Natalie Dessay

Natalie Dessay

Known for
Acting
Born
April 19, 1965 (age 61)
Birthplace
Lyon, Rhône, France

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

Photos

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Filmography

2024
Véronique Sanson : Hasta Luego ! poster

Véronique Sanson : Hasta Luego !

Movie

2024
Immortel Nougaro poster

Immortel Nougaro

Movie · as interprete

2024
Ici Nougaro ! Le concert évènement poster

Ici Nougaro ! Le concert évènement

Movie · as Self

2022
Michel Legrand, la musique enchantée poster

Michel Legrand, la musique enchantée

Movie · as Self

2022
Michel Legrand, enchanted music poster

Michel Legrand, enchanted music

Movie

2019
Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo poster

Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo

TV · 2 eps

2018
Dilili in Paris poster

Dilili in Paris

Movie · as Emma Calvé (voice)

2017
Fauteuils d'orchestre (Renaud Capuçon) poster

Fauteuils d'orchestre (Renaud Capuçon)

Movie · as self

2016
Amours divins ! poster

Amours divins !

Movie · as Self - Chanteuse

2016
Roberto Alagna chante à Versailles poster

Roberto Alagna chante à Versailles

Movie · as Self : Soprano

2016
Amanda

Amanda

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg poster

Les Parapluies de Cherbourg

Movie · as Mrs. Emery

2014
CANAL+'s 30th anniversary poster

CANAL+'s 30th anniversary

Movie · as Self

2014
La voix des steppes poster

La voix des steppes

Movie

2013
The Metropolitan Opera: Giulio Cesare poster

The Metropolitan Opera: Giulio Cesare

Movie · as Cleopatra

2012
Becoming Traviata poster

Becoming Traviata

Movie · as Herself / Violetta

2012
The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata poster

The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata

Movie · as Violetta

2012
Giulio Cesare in Egitto

Giulio Cesare in Egitto

Movie · as Cleopatra

2012
The Unexpected Getaway poster

The Unexpected Getaway

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Jules César

Jules César

Movie · as Cleopatra

2011
La Traviata - Festival d'Aix-en-Provence poster

La Traviata - Festival d'Aix-en-Provence

Movie · as Violetta Valéry

2011
The Metropolitan Opera: Lucia di Lammermoor poster

The Metropolitan Opera: Lucia di Lammermoor

Movie · as Lucia

2011
The Metropolitan Opera: Iphigénie en Tauride poster

The Metropolitan Opera: Iphigénie en Tauride

Movie · as Self - Host

2010
La Sonnambula poster

La Sonnambula

Movie

2010
Italian Opera Arias poster

Italian Opera Arias

Movie · as Self

2009
La Sonnambula - Metropolitan Opera poster

La Sonnambula - Metropolitan Opera

Movie · as Amina

2009
Pelléas et Mélisande poster

Pelléas et Mélisande

Movie · as Mélisande

2008
La Fille du Régiment - Metropolitan Opera poster

La Fille du Régiment - Metropolitan Opera

Movie · as Marie

2008
Britten: Peter Grimes poster

Britten: Peter Grimes

Movie · as Self - Host

2007
Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment poster

Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment

Movie · as Marie

2007
Natalie Dessay & Rolando Villazón - Massenet: Manon poster

Natalie Dessay & Rolando Villazón - Massenet: Manon

Movie · as Manon

2006
On n'est pas couché poster

On n'est pas couché

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2005
Joyeux Noel poster

Joyeux Noel

Movie · as Anna Sörensen (singing voice)

2005
Le Rossignol poster

Le Rossignol

Movie · as Le Rossignol

2005
Eine große Nachtmusik poster

Eine große Nachtmusik

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
Hamlet poster

Hamlet

Movie · as Ophélie

2003
The Metropolitan Opera: Ariadne auf Naxos poster

The Metropolitan Opera: Ariadne auf Naxos

Movie · as Zerbinetta

2002
Lucie de Lammermoor poster

Lucie de Lammermoor

Movie

1998
Vivement dimanche poster

Vivement dimanche

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1997
Orphée aux enfers poster

Orphée aux enfers

Movie · as Eurydice

1996
Les contes d'Hoffmann - Teatro alla Scalla poster

Les contes d'Hoffmann - Teatro alla Scalla

Movie · as Olympia

1994
Arabella poster

Arabella

Movie · as The Fiakermilli

1993
Les Contes d'Hoffmann poster

Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Movie · as Olympia

1987
Le monde est à vous poster

Le monde est à vous

TV · as Self · 4 eps