Natalie Dessay
Natalie Dessay · Converts to Judaism
French coloratura soprano of the world's leading opera houses; converted to Judaism
19 avril 1965, Lyon, France
France
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Origins and early life
Natalie Dessay, born Nathalie Dessaix in Lyon and raised at Saint-Médard-en-Jalles, dropped the silent h from her first name in honour of Natalie Wood and simplified her surname; she had meant to be a dancer, then an actress, and took acting lessons at the Bordeaux conservatoire before her voice decided otherwise.
Work and career
Her Olympia in The Tales of Hoffmann in 1992 made her name, and she went on to the Paris Opera, the Vienna State Opera and the Metropolitan Opera in the great coloratura roles — Lakmé, Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos, the Queen of the Night. After two operations on her vocal cords she turned to the heavier bel canto parts, Amina in La sonnambula, Lucia di Lammermoor, Marie in La fille du régiment, Violetta in La traviata, and to baroque music with Emmanuelle Haïm.
She left the opera stage in 2013 for the theatre and the concert hall, where she sings jazz and chanson as well as the classical repertoire, and she has made dozens of records. She met the bass-baritone Laurent Naouri in 1989, married him in August 1994 and converted to his Jewish faith; they have two children.
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French coloratura soprano of the world's leading opera houses; converted to Judaism
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