Biography of Natalie Dessaeus

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Natalie Dessaeus was born on April 19 in Lyon, grew up in Bordeaux. Back at school, she lowered the letter “h” of her own behalf of the nee Nathalie Dessax, in honor of the actress Natalie Wood, and later simplified the spelling of Fimilia. In my youth, Dessee dreamed of becoming a ballerina or actress and took acting lessons. Natalie Dessee entered the State Conservatory in Bordeaux, passed five -year training in just one year and graduated with honors in the conservatory, worked with the National Orchestra of the Capitol of Toulouse.

In the year, she took second place at the New Voices contest, held by France-Telecom, which allowed her to study at the Paris Opera’s lyrical art school for a year and to act in the role of Eliza in the opera “Tsar-Pashtukh” Mozart. The production disappointed critics and spectators, but the young singer was awarded applause and was noticed. This role will become a sign for her, up to a year she will sing an Olympia in eight different productions, including during her debut in La Scala.

In the year, Natalie Dessee won the International Mozart competition held by the Vienna opera, and remained to study and perform at the Vienna Opera. Here she sang the party of blonde from the “abduction from Seral” by Mozart, which became another famous and most often executed party. Her performance was recognized by Vienna’s audience and praise Placido Domingo, in the same year she acted with this role in the Lyon Opera.

From the performances in the Vienna opera, the international career Natalie Desssey began. Glory was constantly growing in her, and the repertoire was constantly expanding. There were many suggestions, she performed in all leading opera theaters of the world-metro-soldier-Opera, La Scala, Bavarian Opera, Covent Garden and others. She left the stage and in July did an operation on vocal cords.

In February, she returned to the stage with a solo concert in Paris and actively continued her career. The next performance took place in May in Montreal. The return of Natalie Dessey was accompanied by reorientation in her lyrical repertoire. She refuses the “light”, not deep roles like Gilda in “Rigoletto” or from roles that she does not want to perform the Queen of the Night or Olympia, in favor of more tragic characters.

Today, Natalie Dessee is at the top of her career and is the leading soprano of our time. He lives and performs mainly in the USA, but constantly touring in Europe. Russian fans could see her in St. Petersburg in the year and in Moscow at the beginning of the year, she debuted in the Cleopatra party in Julia Caesar Handel at the Garnier opera, returned to the Metropolitan Opera with her traditional Lucia Di Lammermur, and then appeared in Europe with a concert version of Pelleas and Melizanda in Paris and London.

Natalie Dessee is married to Bariton Bariton Loran Nauri, they have two children. Last information: year.