Sabine Devieilhe
Sabine Devieilhe (; born 12 December 1985) is a French operatic coloratura soprano. She is known for her interpretation of works by Mozart, Baroque music, and 19th-century opera. She is often regarded as a successor to Natalie Dessay. Early life and training. Devieilhe was born in Ifs, near Caen, France, on 12 December 1985 into a non-musician family – her parents are specialized educators, although her older sister teaches singing and violin. She began her musical apprenticeship at the Ifs school of music before entering the at the age of twelve in order to study the cello. Influenced  successively by conductor Valérie Fayet, and singing teachers Jocelyne Chamonin (Caen Conservatory), Martine Surais (), Pierre Mervant, Malcolm Walker and Elène Golgevit (Conservatoire de Paris), she became a lyrical singer. After graduating from the Lycée Malherbe, Sabine Devieilhe obtained a diploma in musicology and ethnomusicology at the University of Rennes 2. In parallel with her studies, she joined the choir of the . She participated as a chorister in a production of "The Flying Dutchman" by Richard Wagner in 2002. Her voice was praised and she became a soloist. In 2008, she entered the Conservatoire de Paris in the singing class of  Pierre Mervant. In 2011 she was unanimously awarded first prize, with the jury's congratulations. Career. Recognised by Jean-Claude Malgoire, Devieilhe debuted as a soloist with the Atelier Lyrique de Tourcoing in October 2011, singing Amina in Bellini's "La sonnambula". In 2012, she was invited to portray Serpetta in Aix-en-Provence Festival's production of "La finta giardiniera"; she repeated her role in later performances at the Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg and the Toulon Opera. In October 2012, she made her role debut playing the title role in "Lakmé" at the Opéra national de Montpellier to critical  success. In June–July 2013, she debuted in the role of the Queen of the Night in Mozart's "The Magic Flute" at the Opéra National de Lyon. Later in the year, she interpreted Sister Constance in Christophe Honoré's staging of Poulenc's "Dialogues des Carmélites" at the Opéra de Lyon, Théâtre Graslin in Nantes, Le Quai in Angers. and Olivier Py's production of the same opera at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, alternating the role with Sandrine Piau. In 2014, she sang in "Lakmé" by Léo Delibes at the Opéra-Comique. She made her debut with the  Paris Opera portraying the Queen of the Night at the Opéra Bastille in performances in March. On 11 April 2016, together with the Orchestre de chambre de Paris conducted by Christopher Franklin and the choir "Les Cris de Paris", she performed in a concert version of "La sonnambula" at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. In September 2017, she made her debut at the Royal Opera, London in the role of the Queen of the Night. In January 2019, Devieilhe made her Carnegie Hall debut at Weill Recital Hall, singing a program of French songs by Debussy and his circle. She  is often praised by critics. Discography. In 2013, she signed an exclusive contract with the music label Erato and released her first recital album devoted to Jean-Philippe Rameau with Alexis Kossenko and his ensemble "Les Ambassadeurs".