Natalie Dessay

Biography

Natalie Dessay is of the most prominent operatic singers to have come out of France. While active in the opera field, her voice was especially gifted for belcanto singing, and more recently she has moved on to undertake a new career in theatre. Although she halted her appearances on opera stages around 2013 and has been focusing on acting since, she continues to perform on recitals.

Known For

Vivement dimanche

Le monde est à vous

On n'est pas couché

The Unexpected Getaway

Joyeux Noel

Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo

Eine große Nachtmusik

Dilili in Paris

All Movies (35)

• Ici Nougaro ! Le concert évènement2024 · as Self
• Immortel Nougaro2024 · as interprete
• Véronique Sanson : Hasta Luego !2024
• Michel Legrand, enchanted music2022
• Michel Legrand, la musique enchantée2022 · as Self
• Dilili in Paris2018 · as Emma Calvé (voice)
• Fauteuils d'orchestre (Renaud Capuçon)2017 · as self
• Amours divins !2016 · as Self - Chanteuse
• Les Parapluies de Cherbourg2015 · as Mrs. Emery
• CANAL+'s 30th anniversary2014 · as Self
• La voix des steppes2014
• The Metropolitan Opera: Giulio Cesare2013 · as Cleopatra
• Becoming Traviata2012 · as Herself / Violetta
• Giulio Cesare in Egitto2012 · as Cleopatra
• The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata2012 · as Violetta
• The Metropolitan Opera: Lucia di Lammermoor2011 · as Lucia
• The Metropolitan Opera: Iphigénie en Tauride2011 · as Self - Host
• Jules César2011 · as Cleopatra
• La Traviata - Festival d'Aix-en-Provence2011 · as Violetta Valéry
• Italian Opera Arias2010 · as Self
• La Sonnambula2010
• Bellini: La Sonnambula2009 · as Amina
• The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment2008 · as Marie
• Britten: Peter Grimes2008 · as Self - Host
• Natalie Dessay & Rolando Villazón - Massenet: Manon2007 · as Manon
• Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment2007 · as Marie
• Joyeux Noel2005 · as Anna Sörensen (singing voice)
• Le Rossignol2005 · as Le Rossignol
• Hamlet2004 · as Ophélie
• The Metropolitan Opera: Ariadne auf Naxos2003 · as Zerbinetta
• Lucie de Lammermoor2002
• Orphée aux enfers1997 · as Eurydice
• Les contes d'Hoffmann - Teatro alla Scalla1996 · as Olympia
• Arabella1994 · as The Fiakermilli
• Les Contes d'Hoffmann1993 · as Olympia

All TV Shows (7)

• Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo2019
• Amanda2016 · as Self
• The Unexpected Getaway2012 · as Self
• On n'est pas couché2006 · as Self - Guest
• Eine große Nachtmusik2005 · as Self
• Vivement dimanche1998 · as Self
• Le monde est à vous1987 · as Self