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Natalie Dessay

1965 - Today

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Natalie Dessay (French: [natali dəsɛ] ; born 19 April 1965) is a French soprano, best known as an opera singer before her retirement from the opera stage in 2013. She gained wide recognition after her portrayal of Olympia in The Tales of Hoffmann in 1992, and then performing at leading stages, such as the Paris Opera, Vienna State Opera, and the Metropolitan Opera. Since her earlier career she had been known in coloratura soprano roles in the German and French repertoire, such as Olympia in The Tales of Hoffmann, the title role in Lakmé, Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos and the Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute. After two vocal surgeries she turned her focus to heavier bel canto roles, such as Amina in La sonnambula, Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor, Marie in La fille du régiment, Violetta in La traviata, and further explored Baroque music with her collaborations with Emmanuelle Haïm. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Natalie Dessay is the 1,791st most popular singer (down from 1,568th in 2024), the 4,984th most popular biography from France (down from 4,744th in 2019) and the 97th most popular French Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Natalie Dessay ranks 1,791 out of 4,381. Before her are Jagjit Singh, Loleatta Holloway, John Paul Young, Flo Rida, Paul Carrack, and Claes-Göran Hederström. After her are Raf, Johnny Burnette, Joe Jonas, Spencer Davis, Apl.de.ap, and Fabio Lione.

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Among people born in 1965, Natalie Dessay ranks 370. Before her are Ronen Bar, Dmytro Firtash, Andrea del Boca, Alva Noto, Wallace Langham, and Futaba Kioka. After her are Ron Eldard, Jens Albinus, Stefan Schwarzmann, Omid Djalili, Paige Turco, and David Vincent.

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In France

Among people born in France, Natalie Dessay ranks 4,984 out of 6,770. Before her are José Garcia (1966), Tiémoué Bakayoko (1994), Patrick Achi (1955), Biréli Lagrène (1966), Alphonse Kirchhoffer (1873), and Didier Flament (1951). After her are André Ayew (1989), Jacques Barzun (1907), Ali Fergani (1952), Raymond Flacher (1903), Michel Vermeulin (1934), and Georges Lacombe (1902).

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Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Natalie Dessay ranks 97. Before her are Marcel Mouloudji (1922), Claudine Longet (1942), Nathalie Stutzmann (1965), Imany (1979), Patrick Fiori (1969), and Marc Lavoine (1962). After her are Benjamin Biolay (1973), Hélène Ségara (1971), Louane (1996), Martin Solveig (1976), Elsa Lunghini (1973), and Booba (1976).

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