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French operatic coloratura soprano From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sabine Devieilhe (French: [sa.bin də.vjɛl];[1][2] born 12 December 1985) is a French operatic coloratura soprano. She is known for her interpretation of works by Mozart, Baroque music, and 19th-century opera. She is often regarded as a successor to Natalie Dessay.[3]
Sabine Devieilhe | |
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Born | Ifs, Calvados, France | 12 December 1985
Alma mater | Conservatoire de Paris |
Occupation | Opera singer (soprano) |
Years active | Since 2011 |
Spouse | Raphaël Pichon |
Awards | 2006: 1st Prize Tremplin Jeunes Talents d'Auray 2009: Lauréate du Concours des S'sentiels de Nantes 2011: Révélation Classique de l'ADAMI |
Website | www |
Devieilhe was born in Ifs, near Caen, France, on 12 December 1985 into a non-musician family – her parents work in special education, although her older sister teaches singing and violin.[4]
She began her musical apprenticeship at the Ifs school of music before entering the Caen Conservatory at the age of twelve in order to study the cello.[5] Influenced successively by conductor Valérie Fayet, and singing teachers Jocelyne Chamonin (Caen Conservatory), Martine Surais (Rennes Conservatory ), Pierre Mervant, Malcolm Walker and Elène Golgevit[6] (Conservatoire de Paris), she became a lyrical singer.[7]
After graduating from the Lycée Malherbe,[8] Sabine Devieilhe obtained a diploma in musicology and ethnomusicology at the University of Rennes 2. In parallel with her studies, she joined the choir of the Opéra de Rennes.[9] She participated as a chorister in a production of The Flying Dutchman by Richard Wagner in 2002.[10] Her voice was praised and she became a soloist.[11] In 2008, she entered the Conservatoire de Paris in the singing class of Pierre Mervant.[12] In 2011 she was unanimously awarded first prize, with the jury's congratulations.[10]
Recognised by Jean-Claude Malgoire, Devieilhe debuted as a soloist with the Atelier Lyrique de Tourcoing in October 2011, singing Amina in Bellini's La sonnambula.[7]
In 2012, she was invited to portray Serpetta in Aix-en-Provence Festival's production of La finta giardiniera; she repeated her role in later performances at the Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg and the Toulon Opera.[13][14][15] In October 2012, she made her role debut playing the title role in Lakmé at the Opéra national de Montpellier to critical success.[16][17] In June–July 2013, she debuted in the role of the Queen of the Night in Mozart's The Magic Flute at the Opéra National de Lyon.[18] Later in the year, she interpreted Sister Constance in Christophe Honoré's staging of Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmélites at the Opéra de Lyon, Théâtre Graslin in Nantes, Le Quai in Angers.[19] and Olivier Py's production of the same opera at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, alternating the role with Sandrine Piau.[20]
In 2014, she sang in Lakmé by Léo Delibes at the Opéra-Comique.[21] She made her debut with the Paris Opera portraying the Queen of the Night at the Opéra Bastille in performances in March.[22]
On 11 April 2016, together with the Orchestre de chambre de Paris conducted by Christopher Franklin and the choir Les Cris de Paris,[23] she performed in a concert version of La sonnambula at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.[24][25] In September 2017, she made her debut at the Royal Opera, London in the role of the Queen of the Night.[26]
In January 2019, Devieilhe made her Carnegie Hall debut at Weill Recital Hall, singing a program of French songs by Debussy and his circle.[27]
In 2013, she signed an exclusive contract with the music label Erato and released her first recital album devoted to Jean-Philippe Rameau with Alexis Kossenko and his ensemble Les Ambassadeurs.[35]
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