b. 1965 French soprano Dessay’s performance as Olympia (Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffmann) at the Opéra Bastille (subsequently repeated at the Vienna State Opera, La Scala and the Metropolitan Opera) established her reputation as the world’s leading French coloratura soprano. She made frequent appearances as Queen of the Night (The Magic Flute) and as Donizetti’s Lucia, Delibes’ Lakmé, and ...
starry image, as she has been transformed into a constellation. Recommended Recording: Orfeo, Le Concert d’Astrée; Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor; Virgin Classics 7243 5 45642 2; Soloists: Natalie Dessay (Musica), Patrizia Ciofi (Euridice), Alice Coote (Silvia), Ian Bostridge (Orfeo), Christopher Maltman (Apollo) Personalities | Claudio Monteverdi | Early & Middle Baroque | Opera The Voice | The Castrati | ...
1958, and as Fiesco in Simon Boccanegra. He recorded Boris Godunov twice, singing all three of the main bass roles. Introduction | Contemporary | Classical Personalities | Natalie Dessay | Contemporary | Classical ...
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