Karine Deshayes (French: [ka.ʁin de.ɛ]; born 25 January 1973)[1][2] is a French mezzo-soprano.[3]
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Deshayes was born in Rueil-Malmaison.[2] She studied musicology at the Sorbonne, then singing with Mireille Alcantara at the Conservatoire de Paris,[4] in which she later also specialized in baroque music under Emmanuelle Haïm. She also attended masterclasses of her mentor Régine Crespin. In 1998 she joined the troupe of Opéra National de Lyon.[5] In 2001, she won several prizes in the "Voix d'Or" competition,[4] and first prize in the "Voix Nouvelles" competition in 2002.[6]
In October 2006 she made her New York Metropolitan Opera debut with Siébel in Gounod's Faust.[7]
In February 2011, she debuted in the role of Urbain in Les Huguenots at the Teatro Real in Madrid.[5]
In 2014 she made her San Francisco Opera debut in La Cenerentola.[8]
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