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Natalie Dessay

French opera soprano
Person human Q241030

Facts

29 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[18]
Date of birth
April 19, 1965
Place of birth
6th arrondissement of Lyon
Country of citizenship
France[10]
Occupation
opera singer, voice actor, stage actor, musician, singer
Field of work
opera[11]
Educated at
Conservatoire de Bordeaux Jacques Thibaud[12]
Award received
Knight of the Legion of Honour, Laurence Olivier Awards, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Österreichischer Kammersänger[13][14][15][16][17]
Spouse
Laurent Naouri[8]
Child
Neïma Naouri[9]
Genre
opera[19]
Official website
www.natalie-dessay.com[28]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[32]
Birth name
Nathalie Dessaix[33]
Described by source
BEIC Digital Library[30]
Discography
Natalie Dessay discography[22]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Fach vocal classification
coloratura soprano[35]
Family name
Dessay, Dessaix[24][25]
Given name
Natalie, Nathalie[26][27]
Instrument
voice[29]
Name in native language
Natalie Dessay[34]
P14636
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P14750
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Participant in
Concours Voix nouvelles[31]
Record label
EMI Classics, Erato Records[20][21]
Start of work period
1990[36]
Voice type
coloratura soprano[23]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 100
ISNI
0000000110736669
VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
n92000617
GND ID
134940008
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Natalie Dessay Montpellier 2008.jpg ↗
Acharts.co artist ID
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AllMovie person ID
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AllMusic artist ID
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AlloCiné person ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Billboard artist ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
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CINE21 person ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
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CiNii Research ID
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CineMagia person ID
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CoBiS author ID
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DBC author ID
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DUC ID
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De Agostini ID
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Deezer artist ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Deutsche Synchronkartei actor ID
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Deutsche Synchronkartei person ID
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Dezède person ID
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Discogs artist ID
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ELNET ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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Europeana entity
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Evene ID
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FAST ID
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FID performing arts ID
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Facebook username
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Film.ru person ID
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Filmportal ID
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FranceArchives agent ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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Grammy Awards artist ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Grove Music Online ID
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Hachette author ID
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IDU person ID
35380
IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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Instagram username
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Ivi person ID
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Jaxsta profile ID
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KANTO ID
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KBR person ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Kinopoisk person ID
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Larousse ID
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Le Figaro tag ID
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Les Archives du spectacle person ID
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Lex ID
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MYmovies person ID
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Munzinger person ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLP ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007451552605171
National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
242887287
Notable Names Database ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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RILM ID
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Radio France person ID
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SPAP ID
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Songkick artist ID
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Spotify artist ID
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Swedish Film Database person ID
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TMDB person ID
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The Numbers person ID
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The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
10046
Tidal artist ID
9707
Unifrance person ID
434350
University of Barcelona authority ID
981059738247106706
Who's Who in France biography ID
32785
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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Yandex Music artist ID
87918
ČSFD person ID
235964

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Occupation 4
musician, voice actor, opera singer, stage actor
Award received 3
Laurence Olivier Awards, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour
Given name 2
Natalie, Nathalie
Record label 2
Erato Records, EMI Classics
Country of citizenship 1
France
Described by source 1
BEIC Digital Library
Fach vocal classification 1
coloratura soprano
Field of work 1
opera
Genre 1
opera
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Mb:parent 1
Neïma Naouri
Mb:performer of 1
Life Cycle of a Woman
Place of birth 1
Lyon
Sex or gender 1
female
Spouse 1
Laurent Naouri
Spouses 1
Laurent Naouri
Voice type 1
coloratura soprano
← Cast member 1
Joyeux Noël
← FactGrid item ID 1
Lynden
← Mb:married 1
Laurent Naouri
← Voice actor 1
Dilili in Paris
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Summary

Natalie Dessay was born on April 19, 1965[1], in 6th arrondissement of Lyon[2]. She has worked as an opera singer[3], voice actor[4], stage actor[5], musician[6], and singer[7].

FAQs

Where was Natalie Dessay born?

Natalie Dessay's place of birth was 6th arrondissement of Lyon[2].

Who was Natalie Dessay married to?

Natalie Dessay's spouses include Laurent Naouri[8].

What did Natalie Dessay do for work?

Natalie Dessay worked as an opera singer[3], voice actor[4], stage actor[5], musician[6], and singer[7].

Where did Natalie Dessay go to school?

Natalie Dessay was educated at Conservatoire de Bordeaux Jacques Thibaud[12].

What awards did Natalie Dessay receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Legion of Honour[13], Laurence Olivier Awards[14], Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎[15], and Officer of the Legion of Honour[16].

Related Entities

France Joyeux Noël

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . fondsenligne.archives-lyon.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Journal officiel de la République française. Retrieved . legifrance.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . staatsoper-berlin.de. Retrieved . staatsoper-berlin.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Journal officiel de la République française. Retrieved . legifrance.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . en.unifrance.org. en.unifrance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . staatsoper-berlin.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Journal officiel de la République française. Retrieved . legifrance.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . culture.gouv.fr. culture.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . Journal officiel de la République française. Retrieved . legifrance.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Journal officiel de la République française. Retrieved . legifrance.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . legifrance.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Journal officiel de la République française. Retrieved . legifrance.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . generationopera.fr. generationopera.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Journal officiel de la République française. Retrieved . legifrance.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Journal officiel de la République française. Retrieved . legifrance.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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