The New York Observer
Biography Deshayes was born in Rueil-Malmaison. She studied musicology at the Sorbonne, then singing with Mireille Alcantara at the Conservatoire de Paris,ODB-Opéra (2005) 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. 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 debut with Siébel in Gounod's Faust.
In February 2011, she debuted in the role of Urbain in Les Huguenots at the Teatro Real in Madrid.
In 2014 she made her San Francisco Opera debut in La Cenerentola.
Awards and honours Singer of the Year (Artiste lyrique de l'année) in the Victoires de la musique classique (2011, 2016, 2020) 2019: Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
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 Natalie Dessay, Philippe Jaroussky, Toby Spence, Laurent 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
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